योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-96, verse-5

नाहं वेदावभासात्मा कुर्वाणोऽस्मीति निश्चयः ।
तस्मादेकान्तकलनस्तद्रूपं मनसो विदुः ॥ ५ ॥

nāhaṃ vedāvabhāsātmā kurvāṇo'smīti niścayaḥ ,
tasmādekāntakalanastadrūpaṃ manaso viduḥ 5

5. na aham vedāvabhāsātmā kurvāṇaḥ asmi iti niścayaḥ
tasmāt ekāntakalanaḥ tat rūpam manasaḥ viduḥ

5. na aham vedāvabhāsātmā asmi kurvāṇaḥ iti niścayaḥ
tasmāt ekāntakalanaḥ tat manasaḥ rūpam viduḥ

5. The conviction (niścayaḥ) that 'I am not the self (ātman) revealed by the Vedas, nor am I the doer of actions (karma)' – because this conviction is exclusively a product of conceptualization (kalana), they know that to be the nature of the mind (manas).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, neither

• अहम् (aham) - I

• वेदावभासात्मा (vedāvabhāsātmā) - the self (ātman) revealed by the Vedas (the self whose nature is the manifestation of the Vedas)

• कुर्वाणः (kurvāṇaḥ) - the doer of actions (karma) (doing, performing, the doer)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote or conclusion

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - conviction (conviction, determination, certainty, ascertainment)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, because of that (therefore, from that, hence)

• एकान्तकलनः (ekāntakalanaḥ) - exclusively a product of conceptualization (exclusively conceptual, solely conceptualization, entirely mental construction)

• तत् (tat) - that (refers to the conviction) (that, it)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - nature (form, nature, essence, appearance)

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind (manas) (of the mind, intellect, heart)

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand, they perceive

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, neither

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

वेदावभासात्मा (vedāvabhāsātmā) - the self (ātman) revealed by the Vedas (the self whose nature is the manifestation of the Vedas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vedāvabhāsātman

vedāvabhāsātman - self whose nature is the manifestation/appearance of the Vedas

Compound type : karmadhāraya (veda+avabhāsa+ātman)

• veda – sacred knowledge, the Vedas
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• avabhāsa – appearance, manifestation, illumination
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: bhās (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, supreme spirit
  noun (masculine)

कुर्वाणः (kurvāṇaḥ) - the doer of actions (karma) (doing, performing, the doer)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvāṇa

kurvāṇa - doing, making, performer, doer

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do, to make), ātmanepada form

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote or conclusion

(indeclinable)

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - conviction (conviction, determination, certainty, ascertainment)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - certainty, conviction, determination, resolve, ascertainment

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, because of that (therefore, from that, hence)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb meaning 'therefore'.

एकान्तकलनः (ekāntakalanaḥ) - exclusively a product of conceptualization (exclusively conceptual, solely conceptualization, entirely mental construction)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekāntakalana

ekāntakalana - exclusively conceptual, solely a mental construction

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ekānta+kalana)

• ekānta – exclusive, sole, single-minded, secret, private
  adjective (masculine)
• kalana – calculating, reckoning, conceptualizing, mental construction
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kal (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'niścayaḥ' and 'bhāvaḥ'.

तत् (tat) - that (refers to the conviction) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Agrees with 'rūpam' as the object of 'viduḥ'.

रूपम् (rūpam) - nature (form, nature, essence, appearance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, essence

Note: Object of 'viduḥ'.

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind (manas) (of the mind, intellect, heart)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand, they perceive

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)