योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-11, verse-27

मननं कृत्रिमं रूपं ममैतन्न यतोऽस्म्यहम् ।
इति तत्त्यागतः शान्तं चेतो ब्रह्म सनातनम् ॥ २७ ॥

mananaṃ kṛtrimaṃ rūpaṃ mamaitanna yato'smyaham ,
iti tattyāgataḥ śāntaṃ ceto brahma sanātanam 27

27. mananam kṛtrimam rūpam mama etat na yataḥ asmi
aham iti tattyāgataḥ śāntam cetaḥ brahma sanātanam

27. mananam kṛtrimam rūpam (asti).
etat mama na (asti).
yataḥ aham asmi.
iti.
tattyāgataḥ cetaḥ śāntam (bhavati) (tat) sanātanam brahma (asti).

27. The mental activity (manana) is an artificial form. 'This is not mine, for I am (the true Self).' Thus, by abandoning that, the consciousness (cetas) becomes peaceful and is the eternal Brahman (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• मननम् (mananam) - thinking, pondering, reflection, the act of thinking

• कृत्रिमम् (kṛtrimam) - artificial, created, factitious, not natural

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

• मम (mama) - my, mine, of me

• एतत् (etat) - this

• न (na) - not

• यतः (yataḥ) - because, from which, since

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, 'quote'

• तत्त्यागतः (tattyāgataḥ) - from the abandonment of that; by letting go of that

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - consciousness, mind, intellect

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the Absolute reality)

• सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, everlasting, ancient

Words meanings and morphology

मननम् (mananam) - thinking, pondering, reflection, the act of thinking

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manana

manana - thinking, meditating, reflecting, act of thinking

Verbal noun

From root √man (to think) with `lyuṭ` suffix.

Root: man (class 4)

कृत्रिमम् (kṛtrimam) - artificial, created, factitious, not natural

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛtrima

kṛtrima - artificial, made, produced, false

From √kṛ (to do, make) + suffix -trima.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, image

मम (mama) - my, mine, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

First person singular genitive.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Demonstrative pronoun.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

यतः (yataḥ) - because, from which, since

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from `ya` (relative pronoun) + suffix `-tas`.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

Present Tense

First person singular, present indicative, from root `√as`.

Root: as (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Subject of `asmi`.

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, 'quote'

(indeclinable)

Particle.

तत्त्यागतः (tattyāgataḥ) - from the abandonment of that; by letting go of that

(indeclinable)

Compound of `tad` (that) and `tyāga` (abandonment).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+tyāga)

• tad – that, it (demonstrative pronoun)
  pronoun (neuter)
• tyāga – abandonment, renunciation, sacrifice, relinquishment
  noun (masculine)
  From √tyaj (to abandon).
  Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: From `tyāga` (abandonment) + the suffix `-tas` (meaning "from" or "by means of").

शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, calm, tranquil, pacified

Past Passive Participle

From root √śam (to be calm, cease).

Root: śam (class 4)

चेतः (cetaḥ) - consciousness, mind, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - consciousness, mind, intellect, heart

From root √cit (to perceive, understand).

Root: cit (class 1)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the Absolute reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, ultimate reality, cosmic principle

From root √bṛh (to grow, expand).

Root: bṛh (class 1)

सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, everlasting, ancient

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, everlasting, perpetual, ancient

From `sanā` (always) + suffix `-tana`.