योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-18, verse-13

एवमात्मनि जीवत्वे सत्यवस्थात्रयात्मनि ।
नचाम्भसीव वीचित्वमस्मिन्कचति देहता ॥ १३ ॥

evamātmani jīvatve satyavasthātrayātmani ,
nacāmbhasīva vīcitvamasminkacati dehatā 13

13. evam ātmani jīvatve sati avasthātraya-ātmani
na ca ambhasi iva vīcitvam asmin kacati dehatā

13. evam ātmani jīvatve avasthātraya-ātmani sati
na ca asmin dehatā kacati ambhasi iva vīcitvam

13. Thus, even when the self (ātman) exists as a living being (jīva) and assumes the nature of the three states, corporeality (dehatā) does not truly manifest in this self (ātman), just as the nature of a wave does not inherently belong to the water itself.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, in the soul

• जीवत्वे (jīvatve) - in the state of being a living being, in the nature of life

• सति (sati) - being, existing

• अवस्थात्रय-आत्मनि (avasthātraya-ātmani) - in the self consisting of the three states

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• अम्भसि (ambhasi) - in water

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• वीचित्वम् (vīcitvam) - the state of being a wave, waveness

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this self (ātman) (in this (one), in this (self))

• कचति (kacati) - does not manifest / appear (shines, appears, manifests)

• देहता (dehatā) - the state of being a body, corporeality

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, in the soul

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature

जीवत्वे (jīvatve) - in the state of being a living being, in the nature of life

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jīvatva

jīvatva - the state or condition of being a living being (jīva)

Suffix -tva indicating abstract noun

Note: Part of locative absolute construction with 'sati'

सति (sati) - being, existing

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sant

sant - being, existing, good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Locative absolute with 'ātmani' and 'jīvatve', meaning "when the self is in the state of being a jīva".

अवस्थात्रय-आत्मनि (avasthātraya-ātmani) - in the self consisting of the three states

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of avasthātraya-ātman

avasthātraya-ātman - the self (ātman) that consists of the three states

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (avasthātraya+ātman)

• avasthātraya – the three states
  noun (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul
  noun (masculine)

Note: Co-refers to the 'ātmani' at the beginning of the verse.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'kacati'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the main clause with the simile.

अम्भसि (ambhasi) - in water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambhas

ambhas - water

Note: Used in the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates comparison.

वीचित्वम् (vīcitvam) - the state of being a wave, waveness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vīcitva

vīcitva - the state of being a wave, waveness

Suffix -tva indicating abstract noun

Note: Subject in the simile.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this self (ātman) (in this (one), in this (self))

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers back to 'ātmani'.

कचति (kacati) - does not manifest / appear (shines, appears, manifests)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kac

Root: kac (class 1)

देहता (dehatā) - the state of being a body, corporeality

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dehatā

dehatā - the state of being a body, corporeality

Suffix -tā indicating abstract noun

Note: Subject of 'kacati'.