योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-27, verse-23

अनन्तस्याप्रमेयस्य येनेयत्ता प्रकल्पिता ।
आत्मनस्तस्य तेनात्मा स्वात्मनैवावशीकृतः ॥ २३ ॥

anantasyāprameyasya yeneyattā prakalpitā ,
ātmanastasya tenātmā svātmanaivāvaśīkṛtaḥ 23

23. anantasya aprameyasya yena iyattā prakalpitā
ātmanaḥ tasya tena ātmā svātmanā eva avaśīkṛtaḥ

23. yena anantasya aprameyasya ātmanaḥ iyattā
prakalpitā tena tasya ātmā svātmanā eva avaśīkṛtaḥ

23. He who imagines a limit for the infinite and immeasurable self (ātman) has, by his own self (ātman), indeed subjugated that very self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• अनन्तस्य (anantasya) - of the infinite, of the endless

• अप्रमेयस्य (aprameyasya) - of the immeasurable, of the incomprehensible

• येन (yena) - by whom, by which

• इयत्ता (iyattā) - finitude, limitedness, measure, extent

• प्रकल्पिता (prakalpitā) - imagined, conceived, determined

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of the soul

• तस्य (tasya) - of that, his

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the self, the soul, the individual essence

• स्वात्मना (svātmanā) - by one's own self, by his own soul

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• अवशीकृतः (avaśīkṛtaḥ) - made subservient, brought under control, subjugated

Words meanings and morphology

अनन्तस्य (anantasya) - of the infinite, of the endless

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, boundless

Negation of 'anta' (end) by 'an-'

अप्रमेयस्य (aprameyasya) - of the immeasurable, of the incomprehensible

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of aprameya

aprameya - immeasurable, incomprehensible, that which cannot be proved

Gerundive

Negation of 'prameya' (knowable, measurable) by 'a-'

Prefix: pra

Root: mā (class 3)

येन (yena) - by whom, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yat

yat - which, who, what

इयत्ता (iyattā) - finitude, limitedness, measure, extent

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of iyattā

iyattā - finitude, limitedness, measure, extent, quantity

Derived from 'iyat' (so much) with suffix '-tā'

प्रकल्पिता (prakalpitā) - imagined, conceived, determined

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prakalpita

prakalpita - imagined, conceived, determined, arranged, settled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'kḷp' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: kḷp (class 10)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of the soul

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual essence, life principle

Note: Term ātman in brackets in translation.

तस्य (tasya) - of that, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तेन (tena) - by him, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आत्मा (ātmā) - the self, the soul, the individual essence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual essence, life principle

Note: Term ātman in brackets in translation.

स्वात्मना (svātmanā) - by one's own self, by his own soul

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svātman

svātman - one's own self, own soul

Compound type : karmadharaya (sva+ātman)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual essence, life principle
  noun (masculine)

Note: Term ātman in brackets in translation.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

अवशीकृतः (avaśīkṛtaḥ) - made subservient, brought under control, subjugated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avaśīkṛta

avaśīkṛta - made subservient, made dependent, controlled, subjugated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from 'avaśa' (not independent) + root 'kṛ' (to make) through suffix '-ī'

Prefix: avaśī

Root: kṛ (class 8)