योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-33, verse-24

अहमर्थोऽपरिज्ञातः परमार्थाम्बरे मलम् ।
परिज्ञातोऽहमर्थस्तु परमात्माम्बरं भवेत् ॥ २४ ॥

ahamartho'parijñātaḥ paramārthāmbare malam ,
parijñāto'hamarthastu paramātmāmbaraṃ bhavet 24

24. ahamarthaḥ aparijñātaḥ paramārtha-ambare malam
parijñātaḥ ahamarthaḥ tu paramātma-ambaram bhavet

24. aparijñātaḥ ahamarthaḥ paramārtha-ambare malam (asti);
tu parijñātaḥ ahamarthaḥ paramātma-ambaram bhavet

24. The 'I'-notion (ahamartha), if not understood, is an impurity in the expanse of supreme reality (paramārtha). But if this 'I'-notion is fully understood, it becomes the very expanse of the supreme Self (paramātman).

Words meanings summery:

• अहमर्थः (ahamarthaḥ) - the 'I'-notion, the sense of 'I'

• अपरिज्ञातः (aparijñātaḥ) - unknown, not understood

• परमार्थ-अम्बरे (paramārtha-ambare) - in the sky/expanse of supreme reality

• मलम् (malam) - impurity, stain, blemish

• परिज्ञातः (parijñātaḥ) - well-known, understood, fully comprehended

• अहमर्थः (ahamarthaḥ) - the 'I'-notion, the sense of 'I'

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• परमात्म-अम्बरम् (paramātma-ambaram) - the sky/expanse of the supreme Self (ātman)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, becomes

Words meanings and morphology

अहमर्थः (ahamarthaḥ) - the 'I'-notion, the sense of 'I'

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahamartha

ahamartha - the meaning of 'I', the 'I'-notion, ego-sense

tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (aham+artha)

• aham – I (first person pronoun)
  pronoun
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, sense
  noun (masculine)

अपरिज्ञातः (aparijñātaḥ) - unknown, not understood

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aparijñāta

aparijñāta - unknown, not fully comprehended

Past Passive Participle

nañ-tatpuruṣa compound: a (negation) + parijñāta (PPP of pari-jñā)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+parijñāta)

• a – not
  indeclinable
• parijñāta – known, understood, fully comprehended
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of pari-jñā
  Prefix: pari
  Root: jñā (class 9)

परमार्थ-अम्बरे (paramārtha-ambare) - in the sky/expanse of supreme reality

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of paramārtha-ambara

paramārtha-ambara - the sky/expanse of ultimate truth/reality

tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (paramārtha+ambara)

• paramārtha – supreme truth, ultimate reality
  noun (masculine)
  compound of parama (supreme) + artha (meaning, reality)
• ambara – sky, atmosphere, expanse
  noun (neuter)

मलम् (malam) - impurity, stain, blemish

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mala

mala - dirt, impurity, stain, blemish

परिज्ञातः (parijñātaḥ) - well-known, understood, fully comprehended

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parijñāta

parijñāta - known, understood, fully comprehended

Past Passive Participle

PPP of pari-jñā

Prefix: pari

Root: jñā (class 9)

अहमर्थः (ahamarthaḥ) - the 'I'-notion, the sense of 'I'

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahamartha

ahamartha - the meaning of 'I', the 'I'-notion, ego-sense

tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (aham+artha)

• aham – I (first person pronoun)
  pronoun
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, sense
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

परमात्म-अम्बरम् (paramātma-ambaram) - the sky/expanse of the supreme Self (ātman)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paramātma-ambara

paramātma-ambara - the sky/expanse of the supreme Self

tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (paramātman+ambara)

• paramātman – supreme Self, universal Self (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  compound of parama (supreme) + ātman (Self)
• ambara – sky, atmosphere, expanse
  noun (neuter)

भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

optative mood

3rd person singular optative active

Root: bhū (class 1)