योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-33, verse-53

अहंकाराभिधा या सा कल्प्यते नतु वास्तवी ।
पाणिपादादिमात्रोऽयमहमित्येष निश्चयः ॥ ५३ ॥

ahaṃkārābhidhā yā sā kalpyate natu vāstavī ,
pāṇipādādimātro'yamahamityeṣa niścayaḥ 53

53. ahaṅkārābhidhā yā sā kalpyate na tu vāstavī
pāṇipādādimātraḥ ayam aham iti eṣaḥ niścayaḥ

53. yā sā ahaṅkārābhidhā (asti),
(sā) kalpyate,
na tu vāstavī (asti) ayam pāṇipādādimātraḥ aham iti eṣaḥ niścayaḥ (asti)

53. That which is called ego (ahaṅkāra) is merely imagined and not truly real. The conviction, 'This 'I' is merely composed of hands, feet, and so forth,' is a firm conclusion.

Words meanings summery:

• अहङ्काराभिधा (ahaṅkārābhidhā) - the name/designation of ego (ahaṅkāra)

• या (yā) - which, who (feminine)

• सा (sā) - that, she (feminine)

• कल्प्यते (kalpyate) - is imagined, is assumed, is fashioned, is conventionally held

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• वास्तवी (vāstavī) - real, true, essential, existing

• पाणिपादादिमात्रः (pāṇipādādimātraḥ) - merely consisting of hands, feet, and so on; purely the body

• अयम् (ayam) - this (sense of 'I') (this (masculine))

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, etc., indicates quoted speech or definition

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (conclusion) (this (masculine))

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - firm conviction, certainty, conclusion, determination

Words meanings and morphology

अहङ्काराभिधा (ahaṅkārābhidhā) - the name/designation of ego (ahaṅkāra)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ahaṅkārābhidhā

ahaṅkārābhidhā - the name or designation of ego; the term 'ego'

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ahaṅkāra+abhidhā)

• ahaṅkāra – ego, egoism, sense of 'I' (ahaṅkāra)
  noun (masculine)
  From aham (I) + √kṛ (to make) + ghañ (masc. noun suffix).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• abhidhā – name, designation, appellation, word
  noun (feminine)
  From prefix abhi- + √dhā (to place, hold).
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

या (yā) - which, who (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, whichever

सा (sā) - that, she (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कल्प्यते (kalpyate) - is imagined, is assumed, is fashioned, is conventionally held

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kḷp

Present Passive

From √kḷp (to be arranged) in passive voice, 10th class derivative.

Root: kḷp (class 10)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

वास्तवी (vāstavī) - real, true, essential, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāstava

vāstava - real, true, essential, existing, substantial

From vastu (reality, substance) + -a (adjectival suffix) + -ī (feminine suffix).

Root: vas (class 1)

पाणिपादादिमात्रः (pāṇipādādimātraḥ) - merely consisting of hands, feet, and so on; purely the body

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇipādādimātra

pāṇipādādimātra - merely consisting of hands, feet, etc.; purely corporeal

Compound type : dvandva (pāṇi+pāda+ādi+mātra)

• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)
• pāda – foot
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – and so on, beginning with, etc.
  indeclinable
• mātra – mere, only, solely, consisting of
  adjective

Note: Refers to `ayam aham`.

अयम् (ayam) - this (sense of 'I') (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, etc., indicates quoted speech or definition

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (conclusion) (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - firm conviction, certainty, conclusion, determination

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - firm conviction, certainty, conclusion, determination, ascertainment

From prefix nis- + √ci (to collect, observe).

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)