योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-34, verse-14

असच्छरीरं नास्तीदं चिच्छुद्धैवात्मनि स्थिता ।
अहं नाम न चान्योऽस्ति निश्चित्यैवासुरा ययुः ॥ १४ ॥

asaccharīraṃ nāstīdaṃ cicchuddhaivātmani sthitā ,
ahaṃ nāma na cānyo'sti niścityaivāsurā yayuḥ 14

14. asat śarīram na asti idam cit śuddhā eva ātmani sthitā
aham nāma na ca anyaḥ asti niścitya eva asurāḥ yayuḥ

14. इदम् असत् शरीरं न अस्तिशुद्धा चित् एव आत्मनि स्थिताअहम् नाम च अन्यः न अस्ति इति असुराः निश्चित्य एव ययुः।

14. This unreal body does not exist. Pure consciousness (cit) alone resides in the Self (ātman). The 'I' (aham) by name is not different. Having thus firmly ascertained this, the Asuras attained (liberation).

Words meanings summery:

• असत् (asat) - unreal, non-existent

• शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

• न (na) - not

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• इदम् (idam) - this

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, mind, understanding

• शुद्धा (śuddhā) - pure, clear, clean

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self (ātman)

• स्थिता (sthitā) - situated, abiding, standing

• अहम् (aham) - I

• नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having ascertained, having determined

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• असुराः (asurāḥ) - Asuras, divine beings (often associated with strength or, in this context, seekers of knowledge)

• ययुः (yayuḥ) - attained liberation or their goal (went, attained, departed)

Words meanings and morphology

असत् (asat) - unreal, non-existent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - unreal, non-existent, false

Root: as (class 2)

शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of asti

Derived from root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

चित् (cit) - consciousness, mind, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, intelligence, understanding, mind, pure thought

Root: cit (class 5)

शुद्धा (śuddhā) - pure, clear, clean

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, clear, spotless

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śudh (to purify) with suffix -ta.

Root: śudh (class 4)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self (ātman)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

स्थिता (sthitā) - situated, abiding, standing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, abiding, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with suffix -ta.

Root: sthā (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely

(indeclinable)

Used as an indeclinable particle meaning 'by name' or 'indeed'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of asti

Derived from root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having ascertained, having determined

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from root ci (to gather, perceive) with prefix nis and suffix -ya (for absolutives with prefix).

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

असुराः (asurāḥ) - Asuras, divine beings (often associated with strength or, in this context, seekers of knowledge)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asura

asura - Asura (a class of beings, often seen as demons or powerful divine beings), mighty, divine

ययुः (yayuḥ) - attained liberation or their goal (went, attained, departed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of yayuḥ

Perfect tense (liṭ) 3rd person plural of root yā (to go).

Root: yā (class 2)

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