योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-35, verse-38

नानन्तोऽहं वराकोऽहमिति दुर्निश्चयोदितः ।
अनन्तोऽस्मीश्वरोऽस्मीति निश्चयेन विलीयते ॥ ३८ ॥

nānanto'haṃ varāko'hamiti durniścayoditaḥ ,
ananto'smīśvaro'smīti niścayena vilīyate 38

38. na anantaḥ aham varākaḥ aham iti durniścaya uditaḥ
anantaḥ asmi īśvaraḥ asmi iti niścayena vilīyate

38. aham na anantaḥ aham varākaḥ iti durniścayaḥ uditaḥ
anantaḥ asmi īśvaraḥ asmi iti niścayena vilīyate

38. The assertion "I am not infinite, I am wretched," arising from a mistaken conviction, dissolves (vilīyate) through the firm realization "I am infinite, I am the Lord (īśvara)."

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अनन्तः (anantaḥ) - infinite, endless

• अहम् (aham) - I

• वराकः (varākaḥ) - wretched, miserable, poor

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct or indirect speech/thought)

• दुर्निश्चय (durniścaya) - wrong determination, mistaken conviction

• उदितः (uditaḥ) - arisen, appeared

• अनन्तः (anantaḥ) - infinite, endless

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - Lord, master, controller

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct or indirect speech/thought)

• निश्चयेन (niścayena) - by certainty, by conviction, with determination

• विलीयते (vilīyate) - dissolves, disappears, merges

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अनन्तः (anantaḥ) - infinite, endless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, boundless

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (an+anta)

• an – negation, without
  prefix
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (first person pronoun)

वराकः (varākaḥ) - wretched, miserable, poor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varāka

varāka - wretched, miserable, poor, insignificant

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (first person pronoun)

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct or indirect speech/thought)

(indeclinable)

दुर्निश्चय (durniścaya) - wrong determination, mistaken conviction

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durniścaya

durniścaya - wrong or difficult determination, mistaken certainty

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (dur+niścaya)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult, ill
  prefix
• niścaya – determination, certainty, firm conviction
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: ci (class 5)

उदितः (uditaḥ) - arisen, appeared

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udita

udita - risen, appeared, said, uttered

Past Passive Participle

From ut-√i (to go)

Prefix: ut

Root: i (class 2)

अनन्तः (anantaḥ) - infinite, endless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, boundless

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (an+anta)

• an – negation, without
  prefix
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - Lord, master, controller

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - lord, master, controller, supreme being

Root: īś (class 2)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct or indirect speech/thought)

(indeclinable)

निश्चयेन (niścayena) - by certainty, by conviction, with determination

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - determination, certainty, firm conviction, ascertainment

Root: ci (class 5)

विलीयते (vilīyate) - dissolves, disappears, merges

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vilī

Prefix: vi

Root: lī (class 4)

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