योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-36, verse-18

स्वयं स्वकलनाभोगादनन्तं पदमुज्झता ।
अहमस्मीति भावेन गच्छता ज्ञपदं शनैः ॥ १८ ॥

svayaṃ svakalanābhogādanantaṃ padamujjhatā ,
ahamasmīti bhāvena gacchatā jñapadaṃ śanaiḥ 18

18. svayam svakalana-bhogāt anantam padam ujjhatā
aham asmi iti bhāvena gacchatā jña-padam śanaiḥ

18. svayam svakalana-bhogāt anantam padam ujjhatā
aham asmi iti bhāvena jña-padam śanaiḥ gacchatā

18. Having spontaneously forsaken the infinite state, which was lost due to the experience of one's own (limited) self-conceptualizations, one gradually reaches the state of a knower (jñāpāda) through the realization 'I am'.

18. בעצמה, מתוך ההנאה שבהגיית מחשבותיה, היא נוטשת את מצבה האינסופי, ובאמצעות התחושה "אני קיים" היא נודדת הלאה בהדרגה אל מצב הַיּוֹדֵעַ.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, spontaneously

• स्वकलन-भोगात् (svakalana-bhogāt) - from the enjoyment of one's own conceptualizations, from the experience of one's own mental constructs

• अनन्तम् (anantam) - infinite, endless, boundless

• पदम् (padam) - state, condition, abode, position

• उज्झता (ujjhatā) - by abandoning, by forsaking, by giving up (one who abandons)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicates direct speech or a thought

• भावेन (bhāvena) - by the state, by the feeling, by the notion, by the realization

• गच्छता (gacchatā) - by going, by attaining, by moving towards (one who goes)

• ज्ञ-पदम् (jña-padam) - the state of a knower, the state of knowledge

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

Words meanings and morphology

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, spontaneously

(indeclinable)

Note: An indeclinable pronoun or adverb.

स्वकलन-भोगात् (svakalana-bhogāt) - from the enjoyment of one's own conceptualizations, from the experience of one's own mental constructs

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svakalana-bhoga

svakalana-bhoga - enjoyment/experience of one's own conceptualization/activity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+kalana+bhoga)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• kalana – conceptualization, creation, estimation, activity
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from √kal (to calculate, perceive, create)
  Root: kal (class 1)
• bhoga – enjoyment, experience, possession
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √bhuj (to enjoy, eat)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

अनन्तम् (anantam) - infinite, endless, boundless

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ananta

ananta - infinite, endless, boundless; the infinite (as a noun)

Negative compound of 'anta' (end)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+anta)

• an – not, un-
  prefix
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'padam'.

पदम् (padam) - state, condition, abode, position

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, trace, state, position, word

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Object of 'ujjhatā'.

उज्झता (ujjhatā) - by abandoning, by forsaking, by giving up (one who abandons)

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ujjhat

ujjhat - abandoning, forsaking

Present Active Participle

Derived from √ujjh (to abandon, forsake)

Root: ujjh (class 6)

Note: Refers to the implicit agent.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Part of the 'aham asmi' phrase.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Part of the 'aham asmi' phrase.

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicates direct speech or a thought

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the phrase 'aham asmi' to 'bhāvena'.

भावेन (bhāvena) - by the state, by the feeling, by the notion, by the realization

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - state, condition, feeling, notion, existence

Derived from √bhū (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Instrumental means for attaining 'jñāpāda'.

गच्छता (gacchatā) - by going, by attaining, by moving towards (one who goes)

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving, attaining

Present Active Participle

Derived from √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implicit agent, parallel to 'ujjhatā'.

ज्ञ-पदम् (jña-padam) - the state of a knower, the state of knowledge

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jña-pada

jña-pada - state of a knower, state of knowledge

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jña+pada)

• jña – knower, knowing
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• pada – state, condition, abode
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Object of 'gacchatā'.

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'gacchatā'.

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