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4,36

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'.

Words meanings summery:

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  • 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'.