योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-37, verse-10

यस्मादात्मनो व्यतिरिक्ते वस्तुनि सिद्धे सति तत्रेच्छा प्रवर्तते ।
यत्र स्वात्मनो व्यतिरिक्तं न किंचिदपि संभवति तत्रात्मा किमिव वाञ्छन्किमनुस्मरन्धावतु किमुपैतु ॥ १० ॥

yasmādātmano vyatirikte vastuni siddhe sati tatrecchā pravartate ,
yatra svātmano vyatiriktaṃ na kiṃcidapi saṃbhavati tatrātmā kimiva vāñchankimanusmarandhāvatu kimupaitu 10

10. yasmāt ātmanaḥ vyatirikte vastuni siddhe sati
tatra icchā pravartate yatra svātmanaḥ
vyatiriktam na kiṃcit api sambhavati tatra ātmā kim
iva vāñchan kim anusmaran dhāvatu kim upaitu

10. yasmāt ātmanaḥ vyatirikte vastuni siddhe sati
tatra icchā pravartate yatra svātmanaḥ
vyatiriktam kiṃcit api na sambhavati tatra ātmā kim
iva vāñchan kim anusmaran dhāvatu kim upaitu

10. Because when an object distinct from the Self (ātman) is established as real, desire (icchā) arises towards it. However, where nothing whatsoever exists apart from one's own Self (ātman), what would the Self (ātman) desire? Remembering what would it pursue, and what would it strive to attain?

Words meanings summery:

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which, for which reason

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the Self, from the Self

• व्यतिरिक्ते (vyatirikte) - in a distinct, in a separate

• वस्तुनि (vastuni) - in an object, in a thing, in an entity

• सिद्धे (siddhe) - in an established, in a proven (thing); when it is established

• सति (sati) - being, existing, present

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that, in that case

• इच्छा (icchā) - desire, wish, intention

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - arises, proceeds, functions, operates

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place, in which case

• स्वात्मनः (svātmanaḥ) - of one's own Self, from one's own Self

• व्यतिरिक्तम् (vyatiriktam) - distinct, separate

• न (na) - not

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something, whatsoever

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• सम्भवति (sambhavati) - is possible, exists, occurs

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that situation

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the Self

• किम् (kim) - what?

• इव (iva) - like, as if, indeed (emphasizing a question)

• वाञ्छन् (vāñchan) - desiring, wishing

• किम् (kim) - what?

• अनुस्मरन् (anusmaran) - remembering, recollecting

• धावतु (dhāvatu) - let it run, let it pursue

• किम् (kim) - what?

• उपैतु (upaitu) - let it attain, let it approach

Words meanings and morphology

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which, for which reason

(indeclinable)

Note: Ablative form of 'yad' used as an indeclinable meaning 'because'.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the Self, from the Self

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, essence, individual soul

व्यतिरिक्ते (vyatirikte) - in a distinct, in a separate

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyatirikta

vyatirikta - separate, distinct, excluded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'ric' (to separate, leave) with prefixes 'vi' and 'ati'.

Prefixes: vi+ati

Root: ric (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'vastuni'.

वस्तुनि (vastuni) - in an object, in a thing, in an entity

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - object, thing, substance, reality

सिद्धे (siddhe) - in an established, in a proven (thing); when it is established

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of siddha

siddha - accomplished, established, proven, realized

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sidh' (to accomplish, succeed).

Root: sidh (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction ('siddhe sati').

सति (sati) - being, existing, present

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sant

sant - being, existing, good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'as' (to be) with 'śatṛ' suffix.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used to form locative absolute construction, meaning 'when (it is) being' or 'when it is'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that, in that case

(indeclinable)

इच्छा (icchā) - desire, wish, intention

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of icchā

icchā - desire, wish, longing

Derived from root 'iṣ' (to wish, desire).

Root: iṣ (class 6)

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - arises, proceeds, functions, operates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pravṛt

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place, in which case

(indeclinable)

स्वात्मनः (svātmanaḥ) - of one's own Self, from one's own Self

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svātman

svātman - one's own Self

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+ātman)

• sva – one's own, self
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – Self, soul, essence, individual soul
  noun (masculine)

व्यतिरिक्तम् (vyatiriktam) - distinct, separate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyatirikta

vyatirikta - separate, distinct, excluded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'ric' (to separate, leave) with prefixes 'vi' and 'ati'.

Prefixes: vi+ati

Root: ric (class 7)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something, whatsoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - something, anything

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to emphasize 'kiṃcit' to mean 'anything at all'.

सम्भवति (sambhavati) - is possible, exists, occurs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sambhū

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that situation

(indeclinable)

आत्मा (ātmā) - the Self

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, essence, individual soul

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

इव (iva) - like, as if, indeed (emphasizing a question)

(indeclinable)

वाञ्छन् (vāñchan) - desiring, wishing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāñchat

vāñchat - desiring, wishing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'vāñch' (to desire) with 'śatṛ' suffix.

Root: vāñch (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ātmā'.

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

अनुस्मरन् (anusmaran) - remembering, recollecting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anusmarat

anusmarat - remembering, recollecting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'smṛ' (to remember) with prefix 'anu'.

Prefix: anu

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ātmā'.

धावतु (dhāvatu) - let it run, let it pursue

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dhāv

Root: dhāv (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

उपैतु (upaitu) - let it attain, let it approach

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of upe

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)