योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-34, verse-11

जडया कर्णशष्कुल्या कल्प्यमानः क्षणक्षयी ।
शून्याकृतिः शून्यभवः शब्दो नाहमचेतनः ॥ ११ ॥

jaḍayā karṇaśaṣkulyā kalpyamānaḥ kṣaṇakṣayī ,
śūnyākṛtiḥ śūnyabhavaḥ śabdo nāhamacetanaḥ 11

11. jaḍayā karṇaśakulyā kalpyamānaḥ kṣaṇakṣayī
śūnyākṛtiḥ śūnyabhavaḥ śabdaḥ na aham acetanaḥ

11. aham acetanaḥ śabdaḥ na jaḍayā karṇaśakulyā
kalpyamānaḥ kṣaṇakṣayī śūnyākṛtiḥ śūnyabhavaḥ

11. I am not this unconscious (acetana) sound (śabda), which is perceived by the dull outer ear, is momentary (perishes in an instant), is formless, and arises from emptiness.

Words meanings summery:

• जडया (jaḍayā) - by the dull, by the inert, by the insensitive

• कर्णशकुल्या (karṇaśakulyā) - The physical sense organ responsible for hearing. (by the ear-cavity, by the outer ear)

• कल्प्यमानः (kalpyamānaḥ) - being imagined, being formed, being perceived, being created

• क्षणक्षयी (kṣaṇakṣayī) - momentary, perishing in an instant, transient

• शून्याकृतिः (śūnyākṛtiḥ) - formless, of empty form, without shape

• शून्यभवः (śūnyabhavaḥ) - Refers to the ephemeral and insubstantial nature of sound. (originating from emptiness, existing in emptiness)

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - The object of the sense of hearing. (sound, word)

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - The self (ātman), the true subject, distinct from the body. (I)

• अचेतनः (acetanaḥ) - Lacking consciousness or awareness, hence distinct from the conscious self (ātman). (unconscious, insentient, non-sentient)

Words meanings and morphology

जडया (jaḍayā) - by the dull, by the inert, by the insensitive

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jaḍa

jaḍa - dull, inert, insensitive, stupid

Note: Qualifies 'karṇaśakulyā'.

कर्णशकुल्या (karṇaśakulyā) - The physical sense organ responsible for hearing. (by the ear-cavity, by the outer ear)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of karṇaśakulī

karṇaśakulī - ear-cavity, outer ear, ear-lobe

Compound of 'karṇa' (ear) and 'śakulī' (cavity/shell).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karṇa+śakulī)

• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)
• śakulī – ear-cavity, fish-scale, shell
  noun (feminine)

कल्प्यमानः (kalpyamānaḥ) - being imagined, being formed, being perceived, being created

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalpyamāna

kalpyamāna - being imagined, being formed, being perceived

Present Passive Participle

From root 'kḷp' (to form, to create) in the passive voice, with suffix -śānac.

Root: kḷp (class 1)

क्षणक्षयी (kṣaṇakṣayī) - momentary, perishing in an instant, transient

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇakṣayin

kṣaṇakṣayin - momentary, perishing in an instant

Compound of 'kṣaṇa' (moment) and 'kṣayin' (perishing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣaṇa+kṣayin)

• kṣaṇa – moment, instant
  noun (masculine)
• kṣayin – perishing, decaying, decreasing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root 'kṣi' (to waste away)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'śabdaḥ'.

शून्याकृतिः (śūnyākṛtiḥ) - formless, of empty form, without shape

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūnyākṛti

śūnyākṛti - formless, of empty form, without shape

Compound of 'śūnya' (empty) and 'ākṛti' (form).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śūnya+ākṛti)

• śūnya – empty, void, zero
  adjective (masculine)
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'kṛ' (to make) with 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to 'śabdaḥ'.

शून्यभवः (śūnyabhavaḥ) - Refers to the ephemeral and insubstantial nature of sound. (originating from emptiness, existing in emptiness)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūnyabhava

śūnyabhava - originating from emptiness, existing in emptiness

Compound of 'śūnya' (empty) and 'bhava' (existence, origin).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śūnya+bhava)

• śūnya – empty, void
  adjective (masculine)
• bhava – existence, origin, being
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhū' (to be, to become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'śabdaḥ'.

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - The object of the sense of hearing. (sound, word)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, word

Note: The noun being negated as 'I'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of negation.

अहम् (aham) - The self (ātman), the true subject, distinct from the body. (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: First person singular pronoun.

अचेतनः (acetanaḥ) - Lacking consciousness or awareness, hence distinct from the conscious self (ātman). (unconscious, insentient, non-sentient)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acetana

acetana - unconscious, insentient

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'cetana' (conscious).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (a+cetana)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• cetana – conscious, sentient, having intelligence
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'cit' (to perceive, to be conscious)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'śabdaḥ'.