योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-34, verse-61

नात्मन्यन्तमवाप्नोमि स्वस्थेऽन्तः स्वदिते स्वयम् ।
क्षीरवारिनिधौ पङ्गुः सरीसृप इव स्फुरन् ॥ ६१ ॥

nātmanyantamavāpnomi svasthe'ntaḥ svadite svayam ,
kṣīravārinidhau paṅguḥ sarīsṛpa iva sphuran 61

61. na ātmani antam avāpnomi svasthe antaḥ svadite svayam
kṣīra-vāri-nidhau paṅguḥ sarīsṛpaḥ iva sphuran

61. (aham) ātmani antam na avāpnomi,
svayam svasthe antaḥ svadite (api); kṣīra-vāri-nidhau paṅguḥ sarīsṛpaḥ iva sphuran

61. I find no limit within my own being (ātman), even when firmly established and inwardly experienced by myself, just as a cripple, like a crawling creature, flounders in the ocean of milk.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self (ātman), within myself

• अन्तम् (antam) - an end, a limit, a boundary

• अवाप्नोमि (avāpnomi) - I obtain, I find, I attain, I reach

• स्वस्थे (svasthe) - in one's own self, in one's own being, well-established, at ease

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, inner

• स्वदिते (svadite) - in one's own taste, tasted by oneself, inwardly experienced

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

• क्षीर-वारि-निधौ (kṣīra-vāri-nidhau) - in the ocean of milk

• पङ्गुः (paṅguḥ) - a cripple, lame person

• सरीसृपः (sarīsṛpaḥ) - a crawling creature, reptile, serpent

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• स्फुरन् (sphuran) - fluttering, trembling, struggling, throbbing

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self (ātman), within myself

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, ego

अन्तम् (antam) - an end, a limit, a boundary

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, boundary, edge

अवाप्नोमि (avāpnomi) - I obtain, I find, I attain, I reach

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of avāp

From root √āp (to obtain) with prefix ava-

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

स्वस्थे (svasthe) - in one's own self, in one's own being, well-established, at ease

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of svastha

svastha - well-situated, at ease, healthy, in one's own self

Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'stha' (standing, being)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sva+stha)

• sva – own, self, inherent
  pronoun (masculine)
• stha – standing, abiding, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Adjective in locative, modifying the implied subject 'I' or 'ātman'.

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, inner

(indeclinable)

स्वदिते (svadite) - in one's own taste, tasted by oneself, inwardly experienced

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of svadita

svadita - tasted, relished, sweet, experienced

Past Passive Participle

From root √svad (to taste, relish, make sweet)

Root: svad (class 1)

Note: Here refers to the subject's self-experience or delight in one's own being.

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, spontaneously, naturally

(indeclinable)

क्षीर-वारि-निधौ (kṣīra-vāri-nidhau) - in the ocean of milk

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṣīra-vāri-nidhi

kṣīra-vāri-nidhi - ocean of milk

Compound: kṣīra (milk) + vāri (water) + nidhi (reservoir, ocean)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣīra+vāri+nidhi)

• kṣīra – milk, milky juice
  noun (neuter)
• vāri – water
  noun (neuter)
• nidhi – store, treasure, receptacle, ocean
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix ni- and root √dhā (to place)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: dhā (class 3)

पङ्गुः (paṅguḥ) - a cripple, lame person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paṅgu

paṅgu - lame, crippled, a cripple

सरीसृपः (sarīsṛpaḥ) - a crawling creature, reptile, serpent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarīsṛpa

sarīsṛpa - crawling, a crawler, reptile, serpent

Intensive form of root √sṛp (to creep, crawl)

Root: sṛp (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

स्फुरन् (sphuran) - fluttering, trembling, struggling, throbbing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sphurat

sphurat - throbbing, vibrating, quivering, struggling, gleaming

Present Active Participle

From root √sphur (to throb, vibrate, struggle)

Root: sphur (class 6)