योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-77

मनसा मनसि च्छिन्ने निरहंकारतां गते ।
भावेन गलिते भावे स्वच्छस्तिष्ठामि केवलः ॥ ७७ ॥

manasā manasi cchinne nirahaṃkāratāṃ gate ,
bhāvena galite bhāve svacchastiṣṭhāmi kevalaḥ 77

77. manasā manasi chinne nirahaṅkāratām gate
bhāvena galite bhāve svacchaḥ tiṣṭhāmi kevalaḥ

77. manasi chinne manasā nirahaṅkāratām gate
bhāvena bhāve galite svacchaḥ kevalaḥ tiṣṭhāmi

77. When the mind is severed within the mind and attains egolessness (nirahaṅkāratā), and when emotional states (bhāva) are dissolved in the pure being (bhāva), I remain pure and alone.

Words meanings summery:

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

• मनसि (manasi) - in the mind, on the mind

• छिन्ने (chinne) - cut, severed, destroyed, removed

• निरहङ्कारताम् (nirahaṅkāratām) - egolessness, state of being free from ego

• गते (gate) - having gone, attained, reached

• भावेन (bhāvena) - by the state, by the condition, by the emotion, by the being

• गलिते (galite) - melted, dissolved, disappeared

• भावे (bhāve) - in the state, in the condition, in the emotion, in the being

• स्वच्छः (svacchaḥ) - pure, clear, clean, transparent

• तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I stand, I remain, I abide, I exist

• केवलः (kevalaḥ) - alone, solitary, pure, whole, exclusive

Words meanings and morphology

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, understanding

मनसि (manasi) - in the mind, on the mind

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, understanding

छिन्ने (chinne) - cut, severed, destroyed, removed

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of chinna

chinna - cut, severed, broken, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'chid' (to cut, to sever)

Root: chid (class 7)

निरहङ्कारताम् (nirahaṅkāratām) - egolessness, state of being free from ego

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nirahaṅkāratā

nirahaṅkāratā - egolessness, freedom from ego

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nirahaṅkāra+tā)

• nirahaṅkāra – without ego, egoless
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: nis
• tā – state of being, -ness (suffix)
  suffix (feminine)
  Suffix forming abstract feminine nouns

गते (gate) - having gone, attained, reached

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

From root 'gam' (to go, to move)

Root: gam (class 1)

भावेन (bhāvena) - by the state, by the condition, by the emotion, by the being

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - state, condition, feeling, emotion, existence, being

गलिते (galite) - melted, dissolved, disappeared

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of galita

galita - melted, dissolved, dropped, trickled

Past Passive Participle

From root 'gal' (to drop, to melt, to flow)

Root: gal (class 1)

भावे (bhāve) - in the state, in the condition, in the emotion, in the being

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - state, condition, feeling, emotion, existence, being

स्वच्छः (svacchaḥ) - pure, clear, clean, transparent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svaccha

svaccha - pure, clear, clean, transparent

तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I stand, I remain, I abide, I exist

(verb)

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

Root: sthā (class 1)

केवलः (kevalaḥ) - alone, solitary, pure, whole, exclusive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kevala

kevala - alone, solitary, pure, whole, exclusive

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