योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-78

निर्भावं निरहंकारं निर्मनस्कमनीहितम् ।
केवलं स्पन्दशुद्धात्मन्येव तिष्ठति मे वपुः ॥ ७८ ॥

nirbhāvaṃ nirahaṃkāraṃ nirmanaskamanīhitam ,
kevalaṃ spandaśuddhātmanyeva tiṣṭhati me vapuḥ 78

78. nirbhāvam nirahaṅkāram nirmanaskam anīhitam
kevalam spandaśuddhātmani eva tiṣṭhati me vapuḥ

78. me vapuḥ nirbhāvam nirahaṅkāram nirmanaskam
anīhitam kevalam spandaśuddhātmani eva tiṣṭhati

78. My form (body) remains solely within the Self (ātman) that is purified of vibration, utterly devoid of any state, ego (ahaṅkāra), mind, and desire.

Words meanings summery:

• निर्भावम् (nirbhāvam) - without state, without existence, without emotion

• निरहङ्कारम् (nirahaṅkāram) - without ego, devoid of ego

• निर्मनस्कम् (nirmanaskam) - without mind, devoid of mind

• अनीहितम् (anīhitam) - without desire, unaspiring, undesired

• केवलम् (kevalam) - alone, only, purely, exclusively

• स्पन्दशुद्धात्मनि (spandaśuddhātmani) - in the Self (ātman) purified of vibration, in the Self (ātman) free from movement

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, abides, exists

• मे (me) - my, of me, to me

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure

Words meanings and morphology

निर्भावम् (nirbhāvam) - without state, without existence, without emotion

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirbhāva

nirbhāva - absence of state/existence/emotion

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+bhāva)

• nis – without, devoid of, out
  prefix
• bhāva – state, condition, feeling, emotion, existence, being
  noun (masculine)

निरहङ्कारम् (nirahaṅkāram) - without ego, devoid of ego

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirahaṅkāra

nirahaṅkāra - absence of ego

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+ahaṅkāra)

• nis – without, devoid of, out
  prefix
• ahaṅkāra – ego, false identification
  noun (masculine)

निर्मनस्कम् (nirmanaskam) - without mind, devoid of mind

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirmanaska

nirmanaska - absence of mind

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+manas+ka)

• nis – without, devoid of, out
  prefix
• manas – mind, intellect, heart, understanding
  noun (neuter)
• ka – suffix indicating 'having' or 'related to'
  suffix

अनीहितम् (anīhitam) - without desire, unaspiring, undesired

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anīhita

anīhita - not desired, undesired, unaspiring

Past Passive Participle

Negated past passive participle of 'īh' (to desire, to strive)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+īhita)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
• īhita – desired, sought, striven for
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'īh' (to desire, to strive)
  Root: īh (class 1)

केवलम् (kevalam) - alone, only, purely, exclusively

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kevala

kevala - alone, solitary, pure, whole, exclusive

स्पन्दशुद्धात्मनि (spandaśuddhātmani) - in the Self (ātman) purified of vibration, in the Self (ātman) free from movement

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of spandaśuddhātman

spandaśuddhātman - the Self (ātman) that is purified of vibration/motion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (spanda+śuddha+ātman)

• spanda – vibration, movement, pulsation
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'spand' (to tremble)
  Root: spand (class 1)
• śuddha – pure, clean, purified, free from
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'śudh' (to purify)
  Root: śudh (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, abides, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

मे (me) - my, of me, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, essence

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