योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-52, verse-31

निर्विकल्पोऽस्मि चिद्दीपो निरहंकारवासनः ।
त्वयाहंकारबीजेन न संबद्धोऽस्म्यसन्मय ॥ ३१ ॥

nirvikalpo'smi ciddīpo nirahaṃkāravāsanaḥ ,
tvayāhaṃkārabījena na saṃbaddho'smyasanmaya 31

31. nirvikalpaḥ asmi cit-dīpaḥ nirahaṅkāra-vāsanaḥ
tvayā ahaṅkāra-bījena na sambandhaḥ asmi asat-maya

31. asanmaya aham nirvikalpaḥ asmi cit-dīpaḥ
nirahaṅkāra-vāsanaḥ tvayā ahaṅkāra-bījena na sambandhaḥ asmi

31. O illusory being, I am without distinctions, a lamp of pure consciousness, and devoid of the latent tendencies of ego (ahaṅkāra). I am not connected to you, who are fundamentally the seed of ego (ahaṅkāra).

31. אני חופשי מתפיסות, נר של תודעה טהורה, משוחרר מֵאַהַנְקָארָה (תחושת האגו) ומתשוקות. הוי ישות של הבל, איני קשור אלייך, גרעין האגו.

Words meanings summery:

• निर्विकल्पः (nirvikalpaḥ) - without modifications, without distinctions, without doubt

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• चित्-दीपः (cit-dīpaḥ) - lamp of consciousness

• निरहङ्कार-वासनः (nirahaṅkāra-vāsanaḥ) - free from ego (ahaṅkāra) impressions/latent tendencies

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• अहङ्कार-बीजेन (ahaṅkāra-bījena) - by the seed of ego (ahaṅkāra)

• न (na) - not

• सम्बन्धः (sambandhaḥ) - connected, bound, related

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• असत्-मय (asat-maya) - O unreal one, O illusory being

Words meanings and morphology

निर्विकल्पः (nirvikalpaḥ) - without modifications, without distinctions, without doubt

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirvikalpa

nirvikalpa - free from doubt or mental construction, devoid of attributes, absolute

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nir+vikalpa)

• nir – without, free from, out, forth
  indeclinable
• vikalpa – doubt, distinction, mental construction, alternative, modification
  noun (masculine)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

चित्-दीपः (cit-dīpaḥ) - lamp of consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cit-dīpa

cit-dīpa - lamp of consciousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+dīpa)

• cit – consciousness, pure intellect, spirit
  noun (feminine)
• dīpa – lamp, light, illuminator
  noun (masculine)

निरहङ्कार-वासनः (nirahaṅkāra-vāsanaḥ) - free from ego (ahaṅkāra) impressions/latent tendencies

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirahaṅkāra-vāsana

nirahaṅkāra-vāsana - one whose latent impressions of ego (ahaṅkāra) are absent

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nir+ahaṅkāra+vāsana)

• nir – without, free from, out, forth
  indeclinable
• ahaṅkāra – ego, false self-identification, sense of 'I'
  noun (masculine)
• vāsana – latent impression, mental trace, subliminal inclination, tendency
  noun (feminine)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvam

tvam - you

अहङ्कार-बीजेन (ahaṅkāra-bījena) - by the seed of ego (ahaṅkāra)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ahaṅkāra-bīja

ahaṅkāra-bīja - the seed of ego (ahaṅkāra)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ahaṅkāra+bīja)

• ahaṅkāra – ego, false self-identification, sense of 'I'
  noun (masculine)
• bīja – seed, origin, cause, germ
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

सम्बन्धः (sambandhaḥ) - connected, bound, related

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sambandha

sambandha - connection, relation, connected, related

Prefix: sam

Root: bandh (class 1)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

असत्-मय (asat-maya) - O unreal one, O illusory being

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of asat-maya

asat-maya - made of unreality, illusory, consisting of the non-existent

Compound type : tatpurusha (asat+maya)

• asat – unreal, non-existent, false, untrue
  adjective (neuter)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of (suffix)
  suffix/adjective

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