योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-53, verse-15

तेनाहं नाम नेहास्ति भावाभावोपपत्तिमान् ।
अनहंकाररूपस्य संबन्धः केन मे कथम् ॥ १५ ॥

tenāhaṃ nāma nehāsti bhāvābhāvopapattimān ,
anahaṃkārarūpasya saṃbandhaḥ kena me katham 15

15. tena aham nāma na iha asti bhāva-abhāva-upapattimān
anahaṅkāra-rūpasya sambandhaḥ kena me katham

15. tena iha aham nama bhava-abhava-upapattiman na
asti anahaṅkāra-rūpasya me kena katham sambandhaḥ

15. Therefore, the 'I' that is defined by name and subject to existence and non-existence does not truly exist here. For me, whose nature is devoid of ego (ahaṅkāra), how can there be any connection (sambandha) [with anything], and by what means?

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - therefore, by that, on that account

• अहम् (aham) - I

• नाम (nāma) - an emphatic particle, emphasizing the 'I' that is being questioned (by name, indeed, as a matter of fact)

• न (na) - not, no

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this context

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• भाव-अभाव-उपपत्तिमान् (bhāva-abhāva-upapattimān) - possessing the quality of existence and non-existence, subject to origination and cessation

• अनहङ्कार-रूपस्य (anahaṅkāra-rūpasya) - of the true self (ātman) (of one whose nature is not ego (ahaṅkāra), of one devoid of ego (ahaṅkāra))

• सम्बन्धः (sambandhaḥ) - connection, relationship, relation

• केन (kena) - by what? by whom?

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - therefore, by that, on that account

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

नाम (nāma) - an emphatic particle, emphasizing the 'I' that is being questioned (by name, indeed, as a matter of fact)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this context

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

भाव-अभाव-उपपत्तिमान् (bhāva-abhāva-upapattimān) - possessing the quality of existence and non-existence, subject to origination and cessation

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāvābhāvopapattimat

bhāvābhāvopapattimat - possessing the quality of existence and non-existence, subject to origination and cessation

Adjective formed with the taddhita suffix -mat from the compound noun bhāvābhāvopapatti.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāva+abhāva+upapatti)

• bhāva – existence, being, state
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• abhāva – non-existence, non-being, absence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
• upapatti – occurrence, coming into being, attainment, reason
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root pad with prefix upa-
  Prefix: upa
  Root: pad (class 4)

अनहङ्कार-रूपस्य (anahaṅkāra-rūpasya) - of the true self (ātman) (of one whose nature is not ego (ahaṅkāra), of one devoid of ego (ahaṅkāra))

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of anahaṅkārarūpa

anahaṅkārarūpa - one whose nature is not ego (ahaṅkāra), devoid of ego (ahaṅkāra)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+ahaṅkāra+rūpa)

• an – not, without
  indeclinable
• ahaṅkāra – ego, ego-sense, I-consciousness
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: aham
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• rūpa – form, nature, character
  noun (neuter)

सम्बन्धः (sambandhaḥ) - connection, relationship, relation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sambandha

sambandha - connection, relationship, relation

Action noun from root bandh with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: bandh (class 9)

केन (kena) - by what? by whom?

(interrogative pronoun)

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I

कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

(indeclinable)