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?

15. לכן לא קיים כאן באמת מה שנקר "אני", הכפוף לקיום ולהיעדר קיום. עבורי, שאין לי תחושת אגו, איזה קשר יכול להיות עם משהו, וכיצד?

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)

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