योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-53, verse-18

एकस्मिन्नेव विमले पदे सर्वगते स्थिते ।
अहंकारकलङ्कस्य कथं नामोदयः कुतः ॥ १८ ॥

ekasminneva vimale pade sarvagate sthite ,
ahaṃkārakalaṅkasya kathaṃ nāmodayaḥ kutaḥ 18

18. ekasmin eva vimale pade sarvagate sthite
ahaṅkārakalaṅkasya katham nāma udayaḥ kutaḥ

18. ekasmin eva vimale sarvagate sthite pade
ahaṅkārakalaṅkasya katham nāma udayaḥ kutaḥ

18. When there is one pure, all-pervading state of existence, how indeed can the stain of ego (ahaṅkāra) arise, and from where could it possibly originate?

Words meanings summery:

• एकस्मिन् (ekasmin) - in the singular, unified (state) (in one, in a single)

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

• विमले (vimale) - in the unblemished (state) (in the pure, in the spotless)

• पदे (pade) - in the supreme state of being, in the realm (in the state, in the position, in the abode)

• सर्वगते (sarvagate) - in the all-pervading, in the omnipresent

• स्थिते (sthite) - in the firmly existing (state) (in the situated, in the established)

• अहङ्कारकलङ्कस्य (ahaṅkārakalaṅkasya) - of the stain of ego

• कथम् (katham) - how is it possible (how, in what manner, why)

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, certainly (emphatic) (indeed, by name, an emphatic particle)

• उदयः (udayaḥ) - appearance, manifestation (rise, origin, appearance, dawn)

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from what source, why (from where, whence, why)

Words meanings and morphology

एकस्मिन् (ekasmin) - in the singular, unified (state) (in one, in a single)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

Note: Matches 'pade'

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

(indeclinable)

विमले (vimale) - in the unblemished (state) (in the pure, in the spotless)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vimala

vimala - pure, spotless, clear, stainless

vi (prefix) + mala (dirt, impurity)

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (vi+mala)

• vi – apart, away, without
  indeclinable
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (masculine)

Note: Matches 'pade'

पदे (pade) - in the supreme state of being, in the realm (in the state, in the position, in the abode)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, position, state, place, word

सर्वगते (sarvagate) - in the all-pervading, in the omnipresent

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sarvagata

sarvagata - all-pervading, omnipresent

from sarva (all) + gata (gone, arrived)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+gata)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (neuter)
• gata – gone, reached, arrived at
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Matches 'pade'

स्थिते (sthite) - in the firmly existing (state) (in the situated, in the established)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, existing, situated, abiding, fixed

Past Passive Participle

from root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Matches 'pade'

अहङ्कारकलङ्कस्य (ahaṅkārakalaṅkasya) - of the stain of ego

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ahaṅkārakalaṅka

ahaṅkārakalaṅka - stain of ego (ahaṅkāra), blemish of self-conceit

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ahaṅkāra+kalaṅka)

• ahaṅkāra – ego, egoism, self-conceit, sense of 'I'
  noun (masculine)
• kalaṅka – stain, blemish, spot, defect
  noun (masculine)

कथम् (katham) - how is it possible (how, in what manner, why)

(indeclinable)

नाम (nāma) - indeed, certainly (emphatic) (indeed, by name, an emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

उदयः (udayaḥ) - appearance, manifestation (rise, origin, appearance, dawn)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udaya

udaya - rise, ascent, appearance, origin, prosperity

from ud (up) + i (to go)

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from what source, why (from where, whence, why)

(indeclinable)