योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-56, verse-46

समे परेऽपि नाहंता न जगज्जन्मनो मयि ।
वीचिवृन्देष्विवातप्ता नाकाशे फलधातवः ॥ ४६ ॥

same pare'pi nāhaṃtā na jagajjanmano mayi ,
vīcivṛndeṣvivātaptā nākāśe phaladhātavaḥ 46

46. same pare api na ahaṃtā na jagajjanmanaḥ mayi
vīcivṛndeṣu iva ātaptā na ākāśe phaladhātavaḥ

46. mayi same pare api ahaṃtā na,
jagajjanmanaḥ na.
vīcivṛndeṣu iva ātaptā na,
ākāśe phaladhātavaḥ na

46. Even in the supreme (brahman), which is uniform and without distinctions, there is no ego (ahaṅkāra) within me, nor is the origin of the world (saṃsāra) in me. This is just as there is no heat (from the sun) in clusters of waves, and no fruits or minerals in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• समे (same) - in the equal, in the same, in the uniform

• परे (pare) - in the supreme, in the ultimate

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• न (na) - not, no

• अहंता (ahaṁtā) - ego, egotism, sense of 'I'

• न (na) - not, no

• जगज्जन्मनः (jagajjanmanaḥ) - of the origin of the world, of the world's creation

• मयि (mayi) - in me

• वीचिवृन्देषु (vīcivṛndeṣu) - in clusters of waves

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आतप्ता (ātaptā) - indicates the absence of 'heat' as an inherent quality, in this context (heated, scorched, intense heat)

• न (na) - not, no

• आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

• फलधातवः (phaladhātavaḥ) - fruits and minerals/elements

Words meanings and morphology

समे (same) - in the equal, in the same, in the uniform

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - same, equal, uniform, tranquil

परे (pare) - in the supreme, in the ultimate

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, ultimate, higher, other

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहंता (ahaṁtā) - ego, egotism, sense of 'I'

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ahaṃtā

ahaṁtā - ego (ahaṅkāra), egohood, self-identification

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जगज्जन्मनः (jagajjanmanaḥ) - of the origin of the world, of the world's creation

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jagajjanman

jagajjanman - origin/birth of the world (saṃsāra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+janman)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
• janman – birth, origin, production
  noun (neuter)

मयि (mayi) - in me

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

वीचिवृन्देषु (vīcivṛndeṣu) - in clusters of waves

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of vīcivṛnda

vīcivṛnda - group/multitude of waves

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vīci+vṛnda)

• vīci – wave, ripple
  noun (feminine)
• vṛnda – multitude, group, heap
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आतप्ता (ātaptā) - indicates the absence of 'heat' as an inherent quality, in this context (heated, scorched, intense heat)

(verbal derivative)

Note: Used here to mean 'heated state' or 'heat', negated by the preceding 'na'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether

फलधातवः (phaladhātavaḥ) - fruits and minerals/elements

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of phaladhātu

phaladhātu - fruits and minerals/elements

Compound type : dvandva (phala+dhātu)

• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• dhātu – element, mineral, constituent, root (of a verb)
  noun (masculine)

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