योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-72, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
देहे जाते न जातोऽसि देहे नष्टे न नश्यसि ।
त्वमात्मन्यकलङ्कात्मा देहस्तव न कश्चन ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
dehe jāte na jāto'si dehe naṣṭe na naśyasi ,
tvamātmanyakalaṅkātmā dehastava na kaścana 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca dehe jāte na jātaḥ asi dehe naṣṭe na
naśyasi tvam ātmani akalaṅkātmā dehaḥ tava na kaścana

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca dehe jāte tvam na jātaḥ asi dehe naṣṭe na
nasyasi tvam ātmani akalaṅkātmā (asi) tava dehaḥ na kaścana

1. Shri Vasishtha said: You are not born when the body comes into being, nor do you perish when the body is destroyed. You are by nature the unblemished self (ātman); this body is not truly yours at all.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Shri Vasishtha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• देहे (dehe) - in the body

• जाते (jāte) - when the body is born (when born, having been born)

• न (na) - not

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born

• असि (asi) - you are

• देहे (dehe) - in the body

• नष्टे (naṣṭe) - when the body is destroyed (when destroyed, having been destroyed)

• न (na) - not

• नश्यसि (naśyasi) - you perish, you are destroyed

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - By nature, in your true essence. (in the self (ātman), by nature, inherently)

• अकलङ्कात्मा (akalaṅkātmā) - a spotless self (ātman), one whose self is unblemished

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body

• तव (tava) - your

• न (na) - not

• कश्चन (kaścana) - not at all, nothing at all (anything, anyone, some (with 'na', 'not at all'))

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Shri Vasishtha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Revered Vasishtha (name of a prominent Vedic sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense 3rd person singular of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: From √vac (to speak).

देहे (dehe) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, existence

Note: Part of locative absolute.

जाते (jāte) - when the body is born (when born, having been born)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Part of locative absolute with `dehe`.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

जातः (jātaḥ) - born

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'you' (tvam).

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense 2nd person singular of √as

Root: as (class 2)

देहे (dehe) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, existence

Note: Part of locative absolute.

नष्टे (naṣṭe) - when the body is destroyed (when destroyed, having been destroyed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - destroyed, perished, lost

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √naś (to perish, be lost)

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Part of locative absolute with `dehe`.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

नश्यसि (naśyasi) - you perish, you are destroyed

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of naś

Present tense 2nd person singular of √naś

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: From √naś (to perish).

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

आत्मनि (ātmani) - By nature, in your true essence. (in the self (ātman), by nature, inherently)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, individual soul, supreme soul (ātman)

Note: Here used adverbially or emphasizing intrinsic nature.

अकलङ्कात्मा (akalaṅkātmā) - a spotless self (ātman), one whose self is unblemished

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akalaṅkātman

akalaṅkātman - spotless self (ātman), pure soul

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (akalaṅka+ātman)

• akalaṅka – spotless, unblemished, faultless
  adjective (masculine)
  From a- (negation) + kalaṅka (spot, blemish)
  Prefix: a
• ātman – self, soul, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicative noun for `tvam`.

देहः (dehaḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, existence

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive pronoun.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with `kaścana` for emphasis.

कश्चन (kaścana) - not at all, nothing at all (anything, anyone, some (with 'na', 'not at all'))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, anything, someone, something

Compound of kiṃ (what) + cid (particle). 'kaścana' is used similarly, for emphasis with negation.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ka+cana)

• ka – who, what
  pronoun (masculine)
• cana – a particle emphasizing indefiniteness or negation
  indeclinable

Note: Used with negation `na` to mean 'not at all'.