योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-73, verse-30

अनादित्वान्न जातोऽयमजातत्वान्न नश्यति ।
आत्मात्मव्यतिरिक्तं तु नाभिवाञ्छत्यसंभवात् ॥ ३० ॥

anāditvānna jāto'yamajātatvānna naśyati ,
ātmātmavyatiriktaṃ tu nābhivāñchatyasaṃbhavāt 30

30. anāditvāt na jātaḥ ayam ajātātvāt na naśyati ātmā
ātmavyatiriktaṃ tu na abhivāñchati asaṁbhavāt

30. ayam ātmā anāditvāt na jātaḥ ajātātvāt na naśyati
tu ātmā ātmavyatiriktaṃ asaṁbhavāt na abhivāñchati

30. This Self (ātman), being without beginning (anādi), is never born; and since it is unborn, it does not perish. Furthermore, the Self (ātman) does not desire anything distinct from itself because such a thing is impossible.

Words meanings summery:

• अनादित्वात् (anāditvāt) - because of beginninglessness, owing to being without a beginning

• न (na) - not, no

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• अजातात्वात् (ajātātvāt) - because of unbornness, owing to not being born

• नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, is destroyed, is lost

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the Self, the individual soul

• आत्मव्यतिरिक्तं (ātmavyatiriktaṁ) - that which is distinct from the Self, other than the Self

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

• न (na) - not, no

• अभिवाञ्छति (abhivāñchati) - desires, wishes for

• असंभवात् (asaṁbhavāt) - because of impossibility, owing to non-existence

Words meanings and morphology

अनादित्वात् (anāditvāt) - because of beginninglessness, owing to being without a beginning

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of anāditva

anāditva - beginninglessness, eternality, primordial nature

Derived from 'anādi' (without beginning) with the suffix '-tva' (abstract noun)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+ādi+tva)

• anādi – without beginning, eternal
  adjective (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'jan' (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

अजातात्वात् (ajātātvāt) - because of unbornness, owing to not being born

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ajātātva

ajātātva - unbornness, the state of not being born

Derived from 'ajāta' (unborn) with the suffix '-tva' (abstract noun)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+jāta+tva)

• ajāta – unborn
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: a
  Root: jan (class 4)

नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, is destroyed, is lost

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of naś

Present Active

Root naś, 4th class, P

Root: naś (class 4)

आत्मा (ātmā) - the Self, the individual soul

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, essence, breath

आत्मव्यतिरिक्तं (ātmavyatiriktaṁ) - that which is distinct from the Self, other than the Self

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ātmavyatirikta

ātmavyatirikta - distinct from the Self, other than the Self

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+vyatirikta)

• ātman – Self, soul, essence
  noun (masculine)
• vyatirikta – separated, distinct, other, excluded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root 'ric' (to leave) with upasargas 'vi' and 'ati'
  Prefixes: vi+ati
  Root: ric (class 7)

Note: Used here substantively as a neuter noun.

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अभिवाञ्छति (abhivāñchati) - desires, wishes for

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of abhivāñch

Present Active

Root vāñch, 1st class, P

Prefix: abhi

Root: vāñch (class 1)

असंभवात् (asaṁbhavāt) - because of impossibility, owing to non-existence

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of asaṁbhava

asaṁbhava - impossibility, non-existence, unsuitability

Derived from 'a' (not) and 'saṁbhava' (possibility, existence)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+saṁbhava)

• saṁbhava – possibility, existence, origin, birth
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bhū' with upasarga 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

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