योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-74, verse-7

मनोहंकारयोरन्तर्द्वयोरेकतरक्षये ।
क्षीणे द्वे एव हि यथा पटशौक्ल्ये पटक्षये ॥ ७ ॥

manohaṃkārayorantardvayorekatarakṣaye ,
kṣīṇe dve eva hi yathā paṭaśauklye paṭakṣaye 7

7. manas-ahaṅkārayoḥ antar-dvayoḥ ekatara-kṣaye |
kṣīṇe dve eva hi yathā paṭa-śauklaye paṭa-kṣaye ||

7. manas-ahaṅkārayoḥ antar-dvayoḥ ekatara-kṣaye
kṣīṇe dve eva hi yathā paṭa-kṣaye paṭa-śauklaye

7. When either of the two – mind (manas) or ego (ahaṅkāra) – is destroyed, then both are indeed annihilated. This is just like how the whiteness of a cloth is destroyed when the cloth itself is destroyed.

Words meanings summery:

• मनस्-अहङ्कारयोः (manas-ahaṅkārayoḥ) - of the mind (manas) and ego (ahaṅkāra)

• अन्तर्-द्वयोः (antar-dvayoḥ) - of the two inner ones, of the two within

• एकतर-क्षये (ekatara-kṣaye) - in the destruction of one of the two

• क्षीणे (kṣīṇe) - when diminished, when destroyed, having wasted away

• द्वे (dve) - both, two

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, how

• पट-शौक्लये (paṭa-śauklaye) - in the whiteness of a cloth

• पट-क्षये (paṭa-kṣaye) - in the destruction of the cloth

Words meanings and morphology

मनस्-अहङ्कारयोः (manas-ahaṅkārayoḥ) - of the mind (manas) and ego (ahaṅkāra)

(noun)

Genitive, dual of manas-ahaṅkāra

manas-ahaṅkāra - mind and ego

Compound type : Dvandva (manas+ahaṅkāra)

• manas – mind, intellect, internal organ, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from the root man (to think)
  Root: man (class 4)
• ahaṅkāra – ego, 'I'-sense, false identification
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from aham (I) and kṛ (to make, do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अन्तर्-द्वयोः (antar-dvayoḥ) - of the two inner ones, of the two within

(noun)

Genitive, dual of antar-dvaya

antar-dvaya - the two inner/internal

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (antar+dvaya)

• antar – within, internal
  indeclinable
• dvaya – pair, duality, two-fold
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from dvi (two)

एकतर-क्षये (ekatara-kṣaye) - in the destruction of one of the two

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ekatara-kṣaya

ekatara-kṣaya - destruction of one

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ekatara+kṣaya)

• ekatara – one of two, either
  pronoun (masculine)
• kṣaya – destruction, decay, loss, annihilation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root kṣi (to destroy, waste away)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

क्षीणे (kṣīṇe) - when diminished, when destroyed, having wasted away

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, dual of kṣīṇa

kṣīṇa - diminished, wasted, destroyed, emaciated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root kṣi (to destroy, waste away)

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Used here adverbially, 'when diminished' or 'when destroyed'.

द्वे (dve) - both, two

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of dvi

dvi - two, both

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, how

(indeclinable)

पट-शौक्लये (paṭa-śauklaye) - in the whiteness of a cloth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of paṭa-śaukalya

paṭa-śaukalya - whiteness of a cloth

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (paṭa+śaukalya)

• paṭa – cloth, garment, fabric
  noun (masculine)
• śaukalya – whiteness, purity
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from śukla (white)

पट-क्षये (paṭa-kṣaye) - in the destruction of the cloth

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of paṭa-kṣaya

paṭa-kṣaya - destruction of cloth

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (paṭa+kṣaya)

• paṭa – cloth, garment, fabric
  noun (masculine)
• kṣaya – destruction, decay, loss, annihilation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root kṣi (to destroy, waste away)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)