योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-111, verse-38

अत्र कोऽयमहंभावः कुतो वा कथमुत्थितः ।
क्वाप्सु जातो रजोराशिः क्वानलादुत्थितं जलम् ॥ ३८ ॥

atra ko'yamahaṃbhāvaḥ kuto vā kathamutthitaḥ ,
kvāpsu jāto rajorāśiḥ kvānalādutthitaṃ jalam 38

38. atra kaḥ ayam ahaṃbhāvaḥ kutaḥ vā katham utthitaḥ
kva apsu jātaḥ rajaḥ rāśiḥ kva analāt utthitam jalam

38. atra ayam ahaṃbhāvaḥ kaḥ kutaḥ vā katham utthitaḥ
kva apsu rajaḥ rāśiḥ jātaḥ kva analāt jalam utthitam

38. What is this ego (ahaṅkāra) here, and from where or how did it arise? It is as incongruous as a heap of dust being born in water, or water emerging from fire.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, concerning this

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• अहंभावः (ahaṁbhāvaḥ) - ego, egoism, sense of 'I'

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

• वा (vā) - or, either... or

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, by what means

• उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - arisen, emerged, stood up, produced

• क्व (kva) - where, in what place, at what time

• अप्सु (apsu) - in waters

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced, arisen, happened

• रजः (rajaḥ) - dust, pollen, impurity, menstrual fluid, gloom

• राशिः (rāśiḥ) - heap, pile, mass, quantity, collection

• क्व (kva) - where, in what place, at what time

• अनलात् (analāt) - from fire

• उत्थितम् (utthitam) - arisen, emerged, stood up, produced

• जलम् (jalam) - water

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, concerning this

(indeclinable)

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

अहंभावः (ahaṁbhāvaḥ) - ego, egoism, sense of 'I'

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṃbhāva

ahaṁbhāva - ego, egoism, sense of 'I'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aham+bhāva)

• aham – I (first person pronoun)
  pronoun
• bhāva – being, state, condition, nature, sentiment, feeling
  noun (masculine)

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

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either... or

(indeclinable)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, by what means

(indeclinable)

उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - arisen, emerged, stood up, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utthita

utthita - arisen, emerged, stood up, produced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix ud (up)

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

क्व (kva) - where, in what place, at what time

(indeclinable)

अप्सु (apsu) - in waters

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced, arisen, happened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

रजः (rajaḥ) - dust, pollen, impurity, menstrual fluid, gloom

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rajas

rajas - dust, pollen, impurity, menstrual fluid, gloom

राशिः (rāśiḥ) - heap, pile, mass, quantity, collection

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāśi

rāśi - heap, pile, mass, quantity, collection

क्व (kva) - where, in what place, at what time

(indeclinable)

अनलात् (analāt) - from fire

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire

उत्थितम् (utthitam) - arisen, emerged, stood up, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utthita

utthita - arisen, emerged, stood up, produced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix ud (up)

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water