योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-113, verse-6

वृद्धिं यातः स गगने कल्पयत्यात्मतां गतः ।
अनात्मात्माभिधानेन तेनासौ यतते ततः ॥ ६ ॥

vṛddhiṃ yātaḥ sa gagane kalpayatyātmatāṃ gataḥ ,
anātmātmābhidhānena tenāsau yatate tataḥ 6

6. vṛddhim yātaḥ saḥ gagane kalpayati ātmatām gataḥ
anātman ātman abhidhānenā tena asau yatate tataḥ

6. saḥ vṛddhim yātaḥ gagane ātmatām gataḥ (san) kalpayati.
tena anātman ātman abhidhānenā asau tataḥ yatate.

6. Having grown, that [illusory self] in the expanse [of consciousness] conceives of itself as having attained selfhood. Therefore, through the designation of the non-self as the self (ātman), it strives.

Words meanings summery:

• वृद्धिम् (vṛddhim) - growth, development (of the illusory self) (growth, increase, prosperity)

• यातः (yātaḥ) - having attained (growth) (gone, attained, reached)

• सः (saḥ) - that (referring to the illusory self/ego) (he, that)

• गगने (gagane) - in the expanse (of consciousness or existence) (in the sky, in space)

• कल्पयति (kalpayati) - it conceives (of itself as self) (he imagines, he conceives, he creates)

• आत्मताम् (ātmatām) - the nature of the self (ātman), selfhood (selfhood, the nature of the self)

• गतः (gataḥ) - having attained (selfhood) (gone, attained, reached)

• अनात्मन् (anātman) - the non-self (i.e., the body, mind, etc.) (non-self, not the true self)

• आत्मन् (ātman) - the (true) self (self, soul, spirit)

• अभिधानेना (abhidhānenā) - by the designation (of non-self as self) (by designation, by name, by expression)

• तेन (tena) - by that (designation) (by that, through that)

• असौ (asau) - that (illusory self/ego) (that, this, he)

• यतते (yatate) - it strives, it makes efforts (he strives, he endeavors, he attempts)

• ततः (tataḥ) - therefore, thereupon (then, therefore, from that, thereupon)

Words meanings and morphology

वृद्धिम् (vṛddhim) - growth, development (of the illusory self) (growth, increase, prosperity)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛddhi

vṛddhi - growth, increase, prosperity, development

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

यातः (yātaḥ) - having attained (growth) (gone, attained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, attained, reached, arrived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'yā' (to go) with the suffix -ta.

Root: yā (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - that (referring to the illusory self/ego) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

गगने (gagane) - in the expanse (of consciousness or existence) (in the sky, in space)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, heaven, atmosphere, space

कल्पयति (kalpayati) - it conceives (of itself as self) (he imagines, he conceives, he creates)

(verb)

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

Causative present active

From the root kḷp (1st class) in the 10th class causative form.

Root: kḷp (class 1)

आत्मताम् (ātmatām) - the nature of the self (ātman), selfhood (selfhood, the nature of the self)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ātmatā

ātmatā - selfhood, the state or nature of the self (ātman)

Derived from 'ātman' with the suffix -tā.

गतः (gataḥ) - having attained (selfhood) (gone, attained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, attained, reached, arrived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with the suffix -ta.

Root: gam (class 1)

अनात्मन् (anātman) - the non-self (i.e., the body, mind, etc.) (non-self, not the true self)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anātman

anātman - non-self, not the soul, not the spirit, external object

Negative prefix 'an-' + 'ātman'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ātman)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

आत्मन् (ātman) - the (true) self (self, soul, spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, ego

Note: Used here in a compound 'anātmātma' indicating the misidentification.

अभिधानेना (abhidhānenā) - by the designation (of non-self as self) (by designation, by name, by expression)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of abhidhāna

abhidhāna - designation, name, appellation, expression

From 'abhi-' (prefix) + root 'dhā' (to place, hold).

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: This word forms a compound with `anātman` and `ātman` in the original verse: `anātmātmābhidhānenā`. Undoing external sandhi yields `anātman ātman abhidhānenā`.

तेन (tena) - by that (designation) (by that, through that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

असौ (asau) - that (illusory self/ego) (that, this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this (often referring to something distant or distinct)

यतते (yatate) - it strives, it makes efforts (he strives, he endeavors, he attempts)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of yatate

Present middle

From the root 'yat' (1st class) in the middle voice.

Root: yat (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - therefore, thereupon (then, therefore, from that, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas added to 'tad'.