योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-120, verse-12

न म्रिये न च जीवामि नाहं सन्नाप्यसन्नयम् ।
आत्मारामो नरस्तिष्ठेत्तनमुक्तत्वमुदाहृतम् ॥ १२ ॥

na mriye na ca jīvāmi nāhaṃ sannāpyasannayam ,
ātmārāmo narastiṣṭhettanamuktatvamudāhṛtam 12

12. na mriye na ca jīvāmi na aham sat na api asat ayam
ātmarāmaḥ naraḥ tiṣṭhet tat muktatvam udāhṛtam

12. aham na mriye na ca jīvāmi na aham sat na api asat
ayam ātmarāmaḥ naraḥ tiṣṭhet tat muktatvam udāhṛtam

12. I neither die nor live. I am neither existence (sat) nor non-existence (asat), this is my self (ātman). A person who finds delight within their own self (ātman) should remain in such a state; that is declared to be liberation (mokṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• म्रिये (mriye) - I die

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• जीवामि (jīvāmi) - I live

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• सत् (sat) - existence, reality (existing, being, true, reality, existence)

• न (na) - not, no

• अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

• असत् (asat) - non-existence (non-existent, unreal, bad, non-existence)

• अयम् (ayam) - this [self] (this, he)

• आत्मरामः (ātmarāmaḥ) - delighting in the self, finding joy in the spirit

• नरः (naraḥ) - man, person, human being

• तिष्ठेत् (tiṣṭhet) - he should stand, he should remain, he should abide

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• मुक्तत्वम् (muktatvam) - liberation (mokṣa) (the state of liberation, freedom)

• उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - declared, stated, described

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

म्रिये (mriye) - I die

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √mṛ

present middle 1st person singular

root √mṛ (class 6, mriyate) in atmanepada form

Root: √mṛ (class 6)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

जीवामि (jīvāmi) - I live

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √jīv

present active 1st person singular

root √jīv (class 1, jīvati)

Root: √jīv (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

सत् (sat) - existence, reality (existing, being, true, reality, existence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, being, true, reality, existence

present active participle

from √as (to be), present active participle, neuter nominative/accusative singular

Root: √as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

(indeclinable)

असत् (asat) - non-existence (non-existent, unreal, bad, non-existence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad, non-existence

present active participle (negated)

na + sat (negated present active participle from √as, neuter nominative/accusative singular)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• sat – existing, being, true, reality, existence
  noun (neuter)
  present active participle
  from √as (to be), present active participle, neuter nominative/accusative singular
  Root: √as (class 2)

अयम् (ayam) - this [self] (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'aham' or the true self (ātman).

आत्मरामः (ātmarāmaḥ) - delighting in the self, finding joy in the spirit

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmarāma

ātmarāma - delighting in the self, finding joy in the spirit

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+rāma)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, ultimate reality
  noun (masculine)
• rāma – delighting, pleasing, joy, pleasure
  noun (masculine)
  From the root √ram 'to delight'.
  Root: √ram (class 1)

नरः (naraḥ) - man, person, human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

तिष्ठेत् (tiṣṭhet) - he should stand, he should remain, he should abide

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of √sthā

optative active 3rd person singular

root √sthā (class 1, tiṣṭhati) in optative mood

Root: √sthā (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the state described.

मुक्तत्वम् (muktatvam) - liberation (mokṣa) (the state of liberation, freedom)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of muktatva

muktatva - the state of liberation, freedom

derived from mukta (freed) with suffix -tva

उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - declared, stated, described

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udāhṛta

udāhṛta - declared, stated, described, exemplified

past passive participle

from √hṛ (to carry) with prefix ud-ā-

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: √hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with muktatvam.