योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-120, verse-14

अलेपकोऽहमजरो नीरागः शान्तवासनः ।
निर्मलोऽस्मि चिदाकाश इति मत्वा न शोचति ॥ १४ ॥

alepako'hamajaro nīrāgaḥ śāntavāsanaḥ ,
nirmalo'smi cidākāśa iti matvā na śocati 14

14. alepakaḥ aham ajaraḥ nīrāgaḥ śāntavāsanaḥ
nirmalaḥ asmi cidākāśaḥ iti matvā na śocati

14. aham alepakaḥ ajaraḥ nīrāgaḥ śāntavāsanaḥ,
(aham) nirmalaḥ asmi cidākāśaḥ iti matvā,
na śocati

14. Thinking, 'I am unattached, ageless, free from passion, with tranquil latent impressions (vāsanā); I am pure and the boundless expanse of consciousness (cit-ākāśa)', one does not grieve.

Words meanings summery:

• अलेपकः (alepakaḥ) - unattached, unsmearing, unstained

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• अजरः (ajaraḥ) - ageless, undecaying, not growing old

• नीरागः (nīrāgaḥ) - free from passion/attachment, dispassionate

• शान्तवासनः (śāntavāsanaḥ) - whose latent impressions (vāsanā) are tranquil/pacified

• निर्मलः (nirmalaḥ) - pure, stainless, spotless

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• चिदाकाशः (cidākāśaḥ) - the boundless expanse of consciousness (the ether of consciousness, the expanse of consciousness)

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way, (a particle marking direct speech or thought)

• मत्वा (matvā) - having thought, having considered

• न (na) - not, no

• शोचति (śocati) - he grieves, he sorrows

Words meanings and morphology

अलेपकः (alepakaḥ) - unattached, unsmearing, unstained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alepaka

alepaka - unattached, unsmearing, unstained

nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of 'a' (not) and 'lepaka' (smearing, staining)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+lepaka)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• lepaka – smearing, staining, one who smears
  adjective (masculine)
  from √lip (to smear)
  Root: √lip (class 6)

Note: Agrees with implied 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

अजरः (ajaraḥ) - ageless, undecaying, not growing old

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajara

ajara - ageless, undecaying, not growing old

nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of 'a' (not) and 'jara' (decaying)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jara)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• jara – decaying, old age
  noun (feminine)
  from √jṝ (to decay)
  Root: √jṝ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with implied 'aham'.

नीरागः (nīrāgaḥ) - free from passion/attachment, dispassionate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīrāga

nīrāga - free from passion/attachment, dispassionate

privative compound, 'nis' (without) + 'rāga' (passion)

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (nis+rāga)

• nis – out, without
  prefix
• rāga – color, passion, attachment, desire
  noun (masculine)
  from √rañj (to color)
  Root: √rañj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied 'aham'.

शान्तवासनः (śāntavāsanaḥ) - whose latent impressions (vāsanā) are tranquil/pacified

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāntavāsana

śāntavāsana - whose latent impressions (vāsanā) are tranquil/pacified

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śānta+vāsanā)

• śānta – pacified, tranquil, calm
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from √śam (to be calm)
  Root: √śam (class 4)
• vāsanā – latent impression, habit, tendency
  noun (feminine)
  from √vas (to dwell)
  Root: √vas (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied 'aham'.

निर्मलः (nirmalaḥ) - pure, stainless, spotless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirmala

nirmala - pure, stainless, spotless

privative compound, 'nis' (without) + 'mala' (dirt)

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (nis+mala)

• nis – out, without
  prefix
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

present active 1st person singular

root √as (class 2, asti)

Root: √as (class 2)

चिदाकाशः (cidākāśaḥ) - the boundless expanse of consciousness (the ether of consciousness, the expanse of consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cidākāśa

cidākāśa - the ether of consciousness, the expanse of consciousness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+ākāśa)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, spirit
  noun (feminine)
  Root: √cit (class 1)
• ākāśa – ether, sky, space, expanse
  noun (masculine)
  from prefix ā- and √kāś (to appear, shine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √kāś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied 'aham'.

इति (iti) - thus, in this way, (a particle marking direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

मत्वा (matvā) - having thought, having considered

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root √man (to think) with suffix -tvā

Root: √man (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शोचति (śocati) - he grieves, he sorrows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √śuc

present active 3rd person singular

root √śuc (class 1, śocati)

Root: √śuc (class 1)