योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-26, verse-23

इमं सांसारमारम्भं सुषुप्तपदवत्स्थितः ।
असन्तमिव जानामि तेन जीवाम्यनामयः ॥ २३ ॥

imaṃ sāṃsāramārambhaṃ suṣuptapadavatsthitaḥ ,
asantamiva jānāmi tena jīvāmyanāmayaḥ 23

23. imam saṃsāram ārambham suṣuptapadavat sthitaḥ
asantam iva jānāmi tena jīvāmi anāmayaḥ

23. aham suṣuptapadavat sthitaḥ imam saṃsāram
ārambham asantam iva jānāmi tena anāmayaḥ jīvāmi

23. Being established in a state akin to deep sleep, I perceive this worldly beginning or activity (saṃsāra) as if it were non-existent. For this reason, I live free from affliction.

Words meanings summery:

• इमम् (imam) - this

• संसारम् (saṁsāram) - worldly, pertaining to transmigration

• आरम्भम् (ārambham) - beginning, undertaking, enterprise, activity

• सुषुप्तपदवत् (suṣuptapadavat) - like the state of deep sleep

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, abiding, established

• असन्तम् (asantam) - non-existent, unreal

• इव (iva) - as, like, as if

• जानामि (jānāmi) - I know, I perceive

• तेन (tena) - by that, therefore, for that reason

• जीवामि (jīvāmi) - I live, I exist

• अनामयः (anāmayaḥ) - without sickness, healthy, free from affliction

Words meanings and morphology

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

संसारम् (saṁsāram) - worldly, pertaining to transmigration

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - transmigratory existence, the cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra)

आरम्भम् (ārambham) - beginning, undertaking, enterprise, activity

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ārambha

ārambha - beginning, undertaking, enterprise, activity

सुषुप्तपदवत् (suṣuptapadavat) - like the state of deep sleep

(indeclinable)

Formed by adding the suffix -vat to the compound 'suṣuptapada'

Note: Suffix -vat means 'like' or 'similar to'

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, abiding, established

(verbal derivative)

असन्तम् (asantam) - non-existent, unreal

(verbal derivative)

इव (iva) - as, like, as if

(indeclinable)

जानामि (jānāmi) - I know, I perceive

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of jñā

Present Indicative

First person singular, present tense, active voice

Root: jñā (class 9)

तेन (tena) - by that, therefore, for that reason

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

जीवामि (jīvāmi) - I live, I exist

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of jīv

Present Indicative

First person singular, present tense, active voice

Root: jīv (class 1)

अनामयः (anāmayaḥ) - without sickness, healthy, free from affliction

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anāmaya

anāmaya - without sickness, healthy, free from affliction

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+āmaya)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• āmaya – sickness, disease, affliction
  noun (masculine)