योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-26, verse-8

न भूतं न भविष्यं च चिन्तयामि कदाचन ।
दृष्टिमालम्ब्य तिष्ठामि वर्तमानामिहात्मना ॥ ८ ॥

na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyaṃ ca cintayāmi kadācana ,
dṛṣṭimālambya tiṣṭhāmi vartamānāmihātmanā 8

8. na bhūtam na bhaviṣyam ca cintayāmi kadācana
dṛṣṭim ālambya tiṣṭhāmi vartamānām iha ātmanā

8. aham kadācana bhūtam na bhaviṣyam ca na cintayāmi
iha ātmanā vartamānām dṛṣṭim ālambya tiṣṭhāmi

8. I never contemplate the past or the future. Here, through my true self (ātman), I abide, holding onto the present perception (dṛṣṭi).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• भूतम् (bhūtam) - the past (what has been) (past, what has been, creature, element)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• भविष्यम् (bhaviṣyam) - the future (what will be) (future, what will be)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• चिन्तयामि (cintayāmi) - I contemplate, I worry about (I think, I ponder, I worry, I consider)

• कदाचन (kadācana) - never (when used with na) (never, at any time, ever)

• दृष्टिम् (dṛṣṭim) - perception, reality as perceived (sight, view, perception, vision, aspect)

• आलम्ब्य (ālambya) - relying upon, holding onto (having supported, having relied upon, having held on to)

• तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I abide, I remain (I stand, I stay, I remain, I abide)

• वर्तमानाम् (vartamānām) - present (referring to perception) (existing, present, current)

• इह (iha) - here (in this present moment/state) (here, in this world, in this case)

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by means of my true self (ātman) (by the self, by the soul, by oneself)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

भूतम् (bhūtam) - the past (what has been) (past, what has been, creature, element)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhūta

bhūta - past, what has been, happened; creature, element

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bhū'

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of cintayāmi.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

भविष्यम् (bhaviṣyam) - the future (what will be) (future, what will be)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaviṣya

bhaviṣya - future, what will be, destined

Future Passive Participle/Verbal Adjective

Derived from root 'bhū' with future tense marker 'sya'

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of cintayāmi.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

चिन्तयामि (cintayāmi) - I contemplate, I worry about (I think, I ponder, I worry, I consider)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of cintay

Present Active

Root 'cit' (class 10, denominal/causative stem); 1st person singular, present tense, active voice (parasmaipada)

Root: cit (class 10)

कदाचन (kadācana) - never (when used with na) (never, at any time, ever)

(indeclinable)

दृष्टिम् (dṛṣṭim) - perception, reality as perceived (sight, view, perception, vision, aspect)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - sight, view, perception, vision, aspect

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Object of ālambya.

आलम्ब्य (ālambya) - relying upon, holding onto (having supported, having relied upon, having held on to)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Root 'labh' with prefix 'ā', followed by suffix '-ya'

Prefix: ā

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Forms an adverbial clause.

तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I abide, I remain (I stand, I stay, I remain, I abide)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Present Active

Root 'sthā' (class 1); 1st person singular, present tense, active voice (parasmaipada)

Root: sthā (class 1)

वर्तमानाम् (vartamānām) - present (referring to perception) (existing, present, current)

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - existing, present, current, happening

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'vṛt' (class 1); middle voice

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with dṛṣṭim.

इह (iha) - here (in this present moment/state) (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by means of my true self (ātman) (by the self, by the soul, by oneself)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul, supreme soul, essence, true nature

Note: Refers to the true self of the speaker.