योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-53, verse-26

भावोऽहमिति कोऽप्येष प्रत्येकमुदितश्चितेः ।
कोटिकोट्यंशकलितः क इवैनं प्रति ग्रहः ॥ २६ ॥

bhāvo'hamiti ko'pyeṣa pratyekamuditaściteḥ ,
koṭikoṭyaṃśakalitaḥ ka ivainaṃ prati grahaḥ 26

26. bhāvaḥ aham iti kaḥ api eṣaḥ pratyekam uditaḥ
citeḥ koṭikoṭyaṃśakalitaḥ kaḥ iva enam prati grahaḥ

26. bhāvaḥ aham iti eṣaḥ kaḥ api citeḥ pratyekam uditaḥ,
koṭikoṭyaṃśakalitaḥ enam prati kaḥ iva grahaḥ

26. This 'I am' notion, which is some individual existent entity, arises in each consciousness (citi). Since it is fragmented into countless millions of parts, what kind of comprehension can one have of it?

Words meanings summery:

• भावः (bhāvaḥ) - existence, being, state, notion

• अहम् (aham) - I, I am

• इति (iti) - thus, so, denoting quotation

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what (masculine)

• अपि (api) - also, even, perhaps, (forms indefinite pronoun with ka)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine)

• प्रत्येकम् (pratyekam) - in each instance of consciousness (individually, in each case)

• उदितः (uditaḥ) - arisen, manifested

• चितेः (citeḥ) - of consciousness, from consciousness

• कोटिकोट्यंशकलितः (koṭikoṭyaṁśakalitaḥ) - divided into countless millions of parts/fractions

• कः (kaḥ) - what, who

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• एनम् (enam) - this, him, it (masculine accusative)

• प्रति (prati) - towards, with respect to, regarding

• ग्रहः (grahaḥ) - grasp, comprehension, understanding, seizing

Words meanings and morphology

भावः (bhāvaḥ) - existence, being, state, notion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - being, existence, state, nature, feeling, notion

From root bhū (to be, become) + a suffix.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Part of the 'I am an existent entity' phrase.

अहम् (aham) - I, I am

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I

Note: The subject of the embedded phrase 'I am'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, denoting quotation

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the preceding phrase as a quotation or a specific notion.

कः (kaḥ) - who, what (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Part of 'kaḥ api' meaning 'some', 'someone'.

अपि (api) - also, even, perhaps, (forms indefinite pronoun with ka)

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms 'ko 'pi' (someone/something).

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this, he

Note: Refers to the 'bhāvaḥ aham iti' notion.

प्रत्येकम् (pratyekam) - in each instance of consciousness (individually, in each case)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (prati+eka)

• prati – to, towards, against, in each
  indeclinable
• eka – one, single, unique
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'uditaḥ'.

उदितः (uditaḥ) - arisen, manifested

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udita

udita - risen, ascended, appeared, manifested

Past Passive Participle

From root i (to go) with prefix ud (up).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ud+ita)

• ud – up, upwards, out
  indeclinable
• ita – gone, arrived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root i (to go) + kta suffix.
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Predicate for 'eṣaḥ'.

चितेः (citeḥ) - of consciousness, from consciousness

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of citi

citi - consciousness, intelligence, thought

From root cit (to perceive, observe) + ti suffix.

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: 'Of consciousness' or 'from consciousness'.

कोटिकोट्यंशकलितः (koṭikoṭyaṁśakalitaḥ) - divided into countless millions of parts/fractions

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of koṭikoṭyaṃśakalita

koṭikoṭyaṁśakalita - divided into ten millions of millions of parts, fragmented into countless fractions

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (koṭi+koṭi+aṃśa+kalita)

• koṭi – ten million, crore, peak
  noun (feminine)
• koṭi – ten million, crore, peak
  noun (feminine)
• aṃśa – part, portion, share, fraction
  noun (masculine)
• kalita – held, taken, understood, endowed with, composed of
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kal (to count, calculate, hold) + kta suffix.
  Root: kal (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'eṣaḥ'.

कः (kaḥ) - what, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Leads the interrogative sentence.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in the sense of 'how can it be like...'.

एनम् (enam) - this, him, it (masculine accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, him, it

Note: Refers to the 'eṣaḥ' (this I-sense/reality).

प्रति (prati) - towards, with respect to, regarding

(indeclinable)

Note: 'Regarding it'.

ग्रहः (grahaḥ) - grasp, comprehension, understanding, seizing

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of graha

graha - seizing, grasping, understanding, perception, planet

From root grah (to seize, take) + a suffix.

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Object of the implied verb 'can be'.