योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-78, verse-22

खातेनेव सरिन्नूनं साऽहंकारेण वाह्यते ।
अहंकारोऽपि निःसारो जड एव शवात्मकः ॥ २२ ॥

khāteneva sarinnūnaṃ sā'haṃkāreṇa vāhyate ,
ahaṃkāro'pi niḥsāro jaḍa eva śavātmakaḥ 22

22. khātena iva sarit nūnam sā ahaṅkāreṇa vāhyate
ahaṅkāraḥ api niḥsāraḥ jaḍaḥ eva śavātmakaḥ

22. sarit khātena iva,
nūnam sā ahaṅkāreṇa vāhyate.
Ahaṅkāraḥ api niḥsāraḥ jaḍaḥ eva śavātmakaḥ.

22. Just as a river is surely channeled, so too is the intellect (buddhi) carried by the ego (ahaṅkāra). And this ego (ahaṅkāra) itself is also without essence, inert, and indeed corpse-like.

Words meanings summery:

• खातेन (khātena) - by a channel, by a ditch, by a canal

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सरित् (sarit) - a river, a stream

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

• सा (sā) - she (referring to the intellect (buddhi)) (she, that (feminine singular))

• अहङ्कारेण (ahaṅkāreṇa) - by the ego (ahaṅkāra), by self-identification

• वाह्यते (vāhyate) - is carried, is conveyed, is flowed, is led

• अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - the ego (ahaṅkāra), self-identification

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• निःसारः (niḥsāraḥ) - essence-less, worthless, futile, unsubstantial

• जडः (jaḍaḥ) - inert, unconscious, dull

• एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, merely

• शवात्मकः (śavātmakaḥ) - having the nature of a corpse, corpse-like

Words meanings and morphology

खातेन (khātena) - by a channel, by a ditch, by a canal

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of khāta

khāta - dug, excavated; a ditch, channel, canal, well

past passive participle

From root 'khan' (to dig) + -ta suffix

Root: khan (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सरित् (sarit) - a river, a stream

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarit

sarit - a river, stream, current

From root 'sṛ' (to flow, go) + -it suffix

Root: sṛ (class 1)

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - she (referring to the intellect (buddhi)) (she, that (feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Refers to 'buddhiḥ'.

अहङ्कारेण (ahaṅkāreṇa) - by the ego (ahaṅkāra), by self-identification

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra

ahaṅkāra - ego, egoism, self-consciousness, I-making faculty

From aham (I) + kṛ (to make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वाह्यते (vāhyate) - is carried, is conveyed, is flowed, is led

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vah

present passive

Root vah (to carry) + -ya + -te (passive ending). Present passive ātmanepada, 3rd person singular.

Root: vah (class 1)

अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - the ego (ahaṅkāra), self-identification

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra

ahaṅkāra - ego, egoism, self-consciousness, I-making faculty

From aham (I) + kṛ (to make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

निःसारः (niḥsāraḥ) - essence-less, worthless, futile, unsubstantial

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niḥsāra

niḥsāra - devoid of essence or substance, worthless, futile, unsubstantial

From nis- (without) + sāra (essence)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+sāra)

• nis – out, forth, away, without
  indeclinable
  Prefix/preposition
• sāra – essence, pith, core, strength, value
  noun (masculine)
  From root sṛ (to flow)
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ahaṅkāraḥ'.

जडः (jaḍaḥ) - inert, unconscious, dull

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaḍa

jaḍa - cold, stiff, inert, inanimate, unconscious, dull, stupid, foolish

Note: Agrees with 'ahaṅkāraḥ'.

एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, merely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizing particle.

शवात्मकः (śavātmakaḥ) - having the nature of a corpse, corpse-like

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śavātmaka

śavātmaka - having the nature of a corpse, corpse-like, dead

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śava+ātmaka)

• śava – corpse, dead body
  noun (masculine)
• ātmaka – whose nature is, consisting of, characterized by
  adjective (masculine)
  From ātman (self) + -ka suffix

Note: Agrees with 'ahaṅkāraḥ'.