योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-78, verse-42

तदात्मैव यथा यातो रूपवान् जलधौ द्रवात् ।
एवं चिन्मात्रमेवाहमनहंभावमाततम् ॥ ४२ ॥

tadātmaiva yathā yāto rūpavān jaladhau dravāt ,
evaṃ cinmātramevāhamanahaṃbhāvamātatam 42

42. tat-ātman eva yathā yātaḥ rūpavān jaladhau dravāt
evam cit-mātram eva aham anahaṃbhāvam ātatam

42. yathā tat-ātman rūpavān dravāt jaladhau eva yātaḥ,
evam aham cit-mātram eva (asmi) ātatam anahaṃbhāvam (asmi)

42. Just as that very self (ātman) assumes form (rūpavān) in the ocean from its liquid state (dravāt), similarly, I am pure consciousness (cinmātra) pervaded by the state of non-ego (anahaṃbhāva).

Words meanings summery:

• ततात्मन् (tatātman) - that very intrinsic nature (of water) (that self, that soul, that very nature)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just, only

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• यातः (yātaḥ) - become, assumed (form) (gone, proceeded, become, obtained)

• रूपवान् (rūpavān) - having form (having form, beautiful, endowed with form)

• जलधौ (jaladhau) - in the ocean, in the sea

• द्रवात् (dravāt) - from fluidity, from liquid state

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, similarly

• चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - merely consciousness, pure consciousness

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just, only

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अनहंभावम् (anahaṁbhāvam) - the state of non-ego, absence of ego-sense

• आततम् (ātatam) - pervaded (by) (pervaded, extended, spread out)

Words meanings and morphology

ततात्मन् (tatātman) - that very intrinsic nature (of water) (that self, that soul, that very nature)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tatātman

tatātman - that self, that soul, that very nature

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tat+ātman)

• tat – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, nature
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just, only

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

यातः (yātaḥ) - become, assumed (form) (gone, proceeded, become, obtained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, arrived, obtained, become

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'yā' (to go)

Root: yā (class 2)

रूपवान् (rūpavān) - having form (having form, beautiful, endowed with form)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rūpavat

rūpavat - having form, beautiful, endowed with form

Suffixed with '-vat' indicating possession

जलधौ (jaladhau) - in the ocean, in the sea

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jaladhi

jaladhi - ocean, sea (literally 'water-receptacle')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+dhi)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhi – receptacle, container
  noun (masculine)

द्रवात् (dravāt) - from fluidity, from liquid state

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of drava

drava - liquid, fluid, fluidity

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, similarly

(indeclinable)

चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - merely consciousness, pure consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cinmātra

cinmātra - mere consciousness, pure consciousness, consisting only of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+mātra)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – mere, only, consisting only of
  adjective (neuter)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just, only

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

अनहंभावम् (anahaṁbhāvam) - the state of non-ego, absence of ego-sense

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anahaṃbhāva

anahaṁbhāva - the state of non-ego, absence of ego-sense

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ahaṃbhāva)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• ahaṃbhāva – ego-sense, egoism, the sense of 'I'
  noun (masculine)

आततम् (ātatam) - pervaded (by) (pervaded, extended, spread out)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātata

ātata - spread out, extended, pervaded, stretched

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'tan' (to stretch) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: tan (class 8)