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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-97, verse-3

किंचिज्जगदहंतादि तदेवानन्तमस्ति हि ।
शिखिध्वज उवाच ।
शिवे जगदहंतादि मुने नास्तीति वेद्म्यहम् ॥ ३ ॥
kiṃcijjagadahaṃtādi tadevānantamasti hi ,
śikhidhvaja uvāca ,
śive jagadahaṃtādi mune nāstīti vedmyaham 3
3. kiñcit jagat ahaṃtā ādi tat eva anantam asti hi śikhidhvaja
uvāca śive jagat ahaṃtā ādi mune na asti iti vedmi aham
3. hi kiñcit jagat ahaṃtā ādi tat
eva anantam asti śikhidhvaja
uvāca he śive he mune aham jagat
ahaṃtā ādi na asti iti vedmi
3. Kumbha [continued]: Indeed, even a little of this world, the sense of ego (ahaṅkāra), and so forth, is nothing but the infinite (ananta). Shikidhwaja said: O venerable one (śiva), O sage (muni), I know that this world, the sense of ego (ahaṅkāra), and so forth, do not truly exist.

Words meanings summery:

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  • किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - 'a little' or 'something like'. (something, anything, a little, nothing (with negation))
  • जगत् (jagat) - The phenomenal world of experience. (world, universe)
  • अहंता (ahaṁtā) - The sense of 'I' or 'mineness' that identifies with the body/mind. (ego (ahaṅkāra), egohood, self-conceit)
  • आदि (ādi) - Indicating 'and similar things/phenomena'. (beginning, etcetera, and so on)
  • तत् (tat) - Refers to the preceding list (world, ego, etc.). (that, it)
  • एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'only' or 'alone'. (indeed, only, alone)
  • अनन्तम् (anantam) - The boundless nature of Brahman. (infinite, endless (ananta))
  • अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
  • हि (hi) - Emphatic particle, 'indeed'. (indeed, surely, for, because)
  • शिखिध्वज (śikhidhvaja) - Name of the king speaking. (Shikidhwaja (proper name))
  • उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
  • शिवे (śive) - Addressing the sage Kumbha. (O auspicious one, O benevolent one, O Śiva)
  • जगत् (jagat) - The phenomenal world of experience. (world, universe)
  • अहंता (ahaṁtā) - The sense of 'I' or 'mineness' that identifies with the body/mind. (ego (ahaṅkāra), egohood, self-conceit)
  • आदि (ādi) - Indicating 'and similar things/phenomena'. (beginning, etcetera, and so on)
  • मुने (mune) - Addressing Kumbha as a sage. (O sage (muni))
  • (na) - not, no
  • अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
  • इति (iti) - Indicates the preceding statement is what is known. (thus, so, marking direct speech or conclusion)
  • वेद्मि (vedmi) - Shikidhwaja's direct assertion of his knowledge. (I know, I understand)
  • अहम् (aham) - First person singular pronoun. (I)

Words meanings and morphology

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - 'a little' or 'something like'. (something, anything, a little, nothing (with negation))
(indeclinable)
A pronominal adjective or indeclinable.
Note: Here functioning as an adverbial modifier 'even a little'.
जगत् (jagat) - The phenomenal world of experience. (world, universe)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - moving, living, world, universe
Present Active Participle
From √gam with reduplication.
Root: gam (class 1)
अहंता (ahaṁtā) - The sense of 'I' or 'mineness' that identifies with the body/mind. (ego (ahaṅkāra), egohood, self-conceit)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ahaṃtā
ahaṁtā - egohood, egoism, the sense of 'I', self-consciousness
Derived from 'aham' (I) + suffix '-tā'.
आदि (ādi) - Indicating 'and similar things/phenomena'. (beginning, etcetera, and so on)
(indeclinable)
Root: ad (class 2)
Note: Null for gender/number/case as it's part of a list, indicating 'and so on'.
तत् (tat) - Refers to the preceding list (world, ego, etc.). (that, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it, this
Demonstrative pronoun.
एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'only' or 'alone'. (indeed, only, alone)
(indeclinable)
An emphatic particle.
अनन्तम् (anantam) - The boundless nature of Brahman. (infinite, endless (ananta))
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ananta
ananta - endless, infinite, boundless, eternal, the infinite (ananta)
A-privative compound (na + anta).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+anta)
  • a – not, un-, in-
    prefix
    privative prefix
  • anta – end, limit, boundary
    noun (masculine)
    Root: ant (class 1)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as
Present Active
Present tense, 3rd person singular.
Root: as (class 2)
हि (hi) - Emphatic particle, 'indeed'. (indeed, surely, for, because)
(indeclinable)
An emphatic or causal particle.
शिखिध्वज (śikhidhvaja) - Name of the king speaking. (Shikidhwaja (proper name))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhidhvaja
śikhidhvaja - peacock-bannered (epithet of Kartikeya), a proper name (Shikidhwaja)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śikhin+dhvaja)
  • śikhin – crested, peacock
    noun (masculine)
  • dhvaja – banner, flag, standard
    noun (masculine)
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac
Perfect Active
Irregular perfect form from √vac (2nd conjugation).
Root: vac (class 2)
शिवे (śive) - Addressing the sage Kumbha. (O auspicious one, O benevolent one, O Śiva)
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of śiva
śiva - auspicious, benevolent, gracious, propitious, (as proper noun) Śiva
Note: Used substantively as an address.
जगत् (jagat) - The phenomenal world of experience. (world, universe)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - moving, living, world, universe
Present Active Participle
From √gam with reduplication.
Root: gam (class 1)
अहंता (ahaṁtā) - The sense of 'I' or 'mineness' that identifies with the body/mind. (ego (ahaṅkāra), egohood, self-conceit)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ahaṃtā
ahaṁtā - egohood, egoism, the sense of 'I', self-consciousness
Derived from 'aham' (I) + suffix '-tā'.
आदि (ādi) - Indicating 'and similar things/phenomena'. (beginning, etcetera, and so on)
(indeclinable)
Note: Null for gender/number/case as it's part of a list, indicating 'and so on'.
मुने (mune) - Addressing Kumbha as a sage. (O sage (muni))
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of muni
muni - sage, ascetic, saint, silent one (muni)
Root: man (class 4)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as
Present Active
Present tense, 3rd person singular.
Root: as (class 2)
इति (iti) - Indicates the preceding statement is what is known. (thus, so, marking direct speech or conclusion)
(indeclinable)
A particle.
Root: i (class 2)
वेद्मि (vedmi) - Shikidhwaja's direct assertion of his knowledge. (I know, I understand)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of vid
Present Active
Irregular present form (Ad-class verb).
Root: vid (class 2)
अहम् (aham) - First person singular pronoun. (I)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
First person pronoun.