योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-99, verse-11

अहमित्येव संकल्पो बन्धायातिविनाशिने ।
नाहमित्येव संकल्पो मोक्षाय विमलात्मने ॥ ११ ॥

ahamityeva saṃkalpo bandhāyātivināśine ,
nāhamityeva saṃkalpo mokṣāya vimalātmane 11

11. aham iti eva saṅkalpaḥ bandhāya ativināśine
na aham iti eva saṅkalpaḥ mokṣāya vimalātmane

11. aham iti eva saṅkalpaḥ ativināśine bandhāya
na aham iti eva saṅkalpaḥ vimalātmane mokṣāya

11. The ideation (saṅkalpa) "I am" leads to extremely destructive bondage (bandha). Conversely, the ideation (saṅkalpa) "I am not" leads to liberation (mokṣa) for the pure Self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - the ego-sense 'I' (I)

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

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

• सङ्कल्पः (saṅkalpaḥ) - intention, resolve, ideation, mental conception

• बन्धाय (bandhāya) - for bondage, for fettering

• अतिविनाशिने (ativināśine) - for that which is extremely destructive, for the utterly perishable

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - the ego-sense 'I' (I)

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

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

• सङ्कल्पः (saṅkalpaḥ) - intention, resolve, ideation, mental conception

• मोक्षाय (mokṣāya) - for liberation, for release

• विमलात्मने (vimalātmane) - for the pure Self, for the stainless soul

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - the ego-sense 'I' (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

इति (iti) - thus, so, denoting quotation

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

सङ्कल्पः (saṅkalpaḥ) - intention, resolve, ideation, mental conception

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅkalpa

saṅkalpa - intention, resolve, ideation, mental conception, will

Derived from root kḷp (to be able, to arrange) with upasarga sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

बन्धाय (bandhāya) - for bondage, for fettering

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of bandha

bandha - bondage, fetter, tie, imprisonment

From root bandh (to bind).

Root: bandh (class 1)

अतिविनाशिने (ativināśine) - for that which is extremely destructive, for the utterly perishable

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of ativināśin

ativināśin - extremely destructive, utterly perishable, highly transient

Compound of 'ati' (very, excessively) and 'vināśin' (destructive, perishable).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+vināśin)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding, very, excessively
  indeclinable
• vināśin – destructive, perishable, decaying, ruining
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun (affix -in)
  Derived from root naś (to perish) with upasarga vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: naś (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - the ego-sense 'I' (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

इति (iti) - thus, so, denoting quotation

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

सङ्कल्पः (saṅkalpaḥ) - intention, resolve, ideation, mental conception

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅkalpa

saṅkalpa - intention, resolve, ideation, mental conception, will

Derived from root kḷp (to be able, to arrange) with upasarga sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

मोक्षाय (mokṣāya) - for liberation, for release

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, release, freedom, emancipation

From root muc (to free, release).

Root: muc (class 6)

विमलात्मने (vimalātmane) - for the pure Self, for the stainless soul

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vimalātman

vimalātman - pure Self, stainless soul, unblemished spirit

Compound of 'vimala' (pure, spotless) and 'ātman' (Self, soul).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vimala+ātman)

• vimala – pure, spotless, clear, stainless
  adjective
  Compound of 'vi' (without) and 'mala' (impurity, dirt).
  Prefix: vi
• ātman – Self, soul, essence, spirit
  noun (masculine)