योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-1, verse-35

अहंममेति संविदन्न दुःखतो विमुच्यसे ।
असंविदन्विमुच्यसे यदीप्सितं तदाचर ॥ ३५ ॥

ahaṃmameti saṃvidanna duḥkhato vimucyase ,
asaṃvidanvimucyase yadīpsitaṃ tadācara 35

35. aham mama iti saṃvidan na duḥkhataḥ vimucyase
asaṃvidan vimucyase yat īpsitam tat ācara

35. aham mama iti saṃvidan duḥkhataḥ vimucyase
na asaṃvidan vimucyase yat īpsitam tat ācara

35. By identifying with 'I' (ahaṃ) and 'mine' (mama), you are not liberated from suffering (duḥkha). By not identifying (with them), you are liberated. Whatever is truly desired (by you in that liberated state), that (action) you should perform.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - 'I' (ahaṃ), referring to the egoic self (I)

• मम (mama) - 'mine' (mama), referring to possessiveness (my, mine)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, 'quote'

• संविदन् (saṁvidan) - understanding, knowing, perceiving, feeling

• न (na) - not, no

• दुःखतः (duḥkhataḥ) - from suffering (duḥkha) (from suffering, on account of sorrow)

• विमुच्यसे (vimucyase) - you are liberated, you are freed

• असंविदन् (asaṁvidan) - not understanding, not knowing, not perceiving

• विमुच्यसे (vimucyase) - you are liberated, you are freed

• यत् (yat) - what, which, that which

• ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - desired, wished for, sought after

• तत् (tat) - that

• आचर (ācara) - perform, do, practice, follow

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - 'I' (ahaṃ), referring to the egoic self (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

मम (mama) - 'mine' (mama), referring to possessiveness (my, mine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, 'quote'

(indeclinable)

संविदन् (saṁvidan) - understanding, knowing, perceiving, feeling

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvidat

saṁvidat - understanding, knowing, perceiving, feeling

Present Active Participle

Derived from root saṃ-vid (to know, perceive)

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

दुःखतः (duḥkhataḥ) - from suffering (duḥkha) (from suffering, on account of sorrow)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, pain, sorrow, misery

विमुच्यसे (vimucyase) - you are liberated, you are freed

(verb)

2nd person , singular, passive/middle, present (laṭ) of vimuc

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

असंविदन् (asaṁvidan) - not understanding, not knowing, not perceiving

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asaṃvidat

asaṁvidat - not understanding, not knowing, not perceiving

Present Active Participle

Negative participle from root saṃ-vid (to know, perceive)

Prefixes: a+sam

Root: vid (class 2)

विमुच्यसे (vimucyase) - you are liberated, you are freed

(verb)

2nd person , singular, passive/middle, present (laṭ) of vimuc

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

यत् (yat) - what, which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - desired, wished for, sought after

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of īpsita

īpsita - desired, wished for, sought after

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain) with desiderative suffix

Root: āp (class 5)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

आचर (ācara) - perform, do, practice, follow

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ācar

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)