योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-166, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
सार्थकेनात्मशब्देन ख्यातिशब्देन चोज्झिताम् ।
आत्मख्यातिमिमां विद्धि शिलाजठरनिर्घनाम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
sārthakenātmaśabdena khyātiśabdena cojjhitām ,
ātmakhyātimimāṃ viddhi śilājaṭharanirghanām 1

1. śrī vasiṣṭha uvāca sārthakena ātmaśabdena khyātiśabdena
ca ujjhitām ātmakhyātim imām viddhi śilājaṭharanirghanām

1. śrī vasiṣṭha uvāca imām ātmakhyātim sārthakena ātmaśabdena
ca khyātiśabdena ujjhitām śilājaṭharanirghanām viddhi

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Understand this self-manifestation (ātmakhyāti) to be as dense and impenetrable as the core of a rock, as it is devoid of any meaningful application of the term self (ātman) or the term manifestation (khyāti).

Words meanings summery:

• श्री (śrī) - Respected, venerable (title). (auspicious, prosperous, glorious; prosperity, glory, wealth, beauty. A title of respect.)

• वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - The sage Vasiṣṭha. (a proper name, the name of a celebrated Vedic sage.)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said. (he said, spoke.)

• सार्थकेन (sārthakena) - by meaningful. (by meaningful, by significant.)

• आत्मशब्देन (ātmaśabdena) - by the term 'self' (ātman). (by the word 'ātman', by the word 'self'.)

• ख्यातिशब्देन (khyātiśabdena) - by the term 'manifestation' (khyāti). (by the word 'khyāti', by the word 'manifestation'.)

• च (ca) - and. (and, also.)

• उज्झिताम् (ujjhitām) - devoid of. (abandoned, discarded, devoid of, free from.)

• आत्मख्यातिम् (ātmakhyātim) - this self-manifestation (ātmakhyāti). (self-manifestation, self-appearance, self-luminosity.)

• इमाम् (imām) - this. (this, this one.)

• विद्धि (viddhi) - Understand! (know!, understand!, perceive!)

• शिलाजठरनिर्घनाम् (śilājaṭharanirghanām) - as dense and impenetrable as the core of a rock. (like the solid interior of a rock, dense as a rock's belly.)

Words meanings and morphology

श्री (śrī) - Respected, venerable (title). (auspicious, prosperous, glorious; prosperity, glory, wealth, beauty. A title of respect.)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty; goddess Lakṣmī; respectful prefix

वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - The sage Vasiṣṭha. (a proper name, the name of a celebrated Vedic sage.)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - best, most excellent; proper name of a sage

Superlative of `vasu` (good, wealthy).

उवाच (uvāca) - said. (he said, spoke.)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect active

Formed from root `vac` with reduplication.

Root: vac (class 2)

सार्थकेन (sārthakena) - by meaningful. (by meaningful, by significant.)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sārthaka

sārthaka - meaningful, significant, effective, useful

From `sa` (with) + `artha` (meaning, purpose).

आत्मशब्देन (ātmaśabdena) - by the term 'self' (ātman). (by the word 'ātman', by the word 'self'.)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātmaśabda

ātmaśabda - the word 'ātman', the word 'self'

Tatpuruṣa compound: `ātman` + `śabda`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+śabda)

• ātman – self, soul, essence, individual soul, supreme soul
  noun (masculine)
• śabda – sound, word, term, noise
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śabd

ख्यातिशब्देन (khyātiśabdena) - by the term 'manifestation' (khyāti). (by the word 'khyāti', by the word 'manifestation'.)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of khyātiśabda

khyātiśabda - the word 'khyāti', the word 'manifestation'

Tatpuruṣa compound: `khyāti` + `śabda`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (khyāti+śabda)

• khyāti – fame, renown, manifestation, appearance, perception
  noun (feminine)
  Root: khyā (class 2)
• śabda – sound, word, term, noise
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śabd

च (ca) - and. (and, also.)

(indeclinable)

उज्झिताम् (ujjhitām) - devoid of. (abandoned, discarded, devoid of, free from.)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ujjhitā

ujjhitā - abandoned, forsaken, given up, devoid of

Past Passive Participle

From root `hā` (to abandon) with prefix `ud`.

Prefix: ud

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with `ātmakhyātim`.

आत्मख्यातिम् (ātmakhyātim) - this self-manifestation (ātmakhyāti). (self-manifestation, self-appearance, self-luminosity.)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ātmakhyāti

ātmakhyāti - self-manifestation, self-luminosity, perception of self

Tatpuruṣa compound: `ātman` + `khyāti`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+khyāti)

• ātman – self, soul, essence, individual soul, supreme soul
  noun (masculine)
• khyāti – fame, renown, manifestation, appearance, perception
  noun (feminine)
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Object of `viddhi`.

इमाम् (imām) - this. (this, this one.)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with `ātmakhyātim`.

विद्धि (viddhi) - Understand! (know!, understand!, perceive!)

(verb)

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

Imperative active

From root `vid` (to know), 2nd conjugation, imperative 2nd singular.

Root: vid (class 2)

शिलाजठरनिर्घनाम् (śilājaṭharanirghanām) - as dense and impenetrable as the core of a rock. (like the solid interior of a rock, dense as a rock's belly.)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śilājaṭharanirghana

śilājaṭharanirghana - dense as a rock's interior, solid as the core of a rock

Descriptive compound formed from `śilā` (rock) + `jaṭhara` (belly, interior) + `nirghana` (solid, dense).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śilā+jaṭhara+nirghana)

• śilā – rock, stone
  noun (feminine)
• jaṭhara – belly, abdomen, interior, inside
  noun (neuter)
• nirghana – dense, solid, compact, impenetrable
  adjective (masculine)
  From `nis` (without) + `ghana` (mass, substance). Here implying 'full of substance, dense'.
  Prefix: nis