योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-17, verse-6

अहमर्थहिमं त्वन्तरनहंता चिदर्चिषा ।
उड्डीयेव विलीनं सन्न जाने क्वाशु गच्छति ॥ ६ ॥

ahamarthahimaṃ tvantaranahaṃtā cidarciṣā ,
uḍḍīyeva vilīnaṃ sanna jāne kvāśu gacchati 6

6. aham-artha-himam tu antar-anahantā-cit-arciṣā
uḍḍīya iva vilīnam sat na jāne kva āśu gacchati

6. Indeed, the ice-like sense of 'I' (ahaṅkāra), being dissolved, as if having flown up, by the flame of inner non-egoic consciousness, I do not know where it quickly goes.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम्-अर्थ-हिमम् (aham-artha-himam) - the frozen sense of ego (the ice of the sense of 'I', the ego-ice)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

• अन्तर्-अनहन्ता-चित्-अर्चिषा (antar-anahantā-cit-arciṣā) - by the illuminating power of the inner state of egolessness (by the flame of inner non-egoic consciousness)

• उड्डीय (uḍḍīya) - as if having vanished upwards (having flown up, having soared)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• विलीनम् (vilīnam) - completely dissolved or vanished (dissolved, melted, merged)

• सत् (sat) - being in that state (dissolved) (being, existing, true, good)

• न (na) - negates the verb 'jāne' (not, no)

• जाने (jāne) - I do not know (I know)

• क्व (kva) - where (where, to what place)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, moves to (goes, proceeds)

Words meanings and morphology

अहम्-अर्थ-हिमम् (aham-artha-himam) - the frozen sense of ego (the ice of the sense of 'I', the ego-ice)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aham-artha-hima

aham-artha-hima - ice of the ego-sense

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ahamartha+hima)

• ahamartha – the sense of 'I'
  noun (neuter)
  Composed of 'aham' (I) and 'artha' (meaning, sense).
• hima – ice, frost
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used here in nominative singular, neuter, referring to the subject.

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

अन्तर्-अनहन्ता-चित्-अर्चिषा (antar-anahantā-cit-arciṣā) - by the illuminating power of the inner state of egolessness (by the flame of inner non-egoic consciousness)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of antar-anahantā-cit-arcis

antar-anahantā-cit-arcis - flame of inner non-egoic consciousness

Compound type : prādi-ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (antar+anahantā+cit+arcis)

• antar – inner, within
  indeclinable
  Prefix or adverbial first member of compound
• anahantā – non-ego, absence of egoism
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: an
• cit – consciousness, pure knowledge
  noun (feminine)
• arcis – flame, ray, light
  noun (neuter)

Note: Instrumental singular, indicating the means of dissolution.

उड्डीय (uḍḍīya) - as if having vanished upwards (having flown up, having soared)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root √ḍī (to fly) with prefix ut (up) and absolutive suffix -ya.

Prefix: ut

Root: √ḍī (class 4)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) indicating an action completed before the main verb.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

विलीनम् (vilīnam) - completely dissolved or vanished (dissolved, melted, merged)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vilīna

vilīna - dissolved, melted, merged, absorbed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √lī (to melt, to cling) with prefix vi (away, asunder) and past passive participle suffix -ta, becoming -na.

Prefix: vi

Root: √lī (class 4)

Note: Nominative singular neuter, agreeing with 'ahamartha-himam'.

सत् (sat) - being in that state (dissolved) (being, existing, true, good)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, true, good

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √as (to be) with present active participle suffix -at.

Root: √as (class 2)

Note: Nominative singular neuter, agreeing with 'ahamartha-himam', indicating its state.

न (na) - negates the verb 'jāne' (not, no)

(indeclinable)

जाने (jāne) - I do not know (I know)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jñā

present tense, middle voice, 1st person singular

Derived from root √jñā, 9th conjugation class (divādi), present tense, middle voice (ātmanepada).

Root: √jñā (class 9)

Note: Expresses the speaker's lack of knowledge.

क्व (kva) - where (where, to what place)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb.

आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, moves to (goes, proceeds)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam

present tense, active voice, 3rd person singular

Derived from root √gam, 1st conjugation class (bhvādi), present tense, active voice (parasmaipada).

Root: √gam (class 1)

Note: The subject is 'ahamartha-himam'.