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

अहंरसो विलीनोन्तरनहंताचिदर्चिषा ।
शरीरपर्णादुद्वर्णान्न जाने क्वाशु गच्छति ॥ ७ ॥

ahaṃraso vilīnontaranahaṃtācidarciṣā ,
śarīraparṇādudvarṇānna jāne kvāśu gacchati 7

7. aham-rasaḥ vilīnaḥ antar-anahantā-cit-arciṣā
śarīra-parṇāt utvarṇaḥ na jāne kva āśu gacchati

7. The essence of 'I' (aham-rasa), having dissolved within by the flame of inner non-egoic consciousness, and having vanished from the leaf of the body (śarīra-parṇa), I do not know where it quickly goes.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम्-रसः (aham-rasaḥ) - the inherent sense of individuality (the essence of 'I', ego-juice)

• विलीनः (vilīnaḥ) - completely vanished (dissolved, merged, disappeared)

• 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)

• शरीर-पर्णात् (śarīra-parṇāt) - from the physical form (from the leaf of the body)

• उत्वर्णः (utvarṇaḥ) - having lost its form and vanished (having risen, having vanished, disappeared (from color/form))

• 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-रसः (aham-rasaḥ) - the inherent sense of individuality (the essence of 'I', ego-juice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aham-rasa

aham-rasa - essence of 'I', ego-juice

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (aham+rasa)

• aham – I, ego
  pronoun
  first person pronoun
• rasa – juice, essence, taste, feeling
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

विलीनः (vilīnaḥ) - completely vanished (dissolved, merged, disappeared)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, 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 masculine, agreeing with 'aham-rasaḥ'.

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.

शरीर-पर्णात् (śarīra-parṇāt) - from the physical form (from the leaf of the body)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śarīra-parṇa

śarīra-parṇa - body-leaf, leaf of the body (metaphor for the ephemeral body)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śarīra+parṇa)

• śarīra – body
  noun (neuter)
• parṇa – leaf, feather
  noun (neuter)

Note: Ablative singular, indicating the point of departure or origin.

उत्वर्णः (utvarṇaḥ) - having lost its form and vanished (having risen, having vanished, disappeared (from color/form))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utvarṇa

utvarṇa - risen in color, having lost color/form, disappeared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix ut (up, out) and noun varṇa (color, form, appearance). Here, consistent with 'vilīnaḥ', it implies vanishing or transcendence of form.

Note: Nominative singular masculine, agreeing with 'aham-rasaḥ'.

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 'aham-rasaḥ'.