योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-173, verse-1

श्रीराम उवाच ।
सर्वानुभवरूपस्य तथा सर्वात्मनोऽप्ययम् ।
अनन्तस्यात्मतत्त्वस्य देहेऽपि किमहंग्रहः ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
sarvānubhavarūpasya tathā sarvātmano'pyayam ,
anantasyātmatattvasya dehe'pi kimahaṃgrahaḥ 1

1. śrīrāma uvāca sarvānubhavarūpasya tathā sarvātmanaḥ api
ayam anantasya ātmatattvasya dehe api kim ahaṅgrahaḥ

1. śrīrāma uvāca.
sarvānubhavarūpasya tathā sarvātmanaḥ anantasya ātmatattvasya ayam api dehe api ahaṅgrahaḥ kim?

1. Śrī Rāma said: 'How is it possible that there is ego-identification (ahaṅgrahā) with the body, even for the infinite essence (tattva) of the Self (ātman) which is the very form of all experience and the Self (ātman) of all beings?'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सर्वानुभवरूपस्य (sarvānubhavarūpasya) - of the nature of all experience, whose form is all experience

• तथा (tathā) - and, thus, in that manner

• सर्वात्मनः (sarvātmanaḥ) - of the Self of all; of the universal Self (ātman)

• अपि (api) - even, also

• अयम् (ayam) - refers to the ātmatattva (this (masculine))

• अनन्तस्य (anantasya) - of the infinite, of the endless

• आत्मतत्त्वस्य (ātmatattvasya) - of the reality/essence of the Self (ātman)

• देहे (dehe) - in the body

• अपि (api) - even, also

• किम् (kim) - what? how?

• अहङ्ग्रहः (ahaṅgrahaḥ) - ego-clinging, ego-identification

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma, an incarnation of Viṣṇu

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

सर्वानुभवरूपस्य (sarvānubhavarūpasya) - of the nature of all experience, whose form is all experience

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sarvānubhavarūpa

sarvānubhavarūpa - whose nature is all experience

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+anubhava+rūpa)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine)
• anubhava – experience, perception
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

तथा (tathā) - and, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

सर्वात्मनः (sarvātmanaḥ) - of the Self of all; of the universal Self (ātman)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sarvātman

sarvātman - the soul of all, the universal Self (ātman)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+ātman)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, essence
  noun (masculine)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - refers to the ātmatattva (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

अनन्तस्य (anantasya) - of the infinite, of the endless

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, boundless

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+anta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• anta – end, limit
  noun (masculine)

आत्मतत्त्वस्य (ātmatattvasya) - of the reality/essence of the Self (ātman)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of ātmatattva

ātmatattva - the essence or reality of the Self (ātman)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+tattva)

• ātman – self, soul, essence
  noun (masculine)
• tattva – reality, truth, essence, principle
  noun (neuter)

देहे (dehe) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, corporeal form

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what? how?

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an interrogative particle here, implying 'how can this be?'

अहङ्ग्रहः (ahaṅgrahaḥ) - ego-clinging, ego-identification

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṅgraha

ahaṅgraha - ego-clinging, the notion of 'I'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahan+graha)

• ahan – I, ego
  pronoun (first person singular)
• graha – seizing, grasping, holding, perception
  noun (masculine)
  Root: grah