योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-190, verse-44

श्रीराम उवाच ।
बोध एव यदाहंत्वमेति बोधान्यता तदा ।
कुत एषा परेऽनन्ते नासावतिजलेऽमले ॥ ४४ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
bodha eva yadāhaṃtvameti bodhānyatā tadā ,
kuta eṣā pare'nante nāsāvatijale'male 44

44. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca bodhaḥ eva yadā ahaṃtvam eti bodhānyatā
tadā kutaḥ eṣā pare anante na asau atijale amale

44. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca yadā bodhaḥ eva ahaṃtvam eti,
tadā bodhānyatā kutaḥ? eṣā pare anante atijale amale na asau.

44. Śrī Rāma said: If pure consciousness (bodha) itself assumes the state of ego (ahaṅkāra), then from where does this 'otherness' from consciousness arise? Such 'otherness' does not exist in the supreme, infinite, utterly clear, and stainless reality.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Lord Rama

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• बोधः (bodhaḥ) - pure consciousness (bodha) (knowledge, pure consciousness)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• यदा (yadā) - when

• अहंत्वम् (ahaṁtvam) - state of ego (ahaṅkāra) (the state of ego, egoity)

• एति (eti) - assumes (goes, attains, reaches)

• बोधान्यता (bodhānyatā) - otherness from pure consciousness (otherness from consciousness, distinctness from consciousness)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where? (from where? whence?)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (otherness) (this (feminine))

• परे (pare) - in the supreme (in the supreme, in the higher)

• अनन्ते (anante) - in the infinite (in the endless, infinite)

• न (na) - not

• असौ (asau) - that (otherness) (that (feminine/masculine, remote demonstrative))

• अतिजले (atijale) - in the utterly clear (in the very clear, very watery)

• अमले (amale) - in the stainless (in the stainless, spotless)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Lord Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - the glorious Rama

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – glorious, auspicious
  adjective (feminine)
• rāma – Rama, delight
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

Irregular perfect form from √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

बोधः (bodhaḥ) - pure consciousness (bodha) (knowledge, pure consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bodha

bodha - knowledge, perception, pure consciousness

from √budh (to know)

Root: budh (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

particle for emphasis

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

interrogative/relative adverb of time

अहंत्वम् (ahaṁtvam) - state of ego (ahaṅkāra) (the state of ego, egoity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ahaṃtva

ahaṁtva - egoity, state of 'I'

from aham (I) + -tva (suffix for abstract noun)

एति (eti) - assumes (goes, attains, reaches)

(verb)

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

Present tense

Root: i (class 2)

बोधान्यता (bodhānyatā) - otherness from pure consciousness (otherness from consciousness, distinctness from consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bodhānyatā

bodhānyatā - otherness from consciousness

from bodha + anyatā (otherness)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bodha+anyatā)

• bodha – knowledge, consciousness
  noun (masculine)
  from √budh (to know)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• anyatā – otherness, distinctness
  noun (feminine)
  from anya (other) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

correlative adverb of time to yadā

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where? (from where? whence?)

(indeclinable)

interrogative adverb of place/cause

एषा (eṣā) - this (otherness) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to `bodhānyatā`.

परे (pare) - in the supreme (in the supreme, in the higher)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other

Note: Qualifies an implied Brahman or Reality.

अनन्ते (anante) - in the infinite (in the endless, infinite)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, eternal

a- (negative) + anta (end)

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+anta)

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

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

negative particle

असौ (asau) - that (otherness) (that (feminine/masculine, remote demonstrative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder

demonstrative pronoun

अतिजले (atijale) - in the utterly clear (in the very clear, very watery)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of atijala

atijala - very clear, extremely pure (lit. very watery)

ati- (excessive) + jala (water/clear)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ati+jala)

• ati – over, beyond, excessively
  indeclinable
  prefix
• jala – water, clarity
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the implied reality.

अमले (amale) - in the stainless (in the stainless, spotless)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of amala

amala - stainless, pure, spotless

a- (negative) + mala (dirt, impurity)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mala)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• mala – dirt, impurity
  noun (masculine)