योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-190, verse-45

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
यत्तद्वोधस्य बोधत्वं तदेवाहंत्वमुच्यते ।
द्वित्वमत्रानिलस्पन्ददृशोरिव निगद्यते ॥ ४५ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
yattadvodhasya bodhatvaṃ tadevāhaṃtvamucyate ,
dvitvamatrānilaspandadṛśoriva nigadyate 45

45. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca yat tat bodhasya bodhatvam tat eva
ahaṃtvam ucyate dvitvam atra anila-spanda-dṛśoḥ iva nigadyate

45. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca yat tat bodhasya bodhatvam,
tad eva ahaṃtvam ucyate.
atra dvitvam anilaspandadṛśoḥ iva nigadyate.

45. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: That very state of being consciousness (bodhatva) inherent in pure consciousness (bodha) is what is called the ego (ahaṅkāra). Here, duality is described as being like that between the wind's vibration and the act of seeing.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यत् (yat) - that which (which, that (neuter))

• तत् (tat) - that (that (neuter))

• बोधस्य (bodhasya) - of pure consciousness (bodha) (of knowledge, of consciousness)

• बोधत्वम् (bodhatvam) - the state of being consciousness (bodhatva) (the state of being consciousness)

• तत् (tat) - that (neuter)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

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

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called (is said, is called)

• द्वित्वम् (dvitvam) - duality (duality, twoness)

• अत्र (atra) - here (in this discussion) (here, in this matter)

• अनिल-स्पन्द-दृशोः (anila-spanda-dṛśoḥ) - of the wind's vibration and the act of seeing (of the wind's vibration/movement and of sight/vision)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• निगद्यते (nigadyate) - is described (is said, is described, is declared)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - the glorious Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – glorious, auspicious
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated Vedic sage)
  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)

यत् (yat) - that which (which, that (neuter))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

relative pronoun

Note: Forms a correlative pair with `tat`.

तत् (tat) - that (that (neuter))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

demonstrative pronoun

बोधस्य (bodhasya) - of pure consciousness (bodha) (of knowledge, of consciousness)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bodha

bodha - knowledge, perception, pure consciousness

from √budh (to know)

Root: budh (class 1)

बोधत्वम् (bodhatvam) - the state of being consciousness (bodhatva) (the state of being consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bodhatva

bodhatva - the state of being consciousness or knowledge

from bodha + -tva (suffix for abstract noun)

Root: budh (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

demonstrative pronoun

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

particle for emphasis

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ahaṃtva

ahaṁtva - egoity, state of 'I'

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

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called (is said, is called)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Present Passive

Present passive form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

द्वित्वम् (dvitvam) - duality (duality, twoness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvitva

dvitva - duality, twoness

from dvi (two) + -tva (suffix for abstract noun)

अत्र (atra) - here (in this discussion) (here, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

adverb of place/reference

अनिल-स्पन्द-दृशोः (anila-spanda-dṛśoḥ) - of the wind's vibration and the act of seeing (of the wind's vibration/movement and of sight/vision)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of anilaspandadṛś

anilaspandadṛś - (duality) of wind's vibration and sight

Compound type : dvandva (anila-spanda+dṛś)

• anila – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• spanda – vibration, pulsation, movement
  noun (masculine)
  from √spand (to tremble, vibrate)
  Root: spand (class 1)
• dṛś – sight, vision, seeing
  noun (feminine)
  from √dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

particle of comparison

निगद्यते (nigadyate) - is described (is said, is described, is declared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of gad

Present Passive

Present passive form of ni-√gad

Prefix: ni

Root: gad (class 1)