योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-22, verse-38

यथास्थितां च निश्चित्तां वर्जयित्वा स्थिरोपमाम् ।
न कयाचिदपि स्थित्या शाम्यत्यहमिति भ्रमः ॥ ३८ ॥

yathāsthitāṃ ca niścittāṃ varjayitvā sthiropamām ,
na kayācidapi sthityā śāmyatyahamiti bhramaḥ 38

38. yathāsthitām ca niścitām varjayitvā sthiropamām
na kayācit api sthityā śāmyati aham iti bhramaḥ

38. yathāsthitām niścitām sthiropamām ca varjayitvā,
aham iti bhramaḥ kayācit api sthityā na śāmyati

38. Even by abandoning fixed, certain, or seemingly stable notions (about oneself), the delusion 'I am' (ahaṅkāra) does not subside through any particular state or condition whatsoever.

Words meanings summery:

• यथास्थिताम् (yathāsthitām) - as it is established, as it stands

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• निश्चिताम् (niścitām) - certain, definite, ascertained

• वर्जयित्वा (varjayitvā) - having abandoned, having excluded, having given up

• स्थिरोपमाम् (sthiropamām) - resembling stability, stable-like

• न (na) - not, no

• कयाचित् (kayācit) - by any, by some

• अपि (api) - also, even, indeed, whatsoever

• स्थित्या (sthityā) - by state, by condition, by position

• शाम्यति (śāmyati) - subsides, is pacified, becomes calm

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech or thought)

• भ्रमः (bhramaḥ) - delusion, error, wandering

Words meanings and morphology

यथास्थिताम् (yathāsthitām) - as it is established, as it stands

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yathāsthita

yathāsthita - situated as it is, in its natural state, as it stands

Compound of yathā (as) and sthita (standing, established)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yathā+sthita)

• yathā – as, in which manner
  indeclinable
• sthita – standing, established, existing
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

निश्चिताम् (niścitām) - certain, definite, ascertained

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of niścita

niścita - certain, definite, ascertained, determined

Past Passive Participle

From root ci (to gather, observe) with prefix niś

Prefix: niś

Root: ci (class 5)

वर्जयित्वा (varjayitvā) - having abandoned, having excluded, having given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From causative of root vṛj (to avoid, abandon)

Root: vṛj (class 1)

स्थिरोपमाम् (sthiropamām) - resembling stability, stable-like

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiropamā

sthiropamā - resembling stability, similar to something stable

Compound of sthira (stable) and upamā (comparison, resemblance)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sthira+upamā)

• sthira – stable, firm, constant
  adjective
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• upamā – comparison, resemblance, simile
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कयाचित् (kayācit) - by any, by some

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kimcit

kimcit - something, anything, a little, some

Compound of kim (what) and cit (an indeclinable particle)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cit)

• kim – what, which, who
  pronoun
• cit – an emphatic or indefinite particle
  indeclinable

अपि (api) - also, even, indeed, whatsoever

(indeclinable)

स्थित्या (sthityā) - by state, by condition, by position

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - state, condition, position, existence, stability

From root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

शाम्यति (śāmyati) - subsides, is pacified, becomes calm

(verb)

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

Present indicative

Root śam, present class 4

Root: śam (class 4)

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself, we, ourselves

First person pronoun

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

भ्रमः (bhramaḥ) - delusion, error, wandering

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrama

bhrama - delusion, error, illusion, wandering, doubt

From root bhram (to wander, to err)

Root: bhram (class 1)

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