योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-25, verse-22

ममेदमिति बन्धाय नाहमित्येव मुक्तये ।
एतावन्मात्रके वस्तुन्यात्मायत्ते किमज्ञता ॥ २२ ॥

mamedamiti bandhāya nāhamityeva muktaye ,
etāvanmātrake vastunyātmāyatte kimajñatā 22

22. mama idam iti bandhāya na aham iti eva muktaye
etāvanmātrake vastuni ātmāyatte kim ajñatā

22. mama idam iti bandhāya,
na aham iti eva muktaye.
etāvanmātrake ātmāyatte vastuni kim ajñatā

22. The thought "This is mine" (mama idam iti) leads to bondage, while the thought "I am not" (na aham iti) certainly leads to liberation (mokṣa). When the reality (vastu) is merely of this nature and dependent on one's own self (ātman), what room is there for ignorance (ajñatā)?

Words meanings summery:

• मम (mama) - my, mine

• इदम् (idam) - this

• इति (iti) - thus, so, signifying quotation

• बन्धाय (bandhāya) - for bondage, for fettering

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इति (iti) - thus, so, signifying quotation

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• मुक्तये (muktaye) - for liberation (mokṣa), for freedom

• एतावन्मात्रके (etāvanmātrake) - of merely this extent, of only this much, in such a small measure

• वस्तुनि (vastuni) - in the object, in the reality, in the thing

• आत्मायत्ते (ātmāyatte) - in what is self-dependent, dependent on the self (ātman)

• किम् (kim) - Used rhetorically, implying 'there is no ignorance'. (what? how?)

• अज्ञता (ajñatā) - ignorance, nescience, unwisdom

Words meanings and morphology

मम (mama) - my, mine

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I (first person singular pronoun)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (proximate demonstrative pronoun)

इति (iti) - thus, so, signifying quotation

(indeclinable)

बन्धाय (bandhāya) - for bondage, for fettering

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of bandha

bandha - bondage, fettering, imprisonment, tie

Derived from root 'bandh' (to bind).

Root: bandh (class 9)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I (first person singular pronoun)

इति (iti) - thus, so, signifying quotation

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

मुक्तये (muktaye) - for liberation (mokṣa), for freedom

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of mukti

mukti - liberation, release, freedom, salvation (mokṣa)

Derived from root 'muc' (to release).

Root: muc (class 6)

एतावन्मात्रके (etāvanmātrake) - of merely this extent, of only this much, in such a small measure

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of etāvanmātraka

etāvanmātraka - of merely this extent, only so much, of this measure

Compound type : karmahāraya (etāvat+mātraka)

• etāvat – so much, this much, so many
  adjective
• mātraka – only, mere, merely
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'vastuni'.

वस्तुनि (vastuni) - in the object, in the reality, in the thing

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - object, thing, substance, reality, essence

आत्मायत्ते (ātmāyatte) - in what is self-dependent, dependent on the self (ātman)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ātmāyatta

ātmāyatta - dependent on the self, self-dependent

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+āyatta)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, ultimate reality (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• āyatta – dependent, resting on, subject to
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from 'ā-yat' (to extend, to depend).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vastuni'.

किम् (kim) - Used rhetorically, implying 'there is no ignorance'. (what? how?)

(indeclinable)

अज्ञता (ajñatā) - ignorance, nescience, unwisdom

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ajñatā

ajñatā - ignorance, nescience, unwisdom

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+jña+tā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• jña – knowing, wise
  adjective
  Derived from root 'jñā' (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• tā – suffix for abstract nouns, '-ness', '-ity'
  suffix (feminine)