योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-25, verse-8

वेदनात्मा न सोऽस्त्यन्य इति या प्रतिभा स्थिरा ।
एषाऽविद्या भ्रमस्त्वेष स च संसार आततः ॥ ८ ॥

vedanātmā na so'styanya iti yā pratibhā sthirā ,
eṣā'vidyā bhramastveṣa sa ca saṃsāra ātataḥ 8

8. vedanātmā na saḥ asti anyaḥ iti yā pratibhā sthirā
eṣā avidyā bhramaḥ tu eṣaḥ saḥ ca saṃsāraḥ ātataḥ

8. yā sthirā pratibhā "saḥ vedanātmā na anyaḥ asti" iti (asti),
eṣā avidyā,
tu eṣaḥ bhramaḥ,
ca saḥ ātataḥ saṃsāraḥ (asti)

8. The firm perception, 'This self (ātman) *is* the very nature of sensation and is not distinct from it'— this is ignorance (avidyā), this is delusion (bhrama), and that (delusion) is the pervasive cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

• वेदनात्मा (vedanātmā) - the self (ātman) conceived as being identical with sensation (the self (ātman) whose nature is sensation/feeling)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• सः (saḥ) - that (self) (he, that, that one)

• अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - different (from sensation) (other, different)

• इति (iti) - marking a quotation or thought (thus, so, in this manner)

• या (yā) - which (perception) (which, who, what)

• प्रतिभा (pratibhā) - (mistaken) perception or idea (appearance, manifestation, perception, intuition, flash of insight)

• स्थिरा (sthirā) - firmly established, persistent (firm, steady, constant, permanent)

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

• अविद्या (avidyā) - the root ignorance (avidyā) (ignorance, nescience)

• भ्रमः (bhramaḥ) - profound delusion (delusion, error, wandering, illusion)

• तु (tu) - indeed, moreover (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (delusion) (this (masculine))

• सः (saḥ) - that (delusion/ignorance) (he, that)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - the endless cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra) (transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence)

• आततः (ātataḥ) - vast, widely extended (spread out, extended, pervasive, vast)

Words meanings and morphology

वेदनात्मा (vedanātmā) - the self (ātman) conceived as being identical with sensation (the self (ātman) whose nature is sensation/feeling)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vedanātman

vedanātman - one whose self (ātman) is sensation, the self of sensation

Compound type : tatpurusha (vedanā+ātman)

• vedanā – sensation, feeling, perception, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'vid' + '-anā'
  Root: vid (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, individual soul
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of the quoted statement.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'anyaḥ'.

सः (saḥ) - that (self) (he, that, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'ātman' implicitly.

अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)

(verb)

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

present tense, active voice

Root 'as' (to be) class 2, Parasmaipada.

Root: as (class 2)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - different (from sensation) (other, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Predicate adjective.

इति (iti) - marking a quotation or thought (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of the direct quote or thought.

या (yā) - which (perception) (which, who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Relative pronoun.

प्रतिभा (pratibhā) - (mistaken) perception or idea (appearance, manifestation, perception, intuition, flash of insight)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratibhā

pratibhā - appearance, manifestation, perception, intuition, splendor

From prefix 'prati' + root 'bhā' (to shine).

Prefix: prati

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

स्थिरा (sthirā) - firmly established, persistent (firm, steady, constant, permanent)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthira

sthira - firm, steady, constant, permanent, stable

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'pratibhā'.

एषा (eṣā) - this (perception) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'pratibhā'.

अविद्या (avidyā) - the root ignorance (avidyā) (ignorance, nescience)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance

Prefix 'a' (negation) + 'vidyā' (knowledge).

Compound type : nay-tatpurusha (a+vidyā)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vid (class 4)

Note: Predicate nominative.

भ्रमः (bhramaḥ) - profound delusion (delusion, error, wandering, illusion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrama

bhrama - wandering, error, delusion, illusion, mistake

From root 'bhram' (to wander, err).

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative.

तु (tu) - indeed, moreover (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis or contrast.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (delusion) (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'bhramaḥ'.

सः (saḥ) - that (delusion/ignorance) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'bhramaḥ' or 'avidyā'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - the endless cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra) (transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - cycle of rebirth, transmigration, worldly existence, flow, course

From prefix 'sam' + root 'sṛ' (to flow, move).

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative.

आततः (ātataḥ) - vast, widely extended (spread out, extended, pervasive, vast)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātata

ātata - spread out, extended, vast, pervasive, stretched

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'ā' + root 'tan' (to stretch).

Prefix: ā

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'saṃsāraḥ'.