योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-46

शुद्धज्ञानैकरूपात्मा शुद्धज्ञानमयात्मनि ।
अन्यसंविद्दृशोन्मुक्तः स्वान्यद्वक्तुं न वेद्म्यहम् ॥ ४६ ॥

śuddhajñānaikarūpātmā śuddhajñānamayātmani ,
anyasaṃviddṛśonmuktaḥ svānyadvaktuṃ na vedmyaham 46

46. śuddhajñānaikarūpātmā śuddhajñānamayātmani
anyasaṃviddṛśas unmuktaḥ sva anyat vaktum na vedmi aham

46. aham śuddhajñānaikarūpātmā śuddhajñānamayātmani
anyasaṃviddṛśas unmuktaḥ sva anyat vaktum na vedmi

46. I, whose essential nature (ātman) is nothing but pure knowledge, and who am established in the Self (ātman) consisting entirely of pure knowledge, released from the perception of any other consciousness, am unable to speak of myself or anything else.

Words meanings summery:

• शुद्धज्ञानैकरूपात्मा (śuddhajñānaikarūpātmā) - The Self whose nature is singularly pure knowledge.

• शुद्धज्ञानमयात्मनि (śuddhajñānamayātmani) - In the Self consisting of pure knowledge.

• अन्यसंविद्दृशस् (anyasaṁviddṛśas) - From the perception of other consciousness.

• उन्मुक्तः (unmuktaḥ) - Released, liberated, freed.

• स्व (sva) - Myself. (Own, one's self.)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - Anything else. (Other, another, something else.)

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - To describe. (To speak, to describe, to say.)

• न (na) - not (Not, no.)

• वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know.

• अहम् (aham) - I.

Words meanings and morphology

शुद्धज्ञानैकरूपात्मा (śuddhajñānaikarūpātmā) - The Self whose nature is singularly pure knowledge.

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuddhajñānaikarūpātman

śuddhajñānaikarūpātman - The Self whose nature is singularly pure knowledge.

Compound noun.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śuddha+jñāna+eka+rūpa+ātman)

• śuddha – pure, clean, clear
  adjective (masculine)
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  From root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• eka – one, single, sole, unique
  adjective (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: śuddha-jñāna (pure knowledge) + eka-rūpa (sole form) + ātman (Self). The Self whose form/nature is solely pure knowledge.

शुद्धज्ञानमयात्मनि (śuddhajñānamayātmani) - In the Self consisting of pure knowledge.

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śuddhajñānamayātman

śuddhajñānamayātman - The Self consisting of pure knowledge.

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śuddha+jñāna+maya+ātman)

• śuddha – pure, clean, clear
  adjective (masculine)
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  From root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of
  suffix/adjective (masculine)
  Derivative suffix.
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the state of being established in the Self.

अन्यसंविद्दृशस् (anyasaṁviddṛśas) - From the perception of other consciousness.

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of anyasaṃviddṛś

anyasaṁviddṛś - Perception of other consciousness.

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anya+saṃvid+dṛś)

• anya – other, another, different
  pronoun (masculine)
• saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From root vid (to know) with sam. saṃ-vid.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)
• dṛś – seeing, perception, eye
  noun (feminine)
  From root dṛś (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to being released from such perception.

उन्मुक्तः (unmuktaḥ) - Released, liberated, freed.

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of unmukta

unmukta - Released, liberated, freed.

Past Passive Participle

From root muc (to release) with ud.

Prefix: ud

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Qualifies aham.

स्व (sva) - Myself. (Own, one's self.)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - Own, one's self.

Note: The object of vaktum.

अन्यत् (anyat) - Anything else. (Other, another, something else.)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - Other, another, different.

Note: The object of vaktum.

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - To describe. (To speak, to describe, to say.)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form from root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not (Not, no.)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know.

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of vid

Present Active Indicative

First person singular present active indicative of root vid (Adadi class).

Root: vid (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I.

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I, myself.

First person singular pronoun.

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