योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-30, verse-2

अहंतैवालमज्ञानादज्ञत्वस्य निदर्शनम् ।
न हि तज्ज्ञस्य शान्तस्य ममाहमिति विद्यते ॥ २ ॥

ahaṃtaivālamajñānādajñatvasya nidarśanam ,
na hi tajjñasya śāntasya mamāhamiti vidyate 2

2. ahaṃtā eva alam ajñānāt ajñatvasya nidarśanam | na
hi tat-jñasya śāntasya mama aham iti vidyate ||

2. ahaṃtā eva ajñānāt ajñatvasya nidarśanam alam
hi tat-jñasya śāntasya mama aham iti na vidyate

2. The ego-sense (ahaṃtā) itself is indeed the ultimate proof of ignorance (ajñatva), stemming from [spiritual] ignorance (ajñāna). For, in the case of one who knows That [Reality] (tat-jña) and is tranquil (śānta), the notions of 'mine' and 'I' (aham) do not exist.

2. תחושת ה"אני" היא ההוכחה המובהקת ביותר לבורות. אצל החכם הרגוע, המכיר את האמת, אין כל תפיסה של "אני" ו"שלי".

Words meanings summery:

• अहंता (ahaṁtā) - ego-sense (ahaṃtā) (ego-sense, 'I'-ness, egotism)

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

• अलम् (alam) - enough, sufficient, certainly, indeed, capable

• अज्ञानात् (ajñānāt) - from [spiritual] ignorance (ajñāna) (from ignorance, due to nescience)

• अज्ञत्वस्य (ajñatvasya) - of ignorance (ajñatva) (of ignorance, of the state of being ignorant)

• निदर्शनम् (nidarśanam) - example, illustration, proof, evidence

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• तत्-ज्ञस्य (tat-jñasya) - of one who knows That [Reality] (tat-jña) (of the knower of That, of one who knows ultimate reality)

• शान्तस्य (śāntasya) - of the tranquil (śānta) one (of the peaceful, of the tranquil)

• मम (mama) - my, mine

• अहम् (aham) - 'I' (aham) (I, myself, ego)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, denoting quotation or reason

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is

Words meanings and morphology

अहंता (ahaṁtā) - ego-sense (ahaṃtā) (ego-sense, 'I'-ness, egotism)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ahaṃtā

ahaṁtā - ego-sense, 'I'-ness, egotism, individuality

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

(indeclinable)

अलम् (alam) - enough, sufficient, certainly, indeed, capable

(indeclinable)

अज्ञानात् (ajñānāt) - from [spiritual] ignorance (ajñāna) (from ignorance, due to nescience)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ajñāna

ajñāna - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jñāna)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
  noun (neuter)

अज्ञत्वस्य (ajñatvasya) - of ignorance (ajñatva) (of ignorance, of the state of being ignorant)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of ajñatva

ajñatva - ignorance, the state of being ignorant

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jñatva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• jñatva – the state of knowing, knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

निदर्शनम् (nidarśanam) - example, illustration, proof, evidence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nidarśana

nidarśana - example, illustration, proof, evidence, showing

Prefix: ni

Root: dṛś (class 1)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

तत्-ज्ञस्य (tat-jñasya) - of one who knows That [Reality] (tat-jña) (of the knower of That, of one who knows ultimate reality)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tat-jña

tat-jña - knower of That, one who knows the ultimate reality

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+jña)

• tad – That, ultimate reality, Brahman
  pronoun/noun (neuter)
• jña – knowing, one who knows
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Root: jñā (class 9)

शान्तस्य (śāntasya) - of the tranquil (śānta) one (of the peaceful, of the tranquil)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted

Past Passive Participle

Root: śam (class 1)

मम (mama) - my, mine

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

अहम् (aham) - 'I' (aham) (I, myself, ego)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

इति (iti) - thus, so, denoting quotation or reason

(indeclinable)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 4)

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