योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-32, verse-16

नाहमित्येव निर्वाणं किमेतावति मूढता ।
सत्संगमविचाराभ्यामेतदाश्ववगम्यते ॥ १६ ॥

nāhamityeva nirvāṇaṃ kimetāvati mūḍhatā ,
satsaṃgamavicārābhyāmetadāśvavagamyate 16

16. na aham iti eva nirvāṇam kim etāvati mūḍhatā
satsaṅgamavicārābhyām etat āśu avagamyate

16. 'na aham' iti eva nirvāṇam etāvati kim mūḍhatā
etat satsaṅgamavicārābhyām āśu avagamyate

16. The realization 'I am not [the ego]' is verily final liberation (nirvāṇa). Why is there such ignorance (mūḍhatā) concerning this simple truth? This (truth) is quickly understood through the dual means of association with the wise and spiritual inquiry.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or definition

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - final liberation (nirvāṇa), extinguishment, cessation of suffering

• किम् (kim) - why? what?

• एतावति (etāvati) - in this simple truth (in this much, in this extent, in such a matter)

• मूढता (mūḍhatā) - ignorance, foolishness, stupidity

• सत्सङ्गमविचाराभ्याम् (satsaṅgamavicārābhyām) - by the dual means of association with the wise (sat-saṅgama) and spiritual inquiry (vicāra) (by means of association with the wise and inquiry, through these two (association and inquiry))

• एतत् (etat) - this truth (this, this one)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• अवगम्यते (avagamyate) - is understood, is known, is realized

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or definition

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - final liberation (nirvāṇa), extinguishment, cessation of suffering

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirvāṇa

nirvāṇa - final liberation (nirvāṇa), extinguishment, cessation of suffering, perfect stillness

Prefix: nir

Root: vā (class 2)

किम् (kim) - why? what?

(indeclinable)

एतावति (etāvati) - in this simple truth (in this much, in this extent, in such a matter)

(adjective)

Locative, singular of etāvat

etāvat - this much, so much, of this extent

मूढता (mūḍhatā) - ignorance, foolishness, stupidity

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mūḍhatā

mūḍhatā - ignorance, foolishness, stupidity

सत्सङ्गमविचाराभ्याम् (satsaṅgamavicārābhyām) - by the dual means of association with the wise (sat-saṅgama) and spiritual inquiry (vicāra) (by means of association with the wise and inquiry, through these two (association and inquiry))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of satsaṅgamavicāra

satsaṅgamavicāra - association with the wise and spiritual inquiry

Compound type : dvandva (satsaṅgama+vicāra)

• satsaṅgama – association with the wise/truth
  noun (masculine)
• vicāra – inquiry, deliberation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - this truth (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

अवगम्यते (avagamyate) - is understood, is known, is realized

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of avagam

Prefix: ava

Root: gam (class 1)