योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-32, verse-6

अहंभावोऽपि दुःखार्थमहमित्येव वेदनात् ।
अवेदनान्नाहमतः स्वायत्ते बन्धमुक्तते ॥ ६ ॥

ahaṃbhāvo'pi duḥkhārthamahamityeva vedanāt ,
avedanānnāhamataḥ svāyatte bandhamuktate 6

6. aham-bhāvaḥ api duḥkhārtham aham iti eva vedanāt
avedanāt na aham ataḥ svāyatte bandha-mukta-te

6. aham iti eva vedanāt aham-bhāvaḥ api duḥkhārtham
avedanāt aham na ataḥ bandha-mukta-te svāyatte

6. The sense of ego (ahaṅkāra) itself causes suffering, precisely because of the feeling "I am." When this feeling is absent, there is no "I"; consequently, both bondage and liberation are self-dependent.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम्-भावः (aham-bhāvaḥ) - the sense of ego (ahaṅkāra) (ego, I-ness, sense of self)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• दुःखार्थम् (duḥkhārtham) - for suffering, for misery, causing unhappiness

• अहम् (aham) - I

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

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

• वेदनात् (vedanāt) - from feeling, from experience, due to perception

• अवेदनात् (avedanāt) - from non-feeling, from absence of experience

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

• स्वायत्ते (svāyatte) - self-dependent, self-controlled (dual)

• बन्ध-मुक्त-ते (bandha-mukta-te) - bondage and liberation (dual)

Words meanings and morphology

अहम्-भावः (aham-bhāvaḥ) - the sense of ego (ahaṅkāra) (ego, I-ness, sense of self)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aham-bhāva

aham-bhāva - egoism, self-consciousness, the state of being 'I'

Compound type : karmadhāraya (aham+bhāva)

• aham – I
  pronoun
• bhāva – state of being, nature, feeling
  noun (masculine)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

दुःखार्थम् (duḥkhārtham) - for suffering, for misery, causing unhappiness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duḥkhārtha

duḥkhārtha - for the purpose of suffering, leading to sorrow

Compound type : caturthī-tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+artha)

• duḥkha – suffering, pain, misery
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, sake
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

इति (iti) - thus, so, denoting quotation

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

वेदनात् (vedanāt) - from feeling, from experience, due to perception

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of vedanā

vedanā - feeling, sensation, perception, experience

अवेदनात् (avedanāt) - from non-feeling, from absence of experience

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of avedanā

avedanā - non-feeling, absence of sensation/experience

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vedanā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vedanā – feeling, sensation, perception, experience
  noun (feminine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

(indeclinable)

स्वायत्ते (svāyatte) - self-dependent, self-controlled (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, dual of svāyatta

svāyatta - self-dependent, under one's own control, autonomous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+āyatta)

• sva – one's own
  pronoun/adjective
• āyatta – dependent, attached, engaged
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'yam' with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yam

बन्ध-मुक्त-ते (bandha-mukta-te) - bondage and liberation (dual)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of bandha-mukta

bandha-mukta - bondage and liberation

Compound type : dvandva (bandha+mukta)

• bandha – bondage, fetter
  noun (masculine)
• mukta – liberation, released
  noun
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'muc'
  Root: muc (class 6)