योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-34, verse-44

मद्वाचिद्रूपिणी शान्ता या सत्ता ब्रह्मणः पुरा ।
स्वतः सेयमहंत्वं च मानवोऽस्मीत्यबोधतः ॥ ४४ ॥

madvācidrūpiṇī śāntā yā sattā brahmaṇaḥ purā ,
svataḥ seyamahaṃtvaṃ ca mānavo'smītyabodhataḥ 44

44. madvācīdrūpiṇī śāntā yā sattā brahmaṇaḥ purā svataḥ
sā iyam ahaṅtvam ca mānavaḥ asmi iti abodhataḥ

44. brahmaṇaḥ purā yā madvācīdrūpiṇī śāntā sattā,
sā iyam svataḥ mānavaḥ asmi iti abodhataḥ ca ahaṅtvam (bhavati)

44. That tranquil existence, which is by nature endowed with intellect, speech, and consciousness, and which originally belonged to Brahman (brahman), this very (existence) spontaneously becomes ego (ahaṅkāra) through the ignorance of identifying as 'I am human'.

Words meanings summery:

• मद्वाचीद्रूपिणी (madvācīdrūpiṇī) - having the form of intellectual consciousness

• शान्ता (śāntā) - tranquil, peaceful, calm

• या (yā) - which (feminine)

• सत्ता (sattā) - existence, being, reality

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman

• पुरा (purā) - originally (formerly, anciently, in the past)

• स्वतः (svataḥ) - by itself, spontaneously, inherently

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• अहङ्त्वम् (ahaṅtvam) - ego (ahaṅkāra) (egoism, I-ness)

• च (ca) - and, also

• मानवः (mānavaḥ) - a human being, man

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• इति (iti) - that (introducing a clause) (thus, so, indicating a quote)

• अबोधतः (abodhataḥ) - from ignorance, due to non-knowledge

Words meanings and morphology

मद्वाचीद्रूपिणी (madvācīdrūpiṇī) - having the form of intellectual consciousness

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of madvācīdrūpiṇī

madvācīdrūpiṇī - of the nature of intellectual consciousness (referring to mati, vāc, cit)

Compound adjective, feminine form. `rūpiṇī` indicates 'having the form of'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mati+vāc+cit+rūpiṇ)

• mati – intellect, thought, mind, opinion
  noun (feminine)
  From root `man`.
  Root: man (class 4)
• vāc – speech, word, voice
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vac (class 2)
• cit – consciousness, thought, mind
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• rūpiṇ – having a form, possessing beauty, having the nature of
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from `rūpa` (form) with suffix `ini`.

Note: Qualifies `sattā`. Internal sandhi `cit-rūpiṇī` -> `cid-rūpiṇī` is retained as per instructions on compound words.

शान्ता (śāntā) - tranquil, peaceful, calm

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śānta

śānta - tranquil, calm, peaceful, ceased

Past Passive Participle

From root `śam` (to be tranquil, cease).

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Qualifies `sattā`.

या (yā) - which (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Relative pronoun, feminine nominative singular.

Note: Refers to `sattā`.

सत्ता (sattā) - existence, being, reality

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sattā

sattā - existence, being, reality, essence

Derived from root `as` (to be) with suffix `tā`.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality (brahman)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

पुरा (purā) - originally (formerly, anciently, in the past)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

स्वतः (svataḥ) - by itself, spontaneously, inherently

(indeclinable)

Formed from `sva` (self) with suffix `tas`.

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, feminine nominative singular.

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, feminine nominative singular.

अहङ्त्वम् (ahaṅtvam) - ego (ahaṅkāra) (egoism, I-ness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ahaṅtva

ahaṅtva - I-ness, egoism, individuality

From `aham` (I) and `tva` (suffix for abstract noun). Similar to `ahaṅkāra`.

Note: `ahaṅkāra` is the more common equivalent term for ego.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

मानवः (mānavaḥ) - a human being, man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānava

mānava - human, pertaining to man, a human being

Derived from `manu`.

Note: Predicate nominative in the `iti` clause.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense, 1st person singular.

Root `as`, `laṭ` (present indicative) lakāra. Class 2 `adādi`.

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - that (introducing a clause) (thus, so, indicating a quote)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

अबोधतः (abodhataḥ) - from ignorance, due to non-knowledge

(indeclinable)

Formed with negative prefix `a-` and `bodha` (knowledge). `tas` suffix indicates ablative.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bodha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• bodha – knowledge, perception, understanding, awakening
  noun (masculine)
  From root `budh`.
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: The `tas` suffix functions as an ablative case ending.