योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-39, verse-2

श्वासान्म्लानिरिवादर्शे कुतोऽप्यहमिति स्थिता ।
विदि साऽकारणं दृष्टा नश्यन्त्याशु न लभ्यते ॥ २ ॥

śvāsānmlānirivādarśe kuto'pyahamiti sthitā ,
vidi sā'kāraṇaṃ dṛṣṭā naśyantyāśu na labhyate 2

2. śvāsāt mlāniḥ iva ādarśe kutaḥ api aham iti sthitā
vidi sā akāraṇam dṛṣṭā naśyantyā āśu na labhyate

2. kutaḥ api ādarśe śvāsāt mlāniḥ iva sthitā aham iti
sā vidi akāraṇam dṛṣṭā āśu naśyantyā na labhyate

2. The notion of "I" (aham), somehow present like a dimness from breath on a mirror, is revealed as causeless once it is understood (vid). As it rapidly vanishes, it cannot be recovered.

Words meanings summery:

• श्वासात् (śvāsāt) - from breath

• म्लानिः (mlāniḥ) - dimness, stain, fading

• इव (iva) - like, as, indeed

• आदर्शे (ādarśe) - in a mirror

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, somehow

• अपि (api) - even, also

• अहम् (aham) - the notion of "I" (aham) (I, the ego-sense)

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (quotative particle)

• स्थिता (sthitā) - standing, existing, situated

• विदि (vidi) - in knowledge, upon knowing, when understood

• सा (sā) - that (feminine)

• अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - causeless, without cause

• दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen, perceived

• नश्यन्त्या (naśyantyā) - by the disappearing, while disappearing

• आशु (āśu) - quickly

• न (na) - not

• लभ्यते (labhyate) - is found, is obtained

Words meanings and morphology

श्वासात् (śvāsāt) - from breath

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śvāsa

śvāsa - breath

Root: śvas (class 2)

म्लानिः (mlāniḥ) - dimness, stain, fading

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mlāni

mlāni - dimness, fading

Root: mlai (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, indeed

(indeclinable)

आदर्शे (ādarśe) - in a mirror

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādarśa

ādarśa - mirror

Prefix: ā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, somehow

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - the notion of "I" (aham) (I, the ego-sense)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

स्थिता (sthitā) - standing, existing, situated

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, existing

past passive participle

Root: sthā (class 1)

विदि (vidi) - in knowledge, upon knowing, when understood

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of vid

vid - knowledge

सा (sā) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - causeless, without cause

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akāraṇa

akāraṇa - causeless

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kāraṇa)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• kāraṇa – cause, reason
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen, perceived

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen

past passive participle

Root: dṛś (class 1)

नश्यन्त्या (naśyantyā) - by the disappearing, while disappearing

(participle)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of naśyat

naśyat - disappearing

present active participle

Root: naś (class 4)

आशु (āśu) - quickly

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

लभ्यते (labhyate) - is found, is obtained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of labh

present passive 3rd singular

formed from labh

Root: labh (class 1)

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