योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-39, verse-30

अहमात्मनि नैवास्मि ब्रह्मसत्तेयमातता ।
त्वदर्थं समुदेतीव तथारूपैव वागियम् ॥ ३० ॥

ahamātmani naivāsmi brahmasatteyamātatā ,
tvadarthaṃ samudetīva tathārūpaiva vāgiyam 30

30. aham ātmani na eva asmi brahmasattā iyam ātatā
tvadartham samudeti iva tathārūpā eva vāk iyam

30. aham ātmani na eva asmi iyam brahmasattā ātatā [asti]
iyam tathārūpā eva vāk tvadartham iva samudeti

30. I am certainly not within the individual self (ātman); rather, this pervasive existence is Brahman (brahman). This very speech (vāc), being of such a nature, seems to arise for your sake.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, in the soul, in oneself

• न (na) - not, no

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

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• ब्रह्मसत्ता (brahmasattā) - the existence of Brahman

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• आतता (ātatā) - extended, pervading, spread out

• त्वदर्थम् (tvadartham) - for your sake, for your purpose

• समुदेति (samudeti) - it arises, it appears, it emerges

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• तथारूपा (tathārūpā) - of such a form, of that nature

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

• वाक् (vāk) - speech, word, voice

• इयम् (iyam) - this

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, in the soul, in oneself

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, individual soul, Supreme Soul, vital breath, essence

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

ब्रह्मसत्ता (brahmasattā) - the existence of Brahman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of brahmasattā

brahmasattā - the existence or being of Brahman; the reality of Brahman

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+sattā)

• brahman – Brahman, the Absolute Reality, the ultimate cosmic principle
  noun (neuter)
• sattā – existence, being, reality, essence
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'as' (to be) with suffix '-tā'.
  Root: as (class 2)

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

आतता (ātatā) - extended, pervading, spread out

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātata

ātata - extended, stretched, pervading, spread out

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root tan (to stretch, extend) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: tan (class 8)

त्वदर्थम् (tvadartham) - for your sake, for your purpose

(indeclinable)

Compound 'tvad' (stem of 'yuṣmad' - you) and 'artha' (purpose, sake).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuṣmad+artha)

• yuṣmad – you (singular/plural)
  pronoun
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, sake, wealth
  noun (masculine)

समुदेति (samudeti) - it arises, it appears, it emerges

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of samud-i

Root 'i' (to go) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ud'.

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: i (class 2)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

तथारूपा (tathārūpā) - of such a form, of that nature

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tathārūpa

tathārūpa - of such a form or nature; having that specific characteristic

Compound 'tathā' (thus, so) and 'rūpa' (form, nature).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tathā+rūpa)

• tathā – thus, so, in that manner
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance, characteristic
  noun (neuter)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

वाक् (vāk) - speech, word, voice

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice, language

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

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