योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-4, verse-11

येनैवाशु निमेषेण त्वहमित्येव चेतति ।
तेनैव नाहमित्येव चेतित्वाशु न शोच्यते ॥ ११ ॥

yenaivāśu nimeṣeṇa tvahamityeva cetati ,
tenaiva nāhamityeva cetitvāśu na śocyate 11

11. yena eva āśu nimeṣeṇa tu aham iti eva cetati
tena eva na aham iti eva cetitvā āśu na śocyate

11. yena eva nimeṣeṇa āśu aham iti eva cetati,
tena eva na aham iti eva āśu cetitvā na śocyate

11. That by which one quickly perceives 'I am' in a blink of an eye, by that very same means, having swiftly perceived 'I am not,' one is not grieved.

Words meanings summery:

• येन (yena) - by which, by whom

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• निमेषेण (nimeṣeṇa) - by a wink, by a blink, in an instant

• तु (tu) - but, yet, indeed, on the other hand

• अहम् (aham) - I

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

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• चेतति (cetati) - perceives, understands, becomes conscious

• तेन (tena) - by that, by him, by it

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

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

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• चेतित्वा (cetitvā) - having perceived, having understood, having become conscious

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• न (na) - not, no

• शोच्यते (śocyate) - is grieved, is mourned

Words meanings and morphology

येन (yena) - by which, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ya

ya - who, which, what

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

निमेषेण (nimeṣeṇa) - by a wink, by a blink, in an instant

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nimeṣa

nimeṣa - a wink, a blink, an instant, a moment

Prefix: ni

Root: miṣ (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, yet, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

चेतति (cetati) - perceives, understands, becomes conscious

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of cit

Root: cit (class 1)

तेन (tena) - by that, by him, by it

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

चेतित्वा (cetitvā) - having perceived, having understood, having become conscious

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

formed from root 'cit' (1P) with suffix -tvā

Root: cit (class 1)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शोच्यते (śocyate) - is grieved, is mourned

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (lat) of śuc

Root: śuc (class 1)