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7,4

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-4, verse-18

नाहमस्मीति बुद्ध्वापि सोपपत्तिकमप्यलम् ।
जानानो ज्ञप्तिमात्रं च किमज्ञ इव मुह्यसि ॥ १८ ॥
nāhamasmīti buddhvāpi sopapattikamapyalam ,
jānāno jñaptimātraṃ ca kimajña iva muhyasi 18
18. na aham asmi iti buddhvā api sa-upapattikam api
alam jānānaḥ jñaptimātram ca kim ajñaḥ iva muhyasi
18. "aham na asmi" iti api sa-upapattikam alam buddhvā ca jñaptimātram jānānaḥ (tvam),
ajñaḥ iva kim muhyasi?
18. Why, even after realizing 'I am not this' with sufficient logical explanation, and knowing yourself to be mere consciousness (jñapti), do you remain deluded like an ignorant person?

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • (na) - not
  • अहम् (aham) - I
  • अस्मि (asmi) - am, exist
  • इति (iti) - thus, so
  • बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having understood, having known
  • अपि (api) - even, also
  • स-उपपत्तिकम् (sa-upapattikam) - with valid reasons, with logical explanation
  • अपि (api) - even, also
  • अलम् (alam) - sufficiently, enough, indeed
  • जानानः (jānānaḥ) - knowing, recognizing
  • ज्ञप्तिमात्रम् (jñaptimātram) - pure consciousness (jñapti) (mere knowledge, pure consciousness)
  • (ca) - and
  • किम् (kim) - why? what?
  • अज्ञः (ajñaḥ) - an ignorant one, a fool
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as if
  • मुह्यसि (muhyasi) - you are deluded, you are bewildered, you faint

Words meanings and morphology

(na) - not
(indeclinable)
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
अस्मि (asmi) - am, exist
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
इति (iti) - thus, so
(indeclinable)
बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having understood, having known
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
Root √budh (to know, awaken)
Root: budh (class 1)
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
स-उपपत्तिकम् (sa-upapattikam) - with valid reasons, with logical explanation
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sa-upapattika
sa-upapattika - endowed with valid reasons/proofs, with logical explanation
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+upapattika)
  • sa – with, accompanied by
    indeclinable
  • upapattika – having valid reasons, reasonable
    adjective (neuter)
Note: Used adverbially here
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
अलम् (alam) - sufficiently, enough, indeed
(indeclinable)
जानानः (jānānaḥ) - knowing, recognizing
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jānāna
jānāna - knowing, understanding
Present Active Participle (middle)
Root √jñā (to know), middle voice present participle
Root: jñā (class 9)
ज्ञप्तिमात्रम् (jñaptimātram) - pure consciousness (jñapti) (mere knowledge, pure consciousness)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of jñaptimātra
jñaptimātra - mere knowledge, pure consciousness, solely cognition
Compound type : karmadhāraya (jñapti+mātra)
  • jñapti – knowledge, cognition
    noun (feminine)
    Root: jñā (class 9)
  • mātra – only, mere, exclusively
    adjective (neuter)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
किम् (kim) - why? what?
(indeclinable)
Note: Used as an interrogative adverb here
अज्ञः (ajñaḥ) - an ignorant one, a fool
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ajña
ajña - ignorant, foolish, a fool
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+jñā)
  • a – not, non-
    prefix
  • jñā – knowing
    adjective (masculine)
    From root √jñā (to know)
    Root: jñā (class 9)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
मुह्यसि (muhyasi) - you are deluded, you are bewildered, you faint
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of muh
Root: muh (class 4)