योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-4, verse-3

अयं सोहमिदं तन्म इति निःस्नेहदीपवत् ।
शान्ते परमनिर्वाणे प्रबोधात्मेति शिष्यते ॥ ३ ॥

ayaṃ sohamidaṃ tanma iti niḥsnehadīpavat ,
śānte paramanirvāṇe prabodhātmeti śiṣyate 3

3. ayam saḥ aham idam tat me iti niḥsneha-dīpavat
śānte parama-nirvāṇe prabodha-ātma iti śiṣyate

3. ayam saḥ aham idam tat me iti niḥsneha-dīpavat
śānte parama-nirvāṇe prabodha-ātma iti śiṣyate

3. The notions 'this is me' and 'that is mine' completely vanish, just like a lamp without oil. In the tranquil state of supreme liberation (nirvāṇa), only the awakened essence (ātman) thus remains.

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• तत् (tat) - that, that one

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech or thought)

• निःस्नेह-दीपवत् (niḥsneha-dīpavat) - like a lamp that extinguishes itself for lack of oil (like a lamp without oil)

• शान्ते (śānte) - in the peaceful, in the tranquil

• परम-निर्वाणे (parama-nirvāṇe) - in the supreme liberation, in the highest nirvāṇa

• प्रबोध-आत्म (prabodha-ātma) - the awakened self, the enlightened spirit

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks a conclusion or statement)

• शिष्यते (śiṣyate) - remains, is left over

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

तत् (tat) - that, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Dative or genitive of 'asmad'. Here functions possessively 'mine'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

निःस्नेह-दीपवत् (niḥsneha-dīpavat) - like a lamp that extinguishes itself for lack of oil (like a lamp without oil)

(indeclinable)

Derived from niḥsneha-dīpa with the taddhita suffix -vat (like).

शान्ते (śānte) - in the peaceful, in the tranquil

(adjective)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, extinguished

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle from the root śam.

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying 'parama-nirvāṇe'.

परम-निर्वाणे (parama-nirvāṇe) - in the supreme liberation, in the highest nirvāṇa

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of parama-nirvāṇa

parama-nirvāṇa - supreme liberation (nirvāṇa)

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (parama+nirvāṇa)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• nirvāṇa – liberation, extinction (of desires/suffering), ultimate peace
  noun (neuter)
  nominalization of verbal root
  Action noun from the root vā with the prefix nis.
  Prefix: nis
  Root: vā (class 2)

प्रबोध-आत्म (prabodha-ātma) - the awakened self, the enlightened spirit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabodha-ātman

prabodha-ātman - the awakened self (ātman), the enlightened spirit

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (prabodha+ātman)

• prabodha – awakening, enlightenment, consciousness
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root budh with the prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: budh (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks a conclusion or statement)

(indeclinable)

शिष्यते (śiṣyate) - remains, is left over

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of śiṣ

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Derived from the root śiṣ in the passive/middle voice.