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.

3. כאשר הרעיונות "זה הוא", "אני זה", "זה שלי" כבים כמו נר ללא שמן, בתוך ה-נִרְוָאָנָה השלווה והעליונה, נותר רק העצמי המעורר.

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.

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