योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-4, verse-36

अहमर्थो जगद्बीजं यदि दग्धमभावनात् ।
तदहन्त्वं जगद्बन्ध इत्यादेः कलनैव का ॥ ३६ ॥

ahamartho jagadbījaṃ yadi dagdhamabhāvanāt ,
tadahantvaṃ jagadbandha ityādeḥ kalanaiva kā 36

36. ahamarthaḥ jagat bījam yadi dagdham abhāvanāt
tat ahantvam jagat bandhaḥ iti ādeḥ kalanā eva kā

36. yadi ahamarthaḥ jagat bījam abhāvanāt dagdham
tat ahantvam jagat bandhaḥ iti ādeḥ kā kalanā eva

36. If the 'I'-sense (ahamartha), which is the seed of the world, is extinguished through the cessation of mental conception (abhāvanāt), then what relevance remains for the idea that this 'I'-ness (ahantva) is the bondage of the world, or any similar notion?

Words meanings summery:

• अहमर्थः (ahamarthaḥ) - the meaning of 'I', the 'I'-sense, the ego

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

• बीजम् (bījam) - seed, origin, cause

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case

• दग्धम् (dagdham) - burnt, consumed, destroyed

• अभावनात् (abhāvanāt) - from non-existence, from non-arising, from non-contemplation, from cessation of mental activity

• तत् (tat) - that, then

• अहन्त्वम् (ahantvam) - 'I'-ness, ego-sense, egoism

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• बन्धः (bandhaḥ) - bondage, tie, fetter, binding

• इति (iti) - thus, so, signifies quotation or emphasis

• आदेः (ādeḥ) - of the beginning, etcetera, and so on, starting from

• कलना (kalanā) - calculation, consideration, enumeration, thought, relevance

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

• का (kā) - what, which (feminine)

Words meanings and morphology

अहमर्थः (ahamarthaḥ) - the meaning of 'I', the 'I'-sense, the ego

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahamartha

ahamartha - the meaning or object of 'I', the 'I'-sense, ego

Compound of aham (I) and artha (meaning/object).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (aham+artha)

• aham – I
  pronoun
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

Present Active Participle (from gam, to go)

Derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: In a compound jagad-bījam.

बीजम् (bījam) - seed, origin, cause

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause, source

Note: Acts as the predicate for ahamarthaḥ.

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

दग्धम् (dagdham) - burnt, consumed, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dagdha

dagdha - burnt, consumed, destroyed, tormented

Past Passive Participle

From root dah (to burn)

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with bījam (neuter).

अभावनात् (abhāvanāt) - from non-existence, from non-arising, from non-contemplation, from cessation of mental activity

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of abhāvana

abhāvana - non-existence, non-arising, absence of thought or conception, absence of cultivation

From a- (negation) + bhāvana (causing to be, imagining, meditation, contemplation).

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhāvana)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• bhāvana – causing to be, bringing into existence, imagination, conception, mental activity, cultivation
  noun (neuter)
  Causative noun from root bhū
  From root bhū (to be) in causative form (bhāvayati)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates the cause of destruction.

तत् (tat) - that, then

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the consequence of the yadi clause.

अहन्त्वम् (ahantvam) - 'I'-ness, ego-sense, egoism

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ahantva

ahantva - the state of being 'I', egoism, 'I-ness'

From aham (I) + tva (suffix for abstract noun).

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Present Active Participle

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: In a compound jagad-bandhaḥ.

बन्धः (bandhaḥ) - bondage, tie, fetter, binding

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandha

bandha - bondage, tie, fetter, binding, imprisonment

From root bandh (to bind).

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Acts as predicate to ahantvam.

इति (iti) - thus, so, signifies quotation or emphasis

(indeclinable)

आदेः (ādeḥ) - of the beginning, etcetera, and so on, starting from

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, first, etcetera, and so on

कलना (kalanā) - calculation, consideration, enumeration, thought, relevance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kalanā

kalanā - calculation, enumeration, consideration, comprehension, thought, relevance

From root kal (to calculate, observe).

Root: kal (class 10)

Note: Predicate.

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

(indeclinable)

का (kā) - what, which (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Interrogative.