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

अयं सोहमिदं तन्मे शान्तमित्येव यस्य नो ।
न ज्ञानं तस्य नो शान्तिर्न त्यागो न च निर्वृतिः ॥ ४ ॥

ayaṃ sohamidaṃ tanme śāntamityeva yasya no ,
na jñānaṃ tasya no śāntirna tyāgo na ca nirvṛtiḥ 4

4. ayam saḥ aham idam tat me śāntam iti eva yasya no
na jñānam tasya no śāntiḥ na tyāgaḥ na ca nirvṛtiḥ

4. yasya ayam saḥ aham idam tat me iti śāntam eva no,
tasya na jñānam,
na śāntiḥ,
na tyāgaḥ,
na ca nirvṛtiḥ

4. If the notion 'this is me, that is mine' is not pacified in someone, then for that person there is neither true knowledge (jñāna), nor peace, nor renunciation, nor contentment.

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

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm, extinguished, pacified

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

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

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom, for whom

• नो (no) - not

• न (na) - not, no

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, for him

• नो (no) - not

• शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace, tranquility, calm

• न (na) - not, no

• त्यागः (tyāgaḥ) - renunciation, abandonment, sacrifice

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and

• निर्वृतिः (nirvṛtiḥ) - contentment, satisfaction, cessation (of pain), bliss

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'.

शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm, extinguished, pacified

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, extinguished

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle from the root śam.

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Here, likely nominative neuter singular, referring to the 'iti' thought or state.

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

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom, for whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who

नो (no) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: A variant of na (not).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom

nominalization of verbal root

Action noun from the root jñā.

Root: jñā (class 9)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, for him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

नो (no) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: A variant of na (not).

शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace, tranquility, calm

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śānti

śānti - peace, tranquility, calm

nominalization of verbal root

Action noun from the root śam.

Root: śam (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

त्यागः (tyāgaḥ) - renunciation, abandonment, sacrifice

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tyāga

tyāga - renunciation, abandonment

nominalization of verbal root

Action noun from the root tyaj.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

निर्वृतिः (nirvṛtiḥ) - contentment, satisfaction, cessation (of pain), bliss

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirvṛti

nirvṛti - contentment, satisfaction, cessation of suffering

nominalization of verbal root

Action noun from the root vṛt with the prefix nis.

Prefix: nis

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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