योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-43, verse-60

निर्वाणादितरा सत्ता दुःखायाहमिति भ्रमः ।
मृगतृष्णाम्बुरूपोऽहमसच्छून्यस्वरूपकः ॥ ६० ॥

nirvāṇāditarā sattā duḥkhāyāhamiti bhramaḥ ,
mṛgatṛṣṇāmburūpo'hamasacchūnyasvarūpakaḥ 60

60. nirvāṇāt itarā sattā duḥkhāya aham iti bhramaḥ
mṛgatṛṣṇāmburūpaḥ aham asat śūnyasvarūpakaḥ

60. nirvāṇāt itarā sattā duḥkhāya aham iti bhramaḥ [asti]
aham mṛgatṛṣṇāmburūpaḥ asat śūnyasvarūpakaḥ [asti]

60. Any existence (sattā) other than final liberation (nirvāṇa) leads to suffering. The delusion of "I am" (aham iti) is like water in a mirage; this "I" is unreal (asat) and essentially empty.

Words meanings summery:

• निर्वाणात् (nirvāṇāt) - from liberation, from extinguishment, from ultimate freedom

• इतरा (itarā) - other, different

• सत्ता (sattā) - existence, being, reality

• दुःखाय (duḥkhāya) - for suffering, for sorrow, to sorrow

• अहम् (aham) - I

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

• भ्रमः (bhramaḥ) - delusion, error, illusion, wandering

• मृगतृष्णाम्बुरूपः (mṛgatṛṣṇāmburūpaḥ) - having the form of mirage water, like water in a mirage

• अहम् (aham) - I

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false, bad

• शून्यस्वरूपकः (śūnyasvarūpakaḥ) - having the nature of emptiness, essentially empty

Words meanings and morphology

निर्वाणात् (nirvāṇāt) - from liberation, from extinguishment, from ultimate freedom

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of nirvāṇa

nirvāṇa - final liberation, extinguishing, blowing out, ultimate freedom

Prefix: nis

Root: vā (class 2)

इतरा (itarā) - other, different

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of itara

itara - other, different, remaining, inferior

सत्ता (sattā) - existence, being, reality

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sattā

sattā - existence, being, reality, essence

Root: as (class 2)

दुःखाय (duḥkhāya) - for suffering, for sorrow, to sorrow

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, sorrow, pain, misery, discomfort

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I (first person pronoun)

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

(indeclinable)

भ्रमः (bhramaḥ) - delusion, error, illusion, wandering

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrama

bhrama - delusion, error, illusion, wandering, mistake

Root: bhram (class 1)

मृगतृष्णाम्बुरूपः (mṛgatṛṣṇāmburūpaḥ) - having the form of mirage water, like water in a mirage

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛgatṛṣṇāmburūpa

mṛgatṛṣṇāmburūpa - having the form of mirage water, resembling water in a mirage

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mṛgatṛṣṇā+ambu+rūpa)

• mṛgatṛṣṇā – mirage, deer's thirst
  noun (feminine)
• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• rūpa – form, appearance, nature, image
  noun (neuter)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I (first person pronoun)

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false, bad

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, bad, untrue

Present Active Participle (negative)

Negation of 'sat' (existent) using prefix 'a-'.

Prefix: a

Root: as (class 2)

शून्यस्वरूपकः (śūnyasvarūpakaḥ) - having the nature of emptiness, essentially empty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūnyasvarūpaka

śūnyasvarūpaka - having the nature of emptiness, whose nature is void

Formed by adding suffix '-ka' to śūnyasvarūpa.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śūnya+svarūpa+ka)

• śūnya – empty, void, null, vacant
  adjective (neuter)
• svarūpa – own form, intrinsic nature, essential nature
  noun (neuter)
• ka – suffix, small, little, resembling
  suffix
  Adjectival suffix denoting 'having the nature of' or 'like'.