योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-51, verse-14

ये वै तरलगम्भीरमहंतागर्तमाश्रिताः ।
पश्यन्ति ते तमालोकं न कदाचन केचन ॥ १४ ॥

ye vai taralagambhīramahaṃtāgartamāśritāḥ ,
paśyanti te tamālokaṃ na kadācana kecana 14

14. ye vai taralagambhīramahaṃtāgartam āśritāḥ
paśyanti te tam ālokam na kadācana kecana

14. ye vai taralagambhīramahaṃtāgartam āśritāḥ,
te kecana tam ālokam na kadācana paśyanti

14. Indeed, those who have taken refuge in the fluctuating, deep pit of ego (ahaṅkāra) — none of them ever perceive that light.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• तरलगम्भीरमहंतागर्तम् (taralagambhīramahaṁtāgartam) - the fluctuating, deep pit of egoism

• आश्रिताः (āśritāḥ) - resorted to, dependent on, taken refuge in

• पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they behold

• ते (te) - they, those

• तम् (tam) - that

• आलोकम् (ālokam) - that (spiritual) light (light, perception, vision)

• न (na) - not, no

• कदाचन (kadācana) - never, at no time, ever (with `na`)

• केचन (kecana) - anyone, someone (with `na` it means no one)

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yat

yat - which, who, what, that

Note: Relative pronoun.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle emphasizing the preceding word or clause.

तरलगम्भीरमहंतागर्तम् (taralagambhīramahaṁtāgartam) - the fluctuating, deep pit of egoism

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of taralagambhīramahaṃtāgarta

taralagambhīramahaṁtāgarta - fluctuating, deep pit of egoism

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tarala+gambhīra+mahaṃtā+garta)

• tarala – moving, trembling, fluctuating, unsteady
  adjective
  Prefix:
• gambhīra – deep, profound, serious
  adjective
  Prefix:
• mahaṃtā – egoism, self-conceit, a sense of 'I-ness'
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from `mahat` (great, I) or `aham` (I) with suffix `-tā`.
  Prefix:
• garta – pit, hole, abyss
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix:

आश्रिताः (āśritāḥ) - resorted to, dependent on, taken refuge in

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āśrita

āśrita - dependent, resorted to, sought shelter in

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `śri` (to resort to, seek shelter) with prefix `ā-`.

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Used substantively here, referring to 'those who are dependent'.

पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they behold

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of paś

Present Indicative

Present stem `paśya-` from root `dṛś`.

Prefix:

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, referring back to `ye`.

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Demonstrative pronoun modifying `ālokam`.

आलोकम् (ālokam) - that (spiritual) light (light, perception, vision)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āloka

āloka - light, sight, vision, perception

Derived from root `lok` (to see) with prefix `ā-`.

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कदाचन (kadācana) - never, at no time, ever (with `na`)

(indeclinable)

Combination of `kadā` (when) and `cana` (a particle for indefinite reference or negation).

Note: Used with `na` to express 'never'.

केचन (kecana) - anyone, someone (with `na` it means no one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kimcana

kimcana - anyone, someone, anything (with `na` it means no one, nothing)

Combination of `kim` (who, what) and `cana` (a particle for indefinite reference or negation).

Note: Used with `na` to express 'no one'.