योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-8, verse-3

प्रेक्ष्यमाणं च तन्नास्ति किलाहंत्वं कदाचन ।
एतावदेव तज्ज्ञानमनेनैव प्रदह्यते ॥ ३ ॥

prekṣyamāṇaṃ ca tannāsti kilāhaṃtvaṃ kadācana ,
etāvadeva tajjñānamanenaiva pradahyate 3

3. prekṣyamāṇam ca tat na asti kila ahaṃtvam kadācana
| etāvat eva tat jñānam anena eva pradahyate ||

3. prekṣyamāṇam ca,
tat ahaṃtvam kadācana na asti kila.
etāvat eva tat jñānam anena eva pradahyate.

3. And indeed, when examined, that ego (ahaṅkāra) never exists. This much knowledge (jñāna) alone utterly consumes it.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रेक्ष्यमाणम् (prekṣyamāṇam) - being seen, being observed, being examined

• च (ca) - and

• तत् (tat) - that

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• किल (kila) - indeed, surely, reportedly

• अहंत्वम् (ahaṁtvam) - ego, ego-sense, individuality

• कदाचन (kadācana) - never, at any time

• एतावत् (etāvat) - so much, this much

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• तत् (tat) - that

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom

• अनेन (anena) - by this, by this knowledge

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• प्रदह्यते (pradahyate) - is utterly consumed, is burnt down

Words meanings and morphology

प्रेक्ष्यमाणम् (prekṣyamāṇam) - being seen, being observed, being examined

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prekṣyamāṇa

prekṣyamāṇa - being seen, being observed, being examined

Present Passive Participle

Present Passive Participle from root īkṣ with prefix pra, in middle voice

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'ahaṃtvam'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

3rd person singular Present Active, root as (group 2)

Root: as (class 2)

किल (kila) - indeed, surely, reportedly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अहंत्वम् (ahaṁtvam) - ego, ego-sense, individuality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ahaṃtva

ahaṁtva - ego-sense, individuality, the state of 'I'

Derived from 'aham' (I) with the suffix '-tva'

कदाचन (kadācana) - never, at any time

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kadā+cana)

• kadā – when, at what time
  indeclinable
• cana – even, also (used to form indefinites)
  indeclinable

Note: Used with 'na' to mean "never".

एतावत् (etāvat) - so much, this much

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etāvat

etāvat - so much, this much, so large

Note: Refers to 'jñānam'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the ego (ahaṃtva) mentioned earlier.

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding

Root: jñā (class 9)

अनेन (anena) - by this, by this knowledge

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to 'etāvat jñānam'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

प्रदह्यते (pradahyate) - is utterly consumed, is burnt down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dah

Present Passive

3rd person singular Present Passive, root dah (group 1) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: dah (class 1)

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