योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-8, verse-4

अहंत्वभावाच्चाहंत्वमस्ति संसारबीजकम् ।
नाहंत्वभावान्नाहंत्वमस्तीति ज्ञानमुत्तमम् ॥ ४ ॥

ahaṃtvabhāvāccāhaṃtvamasti saṃsārabījakam ,
nāhaṃtvabhāvānnāhaṃtvamastīti jñānamuttamam 4

4. ahaṃtva-bhāvāt ca ahaṃtvam asti saṃsāra-bījakam | na
ahaṃtva-bhāvāt na ahaṃtvam asti iti jñānam uttamam ||

4. ahaṃtva-bhāvāt ca ahaṃtvam asti (yat) saṃsāra-bījakam.
na ahaṃtva-bhāvāt na ahaṃtvam asti iti uttamam jñānam.

4. From the very presence of the ego-sense, the ego (ahaṅkāra) exists, which is the seed of transmigration (saṃsāra). And the understanding that the ego (ahaṅkāra) does not exist because the ego-sense is absent—this is the supreme knowledge (jñāna).

Words meanings summery:

• अहंत्व-भावात् (ahaṁtva-bhāvāt) - from the state of ego-sense, from the notion of individuality

• च (ca) - and

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

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• संसार-बीजकम् (saṁsāra-bījakam) - the seed of transmigration

• न (na) - not, no

• अहंत्व-भावात् (ahaṁtva-bhāvāt) - from the non-existence of ego-sense

• न (na) - not, no

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

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct or indirect speech/thought)

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme, excellent, highest

Words meanings and morphology

अहंत्व-भावात् (ahaṁtva-bhāvāt) - from the state of ego-sense, from the notion of individuality

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ahaṃtvabhāva

ahaṁtvabhāva - the state or notion of individuality/ego-sense

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṃtva+bhāva)

• ahaṃtva – ego-sense, individuality, the state of 'I'
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'aham' (I) with the suffix '-tva'
• bhāva – state, condition, existence, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  Action noun from bhū
  Action noun from root bhū
  Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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'

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)

संसार-बीजकम् (saṁsāra-bījakam) - the seed of transmigration

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsārabījaka

saṁsārabījaka - the seed of transmigration, the cause of cyclic existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+bījaka)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of birth and death, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
  Action noun from sṛ with sam
  Action noun from root sṛ with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• bījaka – seed, germ, origin
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from bīja with suffix -ka

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहंत्व-भावात् (ahaṁtva-bhāvāt) - from the non-existence of ego-sense

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ahaṃtvabhāva

ahaṁtvabhāva - the state or notion of individuality/ego-sense

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṃtva+bhāva)

• ahaṃtva – ego-sense, individuality, the state of 'I'
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'aham' (I) with the suffix '-tva'
• bhāva – state, condition, existence, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  Action noun from bhū
  Action noun from root bhū
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Paired with preceding 'na' to mean 'from non-existence of'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

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'

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)

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct or indirect speech/thought)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the preceding clause as a statement/thought.

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding

Root: jñā (class 9)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme, excellent, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, supreme, excellent

Note: Modifies 'jñānam'.

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