योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-90, verse-7

अनुभूतमपीदं सदहमित्यादिरूपकम् ।
नास्त्येव यदि वाप्यस्ति तद्ब्रह्माजमनामयम् ॥ ७ ॥

anubhūtamapīdaṃ sadahamityādirūpakam ,
nāstyeva yadi vāpyasti tadbrahmājamanāmayam 7

7. anubhūtam api idam sat aham iti ādi rūpakam na
asti eva yadi vā api asti tat brahma ajam anāmayam

7. idam anubhūtam sat aham iti ādi rūpakam eva na
asti yadi vā api asti tat ajam anāmayam brahma

7. This perceived reality, which appears as 'I' (aham) and so forth, in truth does not exist. Or, if it does exist, that is (brahman), which is unborn (aja) and free from affliction (anāmayam).

Words meanings summery:

• अनुभूतम् (anubhūtam) - experienced, perceived

• अपि (api) - even, also

• इदम् (idam) - this

• सत् (sat) - that which exists (existing, reality, being)

• अहम् (aham) - the individual self, the ego (I)

• इति (iti) - indicates 'the concept of I' (thus, so, denoting quotation/thought)

• आदि (ādi) - and other such forms/concepts (beginning, et cetera, and so on)

• रूपकम् (rūpakam) - form, appearance, representation

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• एव (eva) - certainly does not exist (only, just, indeed)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - even, also

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• तत् (tat) - that

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute, ultimate reality (brahman)

• अजम् (ajam) - unborn, uncreated

• अनामयम् (anāmayam) - free from sickness, stainless, faultless, healthy

Words meanings and morphology

अनुभूतम् (anubhūtam) - experienced, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anubhūta

anubhūta - experienced, felt, perceived

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bhū' with prefix 'anu'

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'idam sat'.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'even this'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Proximal demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the perceived world/experience.

सत् (sat) - that which exists (existing, reality, being)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, real, true, good

Present Active Participle

From root 'as' 'to be'

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used here as a noun or adjective, meaning 'that which exists'.

अहम् (aham) - the individual self, the ego (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

1st person singular pronoun

Note: Refers to the individual self, the ego (aham).

इति (iti) - indicates 'the concept of I' (thus, so, denoting quotation/thought)

(indeclinable)

आदि (ādi) - and other such forms/concepts (beginning, et cetera, and so on)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, and so on

Note: Part of the compound 'ādirūpakam'.

रूपकम् (rūpakam) - form, appearance, representation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpaka

rūpaka - form, appearance, representation, metaphor

'rūpa' (form) + 'ka' (suffix)

Note: Here 'aham ityādirūpakam' functions as a compound-like phrase describing the nature of 'idam sat'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates existence.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

From root as (class 2) 'to be'

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - certainly does not exist (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the negation, 'certainly does not exist'.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects alternatives.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'even if'.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

From root as (class 2) 'to be'

Root: as (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the subject of the previous clause ('idam...rūpakam').

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute, ultimate reality (brahman)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality

'brahman' (neuter) meaning the ultimate reality. 'brahmā' (masculine) meaning the creator deity. Here neuter.

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative.

अजम् (ajam) - unborn, uncreated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aja

aja - unborn, not born

Formed with 'a' (negation) + 'ja' (from root 'jan' 'to be born')

Prefix: a

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies (brahman).

अनामयम् (anāmayam) - free from sickness, stainless, faultless, healthy

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anāmaya

anāmaya - free from sickness, healthy, faultless

Formed with 'an' (negation) + 'āmaya' (sickness, disease)

Note: Qualifies (brahman).