योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-96, verse-25

बलं बुद्धिश्च तेजश्च देहोऽहमिति भावनात् ।
नश्यत्युदेत्येतदेव चिदेवाहमिति स्थितेः ॥ २५ ॥

balaṃ buddhiśca tejaśca deho'hamiti bhāvanāt ,
naśyatyudetyetadeva cidevāhamiti sthiteḥ 25

25. balam buddhiḥ ca tejaḥ ca dehaḥ aham iti bhāvanāt
naśyati udeti etat eva cit eva aham iti sthiteḥ

25. dehaḥ aham iti bhāvanāt balam buddhiḥ ca tejaḥ ca naśyati.
cit eva aham iti sthiteḥ etat eva udeti.

25. Strength, intellect, and vitality perish due to the thought "I am the body." This very thing (strength, intellect, and vitality) arises from the firm realization (sthiti) that "I am consciousness (cit) itself."

Words meanings summery:

• बलम् (balam) - physical and mental strength (strength, power, force)

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - mental capacity, discerning faculty (intellect, understanding, intelligence)

• च (ca) - connects the nouns in a list (and, also)

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - vital energy, brilliance, mental sharpness (radiance, splendor, vigor, vitality)

• च (ca) - connects the nouns in a list (and, also)

• देहः (dehaḥ) - the physical body (body)

• अहम् (aham) - the personal pronoun 'I' (I, myself)

• इति (iti) - introduces or concludes a quotation or thought (thus, so, in this way)

• भावनात् (bhāvanāt) - due to the mental conviction/identification (from thinking, from conceiving, from the idea)

• नश्यति (naśyati) - strength, intellect, and vitality disappear or diminish (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

• उदेति (udeti) - these qualities re-emerge or increase (arises, comes forth, rises)

• एतत् (etat) - referring to the aforementioned qualities (strength, intellect, vitality) (this, this very thing)

• एव (eva) - emphasizes that it is *this very* thing (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• चित् (cit) - the ultimate, pure consciousness (cit) (consciousness, pure intelligence)

• एव (eva) - emphasizes that "I am *only* consciousness" (only, just, indeed)

• अहम् (aham) - the personal pronoun 'I' (I, myself)

• इति (iti) - introduces or concludes a quotation or thought (thus, so, in this way)

• स्थितेः (sthiteḥ) - from the firm establishment or realization of this truth (from the state, from the being, from the condition)

Words meanings and morphology

बलम् (balam) - physical and mental strength (strength, power, force)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, might

Root: bal (class 1)

Note: Part of a list of subjects.

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - mental capacity, discerning faculty (intellect, understanding, intelligence)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, reason, perception, intelligence

From root 'budh' (to know, understand).

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Part of a list of subjects.

च (ca) - connects the nouns in a list (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

तेजः (tejaḥ) - vital energy, brilliance, mental sharpness (radiance, splendor, vigor, vitality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - sharp point, splendor, light, fire, energy, vitality, spiritual power

From root 'tij' (to be sharp).

Root: tij (class 6)

Note: Part of a list of subjects.

च (ca) - connects the nouns in a list (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

देहः (dehaḥ) - the physical body (body)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, person

From root 'dih' (to smear, grow).

Root: dih (class 4)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - the personal pronoun 'I' (I, myself)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

First person singular pronoun.

इति (iti) - introduces or concludes a quotation or thought (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

भावनात् (bhāvanāt) - due to the mental conviction/identification (from thinking, from conceiving, from the idea)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of bhāvanā

bhāvanā - causing to be, producing, conceiving, thought, mental attitude, cultivation

From causative of root 'bhū' (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates cause.

नश्यति (naśyati) - strength, intellect, and vitality disappear or diminish (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense.

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: The subject is collective 'balam buddhiḥ ca tejaḥ ca'.

उदेति (udeti) - these qualities re-emerge or increase (arises, comes forth, rises)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ud-i

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: The subject is 'etat' (referring to the qualities).

एतत् (etat) - referring to the aforementioned qualities (strength, intellect, vitality) (this, this very thing)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun)

एव (eva) - emphasizes that it is *this very* thing (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

चित् (cit) - the ultimate, pure consciousness (cit) (consciousness, pure intelligence)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure intelligence, understanding

Note: Predicate nominative for 'aham'.

एव (eva) - emphasizes that "I am *only* consciousness" (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

अहम् (aham) - the personal pronoun 'I' (I, myself)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

First person singular pronoun.

इति (iti) - introduces or concludes a quotation or thought (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

स्थितेः (sthiteḥ) - from the firm establishment or realization of this truth (from the state, from the being, from the condition)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, staying, state, condition, position, firm adherence, stability, realization

From root 'sthā' (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Indicates cause.