योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-96, verse-26

चिदाकाशमहं शुद्धं के मे मरणजन्मनी ।
एवं स्थिते स्युः किंनिष्ठा लोभमोहमदादयः ॥ २६ ॥

cidākāśamahaṃ śuddhaṃ ke me maraṇajanmanī ,
evaṃ sthite syuḥ kiṃniṣṭhā lobhamohamadādayaḥ 26

26. cit-ākāśam aham śuddham ke me maraṇa-janmanī evam
sthite syuḥ kim-niṣṭhāḥ lobha-moha-mada-ādayaḥ

26. aham śuddham cit-ākāśam.
me maraṇa-janmanī ke? evam sthite lobha-moha-mada-ādayaḥ kim-niṣṭhāḥ syuḥ?

26. I am the pure space of consciousness (cit-ākāśa). What concern are birth and death (saṃsāra) to me? When one is thus established (sthiti), what basis (niṣṭhā) would greed, delusion, pride, and similar afflictions have?

Words meanings summery:

• चित्-आकाशम् (cit-ākāśam) - the expansive, pure, boundless nature of consciousness (the space of consciousness, ether of consciousness)

• अहम् (aham) - the pure 'I' of the speaker (I, myself)

• शुद्धम् (śuddham) - free from impurities or limitations (pure, clean, unblemished)

• के (ke) - What kind of relevance or existence do they have? (what, which (masculine/neuter plural))

• मे (me) - to me (the speaker) (to me, my)

• मरण-जन्मनी (maraṇa-janmanī) - the cycle of death and rebirth (saṃsāra) (birth and death (dual))

• एवम् (evam) - in this state of self-realization (thus, in this manner, so)

• स्थिते (sthite) - when one is firmly established in this understanding (when established, when standing, in the state of)

• स्युः (syuḥ) - what basis *would* they have (potential mood) (may they be, they should be, they might be)

• किम्-निष्ठाः (kim-niṣṭhāḥ) - what could be their basis or support? (having what foundation, relying on what)

• लोभ-मोह-मद-आदयः (lobha-moha-mada-ādayaḥ) - a collective term for various mental afflictions or vices (greed, delusion, pride, and others)

Words meanings and morphology

चित्-आकाशम् (cit-ākāśam) - the expansive, pure, boundless nature of consciousness (the space of consciousness, ether of consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cit-ākāśa

cit-ākāśa - the space or ether of consciousness

Compound of 'cit' (consciousness) and 'ākāśa' (space/ether).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+ākāśa)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• ākāśa – ether, space, sky, atmosphere
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - the pure 'I' of the speaker (I, myself)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

First person singular pronoun.

शुद्धम् (śuddham) - free from impurities or limitations (pure, clean, unblemished)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, clear, unblemished, faultless

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śudh' (to purify).

Root: śudh (class 4)

के (ke) - What kind of relevance or existence do they have? (what, which (masculine/neuter plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

Note: Functions as predicate adjective or nominal.

मे (me) - to me (the speaker) (to me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (personal pronoun)

Enclitic dative/genitive form of 'asmad'.

Note: Also can be genitive, but dative fits better with "to me".

मरण-जन्मनी (maraṇa-janmanī) - the cycle of death and rebirth (saṃsāra) (birth and death (dual))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of maraṇa-janman

maraṇa-janman - death and birth

Dvandva compound of 'maraṇa' (death) and 'janman' (birth).

Compound type : dvandva (maraṇa+janman)

• maraṇa – dying, death
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun
  From root 'mṛ' (to die).
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• janman – birth, origin, existence
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun
  From root 'jan' (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'are'.

एवम् (evam) - in this state of self-realization (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Modifies 'sthite'.

स्थिते (sthite) - when one is firmly established in this understanding (when established, when standing, in the state of)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, abiding, established, fixed, existing

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand). Often used impersonally or in locative absolute.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used impersonally, "when established thus".

स्युः (syuḥ) - what basis *would* they have (potential mood) (may they be, they should be, they might be)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative/Potential Active Indicative

3rd person plural, optative mood.

Root: as (class 2)

किम्-निष्ठाः (kim-niṣṭhāḥ) - what could be their basis or support? (having what foundation, relying on what)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim-niṣṭhā

kim-niṣṭhā - having what for its basis/end, founded on what

Bahuvrīhi compound: "whose niṣṭhā is kim".

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kim+niṣṭhā)

• kim – what, which
  pronoun (neuter)
• niṣṭhā – standing upon, foundation, basis, firm adherence, devotion, end
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'sthā' (to stand) with upasarga 'ni'.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'lobha-moha-mada-ādayaḥ'.

लोभ-मोह-मद-आदयः (lobha-moha-mada-ādayaḥ) - a collective term for various mental afflictions or vices (greed, delusion, pride, and others)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of lobha-moha-mada-ādi

lobha-moha-mada-ādi - greed, delusion, pride, and others; such as greed, delusion, pride

A Dvandva compound where 'ādi' means 'and so on', making it a list.

Compound type : dvandva (lobha+moha+mada+ādi)

• lobha – greed, covetousness, desire
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'lubh' (to covet).
  Root: lubh (class 4)
• moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'muh' (to be bewildered).
  Root: muh (class 4)
• mada – intoxication, pride, arrogance, passion
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'mad' (to be intoxicated).
  Root: mad (class 4)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, et cetera
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'syuḥ'.