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?

26. אני מרחב המודעות הטהור (צִ'יד-אָקָאשָׁה), מה לי ולמוות או לידה? כאשר שוכנים במצב זה, היכן יכולים להיאחז התאווה, האשליה והיוהרה?

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'.

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