Ashtavakra Gita · Verse 16.10 · Ashtavakra speaks
He who has an egoistic feeling even towards liberation and considers even the body as his own is neither a Jnani nor a Yogi. He only suffers misery.
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यस्य
yasya
whose
pronoun, genitive singular
अभिमानः
abhimānaḥ
egoistic feeling, self-conceit
noun, masculine, nominative singular
Knowledge (Jnana) is the complete elimination of the ego; so long as one thinks 'I shall be free' or 'I am free', one clings to the ego and has neither true Jnana nor Moksha.
मोक्षे
mokṣe
in liberation
noun, masculine, locative singular
अपि
api
even
particle
देहे
dehe
in the body
noun, masculine, locative singular
अपि
api
even
particle
ममता
mamatā
sense of 'mine'-ness, ownership
noun, feminine, nominative singular
तथा
tathā
likewise
adverb
न
na
not
particle
च
ca
and
conjunction
ज्ञानी
jñānī
a Jnani, knower of the Self
noun, masculine, nominative singular
न
na
not
particle
वा
vā
or
conjunction
योगी
yogī
a Yogi
noun, masculine, nominative singular
केवलं
kevalaṃ
only, merely
adverb
दुःखभाक्
duḥkhabhāk
sufferer of misery
adjective, masculine, nominative singular
असौ
asau
he, that one
pronoun, masculine, nominative singular