योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-26, verse-14

वस्त्ववस्तुतया ज्ञातं दत्तं चित्तमहंकृतौ ।
अभाववेधिता भावा भावान्तो नाधिगम्यते ॥ १४ ॥

vastvavastutayā jñātaṃ dattaṃ cittamahaṃkṛtau ,
abhāvavedhitā bhāvā bhāvānto nādhigamyate 14

14. vastu avastutayā jñātam dattam cittam ahaṅkṛtau
abhāvavedhitāḥ bhāvāḥ bhāvāntaḥ na adhigamyate

14. vastu avastutayā jñātam cittam ahaṅkṛtau dattam
abhāvavedhitāḥ bhāvāḥ bhāvāntaḥ na adhigamyate

14. Reality (vastu) is perceived as non-reality. The mind (citta) is surrendered to ego (ahaṅkṛti). States of being (bhāva) are permeated by non-existence, and the ultimate reality (bhāvānta) is not realized.

Words meanings summery:

• वस्तु (vastu) - ultimate reality (vastu) (reality, thing, substance, object)

• अवस्तुतया (avastutayā) - as non-reality, as unreality, by means of non-existence

• ज्ञातम् (jñātam) - known, understood

• दत्तम् (dattam) - surrendered (given, placed, offered)

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind (citta) (mind, consciousness, thought)

• अहङ्कृतौ (ahaṅkṛtau) - in the ego (ahaṅkṛti) (in egoism, in ego, in the sense of 'I-making')

• अभाववेधिताः (abhāvavedhitāḥ) - pierced by non-existence, rendered nonexistent

• भावाः (bhāvāḥ) - states of being (bhāva) (states of being, entities, emotions, natures)

• भावान्तः (bhāvāntaḥ) - the ultimate reality (bhāvānta) (the end of states of being, ultimate reality)

• न (na) - not, no

• अधिगम्यते (adhigamyate) - is attained, is realized, is understood

Words meanings and morphology

वस्तु (vastu) - ultimate reality (vastu) (reality, thing, substance, object)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - thing, substance, object, reality

अवस्तुतया (avastutayā) - as non-reality, as unreality, by means of non-existence

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of avastutā

avastutā - non-existence, unreality, the state of being non-existent

a (not) + vastu (thing, reality) + tā (suffix for state/quality).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+vastu)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• vastutā – reality, the state of being a thing
  noun (feminine)
  From vastu + tā suffix.

Note: Used adverbially meaning 'as'.

ज्ञातम् (jñātam) - known, understood

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāta

jñāta - known, understood, perceived

Past Passive Participle

From root jñā (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with vastu.

दत्तम् (dattam) - surrendered (given, placed, offered)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, placed

Past Passive Participle

From root dā (to give).

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with cittam.

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind (citta) (mind, consciousness, thought)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect

From root cit (to perceive, to know).

Root: cit (class 1)

अहङ्कृतौ (ahaṅkṛtau) - in the ego (ahaṅkṛti) (in egoism, in ego, in the sense of 'I-making')

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of ahaṅkṛti

ahaṅkṛti - egoism, ego, self-conceit, the faculty of self-identification (ahaṅkṛti)

From aham (I) + kṛti (making).

Compound type : tatpurusha (aham+kṛti)

• aham – I, ego
  pronoun
  1st person singular pronoun.
• kṛti – making, doing, action
  noun (feminine)
  From root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अभाववेधिताः (abhāvavedhitāḥ) - pierced by non-existence, rendered nonexistent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhāvavedhita

abhāvavedhita - pierced by non-existence

Past Passive Participle

Compound: abhāva (non-existence) + vedhita (pierced).

Compound type : tatpurusha (abhāva+vedhita)

• abhāva – non-existence, absence
  noun (masculine)
  a (not) + bhāva (being).
• vedhita – pierced, shot
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vyadh (to pierce, strike).
  Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with bhāvāḥ.

भावाः (bhāvāḥ) - states of being (bhāva) (states of being, entities, emotions, natures)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāva

bhāva - being, state of being, existence, nature, emotion (bhāva)

From root bhū (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

भावान्तः (bhāvāntaḥ) - the ultimate reality (bhāvānta) (the end of states of being, ultimate reality)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāvānta

bhāvānta - end of being, ultimate reality, limit of existence

Tatpurusha compound of bhāva (being, existence) and anta (end, limit).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhāva+anta)

• bhāva – being, state of being, existence, nature, emotion (bhāva)
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• anta – end, limit, conclusion, proximity
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अधिगम्यते (adhigamyate) - is attained, is realized, is understood

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of adhigam

Root gam with prefix adhi.

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)