योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-119, verse-27

भाः स्वात्मनीव कचति न कचत्येव तत्पदम् ।
भासां तत्त्वं हि कचनं पदं त्वकचनं विदुः ॥ २७ ॥

bhāḥ svātmanīva kacati na kacatyeva tatpadam ,
bhāsāṃ tattvaṃ hi kacanaṃ padaṃ tvakacanaṃ viduḥ 27

27. bhāḥ svātmani iva kaccati na kaccati eva tat padam |
bhāsām tattvam hi kaccanam padam tu akaccanam viduḥ ||

27. bhāḥ svātmani iva kaccati,
tat padam na eva kaccati hi bhāsām tattvam kaccanam,
tu padam akaccanam viduḥ

27. Light (bhāḥ) shines within itself, yet that supreme state (paramam padam) does not shine forth in the same way. Indeed, the essence (tattva) of lights is manifestation (kacana), but they know the supreme state (paramam padam) to be non-manifestation (akacana).

Words meanings summery:

• भाः (bhāḥ) - light, radiance, splendor, beam

• स्वात्मनि (svātmani) - in one's own self, in the self (ātman)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were, as if

• कच्चति (kaccati) - shines, appears, manifests

• न (na) - not, no

• कच्चति (kaccati) - shines, appears, manifests

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just, merely

• तत् (tat) - that supreme state (that, it)

• पदम् (padam) - the supreme state (paramam padam) (state, abode, goal)

• भासाम् (bhāsām) - of lights, of splendors

• तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - essence, reality, truth, principle

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• कच्चनम् (kaccanam) - shining, manifestation, appearance

• पदम् (padam) - the supreme state (paramam padam) (state, abode, goal)

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

• अकच्चनम् (akaccanam) - non-shining, non-manifestation, unmanifested

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

Words meanings and morphology

भाः (bhāḥ) - light, radiance, splendor, beam

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhā

bhā - light, luster, radiance, splendor, beauty

स्वात्मनि (svātmani) - in one's own self, in the self (ātman)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svātman

svātman - one's own self, the individual soul, the Supreme Soul (ātman)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual soul, Supreme Soul (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were, as if

(indeclinable)

कच्चति (kaccati) - shines, appears, manifests

(verb)

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

Root: kac (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कच्चति (kaccati) - shines, appears, manifests

(verb)

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

Root: kac (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just, merely

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that supreme state (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it, he, she

पदम् (padam) - the supreme state (paramam padam) (state, abode, goal)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, mark, state, condition, position, abode, goal, word

भासाम् (bhāsām) - of lights, of splendors

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of bhā

bhā - light, luster, radiance, splendor, beauty

तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - essence, reality, truth, principle

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - thatness, essence, reality, truth, principle, category

Derived from 'tat' (that) + '-tva' (suffix for abstract noun)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

कच्चनम् (kaccanam) - shining, manifestation, appearance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kacana

kacana - shining, manifestation, appearance

Derived from root kac ('to shine, manifest') with suffix -ana

Root: kac (class 1)

पदम् (padam) - the supreme state (paramam padam) (state, abode, goal)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, mark, state, condition, position, abode, goal, word

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

(indeclinable)

अकच्चनम् (akaccanam) - non-shining, non-manifestation, unmanifested

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akacana

akacana - non-shining, non-manifestation, unmanifested

Compound of 'a-' (negation) and 'kacana'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kacana)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• kacana – shining, manifestation, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root kac ('to shine, manifest') with suffix -ana
  Root: kac (class 1)

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)