योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-14, verse-24

साऽबुद्धैव भवत्येवं भवेद्ब्रह्मैव बोधतः ।
अबोधः प्रेक्षया याति नाशं न तु प्रबुध्यते ॥ २४ ॥

sā'buddhaiva bhavatyevaṃ bhavedbrahmaiva bodhataḥ ,
abodhaḥ prekṣayā yāti nāśaṃ na tu prabudhyate 24

24. sā abuddhā eva bhavati evam bhavet brahma eva bodhataḥ
abodhaḥ prekṣayā yāti nāśam na tu prabudhyate

24. abuddhā sā eva evam bhavati.
bodhataḥ eva brahma bhavet.
prekṣayā abodhaḥ nāśam yāti,
tu na prabudhyate.

24. The self (ātman), being ignorant, remains in this state; but through true knowledge (bodha), it becomes Brahman itself. Ignorance (abodha), when observed, simply vanishes; it does not become enlightened.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - the individual self (ātman) (she, it, that)

• अबुद्धा (abuddhā) - ignorant (of its true nature) (unenlightened, ignorant, not awakened)

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

• भवति (bhavati) - remains (in its state of ignorance) (becomes, exists, happens)

• एवम् (evam) - in this (ignorant) manner (thus, in this manner, so)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - it becomes (certainly) (may it be, it should be, it would be)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (Brahman, the Absolute reality, the universal spirit)

• एव (eva) - itself, only (indeed, only, certainly, even)

• बोधतः (bodhataḥ) - through true knowledge (bodha) (from knowledge, through understanding)

• अबोधः (abodhaḥ) - ignorance (abodha) (ignorance, lack of knowledge)

• प्रेक्षया (prekṣayā) - by (being) observed (by seeing, by perceiving, by observing)

• याति (yāti) - goes (to), reaches (goes, moves, proceeds, attains)

• नाशम् (nāśam) - to destruction (destruction, annihilation, ruin)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

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

• प्रबुध्यते (prabudhyate) - is enlightened (is awakened, is enlightened, becomes conscious)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - the individual self (ātman) (she, it, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers implicitly to the jīvātmā or ātman.

अबुद्धा (abuddhā) - ignorant (of its true nature) (unenlightened, ignorant, not awakened)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abuddha

abuddha - unenlightened, ignorant, not awakened

Past Passive Participle

Formed by adding 'a-' (negative prefix) to 'buddha' (PPP of 'budh')

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a-+buddha)

• a- – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• buddha – awakened, known, enlightened
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root budh
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'sā'.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

भवति (bhavati) - remains (in its state of ignorance) (becomes, exists, happens)

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - in this (ignorant) manner (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - it becomes (certainly) (may it be, it should be, it would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, potential/optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses potentiality or certainty in this context.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (Brahman, the Absolute reality, the universal spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute reality, the universal spirit

एव (eva) - itself, only (indeed, only, certainly, even)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

बोधतः (bodhataḥ) - through true knowledge (bodha) (from knowledge, through understanding)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bodha

bodha - knowledge, understanding, awakening

Derived from root budh

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Functions instrumentally here.

अबोधः (abodhaḥ) - ignorance (abodha) (ignorance, lack of knowledge)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abodha

abodha - ignorance, lack of knowledge

Formed by adding 'a-' (negative prefix) to 'bodha' (knowledge)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a-+bodha)

• a- – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• bodha – knowledge, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root budh
  Root: budh (class 1)

प्रेक्षया (prekṣayā) - by (being) observed (by seeing, by perceiving, by observing)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prekṣā

prekṣā - sight, perception, observation

Derived from root īkṣ with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Implies 'by the very act of being perceived'.

याति (yāti) - goes (to), reaches (goes, moves, proceeds, attains)

(verb)

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

Root: yā (class 2)

नाशम् (nāśam) - to destruction (destruction, annihilation, ruin)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, annihilation, ruin

Derived from root naś

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Accusative indicating the goal of movement.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

प्रबुध्यते (prabudhyate) - is enlightened (is awakened, is enlightened, becomes conscious)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle/passive, present (laṭ) of prabudh

Root budh with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: budh (class 4)

Note: The middle voice ending 'te' is used here.