योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-27, verse-8

श्रीसरस्वत्युवाच ।
अभ्यासेन विना वत्से तदा ते द्वैतनिश्चयः ।
नूनमस्तंगतो नाभून्निःशेषं वरवर्णिनि ॥ ८ ॥

śrīsarasvatyuvāca ,
abhyāsena vinā vatse tadā te dvaitaniścayaḥ ,
nūnamastaṃgato nābhūnniḥśeṣaṃ varavarṇini 8

8. śrī sarasvatī uvāca abhyāsena vinā vatse tadā te
dvaitaniścayaḥ nūnam astamgataḥ na abhūt niḥśeṣam varavarṇini

8. śrī sarasvatī uvāca vatse varavarṇini tadā abhyāsena vinā
te dvaitaniścayaḥ nūnam niḥśeṣam astamgataḥ na abhūt

8. Śrī Sarasvatī said: "O dear daughter, without spiritual practice (abhyāsa), your conviction in duality (dvaita) was certainly not completely dissolved then, O fair-complexioned one."

Words meanings summery:

• श्री (śrī) - A respectful prefix to Sarasvatī's name. (prosperity, beauty, glory, reverence, divine)

• सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - The goddess Sarasvatī, speaker of the verse. (Sarasvatī (goddess of knowledge, speech, and arts))

• उवाच (uvāca) - Sarasvatī said. (said, spoke)

• अभ्यासेन (abhyāsena) - Through spiritual practice (abhyāsa). (by practice, through repetition, by application)

• विना (vinā) - Without practice. Takes instrumental. (without, except for)

• वत्से (vatse) - O dear daughter (Līlā). Vocative. (O dear child, O calf)

• तदा (tadā) - Then, at that specific time of your experience. (then, at that time)

• ते (te) - Your (conviction). Genitive singular. (to you, for you, your)

• द्वैतनिश्चयः (dvaitaniścayaḥ) - Your conviction that duality is real. (conviction of duality, certainty of duality)

• नूनम् (nūnam) - Certainly. (surely, certainly, indeed, perhaps (in questions))

• अस्तम्गतः (astamgataḥ) - Completely dissolved. (set, disappeared, gone to its end)

• न (na) - Was not (dissolved). (not, no)

• अभूत् (abhūt) - Was not (dissolved). (was, became, happened)

• निःशेषम् (niḥśeṣam) - Not *completely* dissolved. (entirely, completely, without remainder)

• वरवर्णिनि (varavarṇini) - O fair-complexioned Līlā. Vocative. (O fair-complexioned one, O excellent woman)

Words meanings and morphology

श्री (śrī) - A respectful prefix to Sarasvatī's name. (prosperity, beauty, glory, reverence, divine)

(indeclinable)

सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - The goddess Sarasvatī, speaker of the verse. (Sarasvatī (goddess of knowledge, speech, and arts))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarasvatī

sarasvatī - Sarasvatī (goddess of knowledge, speech, arts, and learning); a river

उवाच (uvāca) - Sarasvatī said. (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

From root 'vac' (Pāṇini 2.4.41), perfect, 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

अभ्यासेन (abhyāsena) - Through spiritual practice (abhyāsa). (by practice, through repetition, by application)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of abhyāsa

abhyāsa - practice, repetition, exercise, study, spiritual practice

Prefix: abhi

Root: as (class 2)

Note: The term 'abhyāsa' is used in the translation.

विना (vinā) - Without practice. Takes instrumental. (without, except for)

(indeclinable)

वत्से (vatse) - O dear daughter (Līlā). Vocative. (O dear child, O calf)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of vatsā

vatsā - dear child, daughter (feminine of vatsa); female calf

तदा (tadā) - Then, at that specific time of your experience. (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - Your (conviction). Genitive singular. (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

द्वैतनिश्चयः (dvaitaniścayaḥ) - Your conviction that duality is real. (conviction of duality, certainty of duality)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvaitaniścaya

dvaitaniścaya - certainty of duality, conviction of duality

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvaita+niścaya)

• dvaita – duality, dualism
  noun (neuter)
• niścaya – certainty, conviction, resolution, ascertainment
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: ci (class 5)

नूनम् (nūnam) - Certainly. (surely, certainly, indeed, perhaps (in questions))

(indeclinable)

अस्तम्गतः (astamgataḥ) - Completely dissolved. (set, disappeared, gone to its end)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of astamgata

astamgata - gone to setting, disappeared, perished, dissolved

Compound type : tatpurusha (astam+gata)

• astam – setting (of the sun), home, end, disappearance
  indeclinable
• gata – gone, departed, reached, attained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam' (to go), past passive participle.
  Root: gam (class 1)

न (na) - Was not (dissolved). (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अभूत् (abhūt) - Was not (dissolved). (was, became, happened)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist Active

From root 'bhū', 1st class verb, aorist, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)

निःशेषम् (niḥśeṣam) - Not *completely* dissolved. (entirely, completely, without remainder)

(indeclinable)

Prefix: nis

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

वरवर्णिनि (varavarṇini) - O fair-complexioned Līlā. Vocative. (O fair-complexioned one, O excellent woman)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of varavarṇinī

varavarṇinī - a fair-complexioned woman, an excellent woman

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vara+varṇinī)

• vara – excellent, choice, best; a boon
  adjective (masculine)
• varṇinī – having a certain color or complexion; a woman
  noun (feminine)