योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-67, verse-34

यद्यन्निखन्यते भूमेर्यथा तत्तन्नभो भवेत् ।
या या विचार्यते विद्या तथा सा सा परं भवेत् ॥ ३४ ॥

yadyannikhanyate bhūmeryathā tattannabho bhavet ,
yā yā vicāryate vidyā tathā sā sā paraṃ bhavet 34

34. yat yat nikhanyate bhūmeḥ yathā tat tat nabhaḥ bhavet
yā yā vicāryate vidyā tathā sā sā param bhavet

34. yathā yat yat bhūmeḥ nikhanyate,
tat tat nabhaḥ bhavet.
tathā yā yā vidyā vicāryate,
sā sā param bhavet

34. Just as whatever is dug out from the earth (bhūmi) eventually becomes empty space (nabhas), similarly, whatever knowledge (vidyā) is thoroughly examined, that very knowledge eventually becomes the Supreme (param).

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which

• निखन्यते (nikhanyate) - is dug up, is excavated

• भूमेः (bhūmeḥ) - from the earth, of the earth

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• तत् (tat) - that, that very thing

• तत् (tat) - that, that very thing

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - empty space (nabhas) (sky, atmosphere, space, void)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should become, becomes

• या (yā) - whichever, whatever (feminine)

• या (yā) - whichever, whatever (feminine)

• विचार्यते (vicāryate) - is thoroughly examined (is investigated, is reflected upon, is examined)

• विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge (vidyā) (knowledge, learning, wisdom, science)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• परम् (param) - the Supreme (param) (supreme, ultimate, highest, transcendent)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should become, becomes

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that which, whoever

Note: Used iteratively (yat yat) to mean 'whatever'.

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that which, whoever

Note: Used iteratively (yat yat) to mean 'whatever'.

निखन्यते (nikhanyate) - is dug up, is excavated

(verb)

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

Passive form of 'khan' with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: khan (class 1)

Note: Describes the action of digging.

भूमेः (bhūmeḥ) - from the earth, of the earth

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil

Note: Indicates the source from which something is dug.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two parts of the simile.

तत् (tat) - that, that very thing

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Used iteratively (tat tat) to refer back to 'whatever'.

तत् (tat) - that, that very thing

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Used iteratively (tat tat) to refer back to 'whatever'.

नभः (nabhaḥ) - empty space (nabhas) (sky, atmosphere, space, void)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, space, void

Note: The result of digging, in the analogy.

भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should become, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates a general truth or potential outcome.

या (yā) - whichever, whatever (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, that which, whoever

Note: Refers to 'vidyā' (knowledge).

या (yā) - whichever, whatever (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, that which, whoever

Note: Refers to 'vidyā' (knowledge).

विचार्यते (vicāryate) - is thoroughly examined (is investigated, is reflected upon, is examined)

(verb)

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

Passive form of 'vicār' (derived from root 'car' with prefix 'vi').

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Describes the action applied to knowledge.

विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge (vidyā) (knowledge, learning, wisdom, science)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vidyā

vidyā - knowledge, learning, wisdom, science

Derived from root 'vid' (to know).

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: The subject of the second part of the analogy.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds to 'yathā'.

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers back to 'vidyā' (knowledge).

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers back to 'vidyā' (knowledge).

परम् (param) - the Supreme (param) (supreme, ultimate, highest, transcendent)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, ultimate, highest, transcendent, other, distant

Note: The ultimate goal or essence achieved through investigation.

भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should become, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates a general truth or potential outcome.