योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-67, verse-56

अनाख्येयं परा सत्तास्यातिवाहिकतामिव ।
सा गच्छत्यप्यगच्छन्ती तादृक्सत्यात्मभावनात् ॥ ५६ ॥

anākhyeyaṃ parā sattāsyātivāhikatāmiva ,
sā gacchatyapyagacchantī tādṛksatyātmabhāvanāt 56

56. anākhyeyam parā sattā asya ātivāhikatām iva sā
gacchati api agacchantī tādṛk satyātma-bhāvanāt

56. parā sattā anākhyeyam asya ātivāhikatām iva.
sā agacchantī api tādṛk satyātma-bhāvanāt gacchati.

56. The Supreme Reality (parā sattā) is inexpressible. It takes on, as it were, a subtle, transcendent quality. Although it remains unmoving (agacchantī), it appears to move (gacchati api) due to the contemplation of such a true Self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• अनाख्येयम् (anākhyeyam) - inexpressible, indescribable, unspeakable

• परा (parā) - supreme, highest, ultimate, transcendent

• सत्ता (sattā) - Supreme Reality (existence, reality, being, essence)

• अस्य (asya) - of this, its

• आतिवाहिकताम् (ātivāhikatām) - a subtle, transcendent quality (subtle nature, transcendent quality, a subtle form of consciousness that carries across)

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• सा (sā) - that, she, it

• गच्छति (gacchati) - appears to move, seems to behave as if moving (goes, moves, proceeds)

• अपि (api) - even though, although (also, even, although)

• अगच्छन्ती (agacchantī) - not going, not moving, unmoving

• तादृक् (tādṛk) - such, of that kind

• सत्यात्म-भावनात् (satyātma-bhāvanāt) - from the contemplation of the true Self, from the realization of the real Self

Words meanings and morphology

अनाख्येयम् (anākhyeyam) - inexpressible, indescribable, unspeakable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anākhyeya

anākhyeya - inexpressible, indescribable

Gerundive (kṛtya)

Formed from ā-khyā with suffix ṇyat and negative prefix an-.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ākhyeya)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• ākhyeya – to be spoken, expressible
  adjective
  Gerundive
  root khyā with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying an implied neuter noun or referring to a state.

परा (parā) - supreme, highest, ultimate, transcendent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of para

para - other, supreme, highest, ultimate

Note: Modifies sattā.

सत्ता (sattā) - Supreme Reality (existence, reality, being, essence)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sattā

sattā - existence, reality, being, essence

From root as (to be) + tā suffix.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: The subject of the sentence.

अस्य (asya) - of this, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, that

Note: Refers to parā sattā.

आतिवाहिकताम् (ātivāhikatām) - a subtle, transcendent quality (subtle nature, transcendent quality, a subtle form of consciousness that carries across)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ātivāhikatā

ātivāhikatā - the state of being ātivāhika; subtle nature; a subtle vehicle/form for transmigration

Formed from ativāhika + suffix tā. ativāhika from ati-vah + ka.

Prefix: ati

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Object of an implied verb like prāpnoti (attains) or bhāti (appears).

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - that, she, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to parā sattā.

गच्छति (gacchati) - appears to move, seems to behave as if moving (goes, moves, proceeds)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Root gam of class 1.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Verb for sā.

अपि (api) - even though, although (also, even, although)

(indeclinable)

अगच्छन्ती (agacchantī) - not going, not moving, unmoving

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of agacchant

agacchant - not going, unmoving

Present active participle

From root gam with negative prefix a- and participle suffix śatṛ.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+gacchant)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• gacchant – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  Present active participle
  root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies sā.

तादृक् (tādṛk) - such, of that kind

(adjective)

Nominative, singular of tādṛś

tādṛś - such, of that kind

Note: Qualifies satyātma-bhāvanāt.

सत्यात्म-भावनात् (satyātma-bhāvanāt) - from the contemplation of the true Self, from the realization of the real Self

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of satyātma-bhāvanā

satyātma-bhāvanā - contemplation/realization of the true Self

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (satya+ātman+bhāvanā)

• satya – true, real
  adjective
  Root: as (class 2)
• ātman – Self, soul, essence
  noun (masculine)
• bhāvanā – contemplation, realization, meditation, formation
  noun (feminine)
  From root bhū (to be) in causative sense, suffix yuC
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Ablative case indicating cause or reason.