योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-80, verse-48

यावत्कटकसंवित्तिस्तावन्नास्तीव हेमता ।
यावच्च दृश्यतापत्तिस्तावन्नास्तीव सा कला ॥ ४८ ॥

yāvatkaṭakasaṃvittistāvannāstīva hematā ,
yāvacca dṛśyatāpattistāvannāstīva sā kalā 48

48. yāvat kaṭaka-saṃvittiḥ tāvat na asti iva hema-tā
yāvat ca dṛśyatā-āpattiḥ tāvat na asti iva sā kalā

48. yāvat kaṭaka-saṃvittiḥ (asti),
tāvat hema-tā iva na asti.
yāvat ca dṛśyatā-āpattiḥ (asti),
tāvat sā kalā iva na asti.

48. As long as there is the perception (saṃvitti) of a bracelet, there is, as it were, no inherent 'gold-ness' (hema-tā). And as long as there is the manifestation (āpatti) of perceptibility (dṛśyatā), there is, as it were, no such subtle part (kalā) [that is distinct from the whole].

Words meanings summery:

• यावत् (yāvat) - Indicates a temporal condition. (as long as, as much as, while)

• कटक-संवित्तिः (kaṭaka-saṁvittiḥ) - Analogy for perceiving a specific form while losing sight of its underlying substance. (perception of a bracelet, awareness of an armlet)

• तावत् (tāvat) - Correlates with yāvat, indicating a simultaneous consequence. (so long, so much, then)

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• इव (iva) - Softens the statement, implying a perceived absence rather than an absolute one. (like, as, as if, as it were)

• हेम-ता (hema-tā) - The underlying material (gold) is obscured when one perceives the specific form (bracelet). (gold-ness, the state of being gold)

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as much as, while

• च (ca) - Connects the two conditional clauses. (and, also)

• दृश्यता-आपत्तिः (dṛśyatā-āpattiḥ) - The act of something becoming an object of perception. (the state of becoming visible, manifestation of perceptibility)

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much, then

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

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

• सा (sā) - Refers to the kalā (subtle part). (that (feminine))

• कला (kalā) - Refers to a fundamental, undivided constituent, which seems absent when only the perceived object (like a bracelet) is seen as real. (a subtle part, constituent, portion, art)

Words meanings and morphology

यावत् (yāvat) - Indicates a temporal condition. (as long as, as much as, while)

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from pronominal yad.

कटक-संवित्तिः (kaṭaka-saṁvittiḥ) - Analogy for perceiving a specific form while losing sight of its underlying substance. (perception of a bracelet, awareness of an armlet)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kaṭaka-saṃvitti

kaṭaka-saṁvitti - perception of a bracelet, awareness of an armlet

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kaṭaka+saṃvitti)

• kaṭaka – bracelet, armlet, ring
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• saṃvitti – perception, awareness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From sam-vid (to know completely)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

तावत् (tāvat) - Correlates with yāvat, indicating a simultaneous consequence. (so long, so much, then)

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from pronominal tad.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

इव (iva) - Softens the statement, implying a perceived absence rather than an absolute one. (like, as, as if, as it were)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

हेम-ता (hema-tā) - The underlying material (gold) is obscured when one perceives the specific form (bracelet). (gold-ness, the state of being gold)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hema-tā

hema-tā - gold-ness, the quality of being gold

From heman (gold) + suffix tā (abstract noun).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (heman+tā)

• heman – gold
  noun (neuter)
  From hā (to abandon, shine)
  Root: hā (class 3)
• tā – -ness, -hood
  suffix (feminine)
  Abstract noun forming suffix.

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as much as, while

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from pronominal yad.

च (ca) - Connects the two conditional clauses. (and, also)

(indeclinable)

दृश्यता-आपत्तिः (dṛśyatā-āpattiḥ) - The act of something becoming an object of perception. (the state of becoming visible, manifestation of perceptibility)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛśyatā-āpatti

dṛśyatā-āpatti - the state of becoming visible, manifestation of perceptibility, appearance as an object

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dṛśyatā+āpatti)

• dṛśyatā – perceivability, visibility, objectivity
  noun (feminine)
  From dṛśya + tā.
• āpatti – occurrence, manifestation, attainment, falling into a state
  noun (feminine)
  From ā-pad (to fall into, obtain)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pad (class 4)

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much, then

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from pronominal tad.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

सा (sā) - Refers to the kalā (subtle part). (that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun stem.

कला (kalā) - Refers to a fundamental, undivided constituent, which seems absent when only the perceived object (like a bracelet) is seen as real. (a subtle part, constituent, portion, art)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kalā

kalā - a small part, portion, fragment, subtle division, art, digit of the moon

Root: kal (class 10)