योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-22, verse-39

अप्रतर्क्यमनाभासं सन्मात्रमिदमित्यलम् ।
हेयोपादेयकलना यस्य क्षीणा स वै पुमान् ॥ ३९ ॥

apratarkyamanābhāsaṃ sanmātramidamityalam ,
heyopādeyakalanā yasya kṣīṇā sa vai pumān 39

39. apratarkyam anābhāsam sanmātram idam iti alam
heyopādeyakalanā yasya kṣīṇā saḥ vai pumān

39. idam apratarkyam anābhāsam sanmātram iti alam.
yasya heyopādeyakalanā kṣīṇā saḥ vai pumān

39. Truly, this [reality] is inconceivable, unmanifest, mere pure being (sat)—this much is sufficient (to know). He for whom the distinction between what is to be abandoned and what is to be accepted is exhausted, he is indeed a true (puruṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• अप्रतर्क्यम् (apratarkyam) - inconceivable, not to be reasoned about, beyond logic

• अनाभासम् (anābhāsam) - unmanifest, non-appearing, without outward show

• सन्मात्रम् (sanmātram) - mere existence, pure being (sat)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marks quoted speech or thought)

• अलम् (alam) - sufficiently, enough (to know this) (enough, sufficient, truly, certainly)

• हेयोपादेयकलना (heyopādeyakalanā) - the distinction/conception of what is to be abandoned and what is to be accepted

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• क्षीणा (kṣīṇā) - exhausted, diminished, destroyed

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• पुमान् (pumān) - a true man, a supreme spiritual person (puruṣa) (a man, a male, a supreme person (puruṣa))

Words meanings and morphology

अप्रतर्क्यम् (apratarkyam) - inconceivable, not to be reasoned about, beyond logic

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apratarkya

apratarkya - inconceivable, not to be reasoned about, beyond logic

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

Compound of 'a' (not) + 'pratarkya' (to be reasoned). Derived from 'pra' (forward) + root 'tark' (to reason) with 'ya' suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: tark (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'idam' (implicitly referring to ultimate reality).

अनाभासम् (anābhāsam) - unmanifest, non-appearing, without outward show

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anābhāsa

anābhāsa - unmanifest, non-appearing, without outward show

Compound of 'an' (not) + 'ābhāsa' (appearance, manifestation). Derived from 'ā' (towards) + root 'bhā' (to shine, appear).

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'idam'.

सन्मात्रम् (sanmātram) - mere existence, pure being (sat)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sanmātra

sanmātra - mere existence, pure being (sat), only reality

Compound of 'sat' (being, existing, real) + 'mātra' (mere, only).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'idam'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the ultimate reality being described.

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks quoted speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

अलम् (alam) - sufficiently, enough (to know this) (enough, sufficient, truly, certainly)

(indeclinable)

हेयोपादेयकलना (heyopādeyakalanā) - the distinction/conception of what is to be abandoned and what is to be accepted

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of heyopādeyakalanā

heyopādeyakalanā - the distinction/conception of what is to be abandoned and what is to be accepted

Compound: heya (to be abandoned) + upādeya (to be accepted) + kalanā (conception, distinction).

Compound type : Dvandva (heya-upādeya) within a Tatpuruṣa (kalanā of...) compound (heya+upādeya+kalanā)

• heya – to be abandoned, to be given up, rejectable
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'hā' (to abandon) with 'ya' suffix.
  Root: hā (class 3)
• upādeya – to be accepted, to be received, desirable
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
  Derived from 'upa' (near) + 'ā' (towards) + root 'dā' (to give) with 'ya' suffix. Denotes 'to be taken/received'.
  Prefixes: upa+ā
  Root: dā (class 3)
• kalanā – reckoning, measuring, conception, distinction
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'kal' (to count, compute).
  Root: kal (class 10)

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the 'pumān'.

क्षीणा (kṣīṇā) - exhausted, diminished, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣīṇa

kṣīṇa - exhausted, diminished, destroyed, wasted, faded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kṣi' (to perish, exhaust) with 'na' suffix.

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'heyopādeyakalanā'.

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Correlative to 'yasya'.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

पुमान् (pumān) - a true man, a supreme spiritual person (puruṣa) (a man, a male, a supreme person (puruṣa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pumas

pumas - man, male, person, spirit, soul (puruṣa)

Note: Refers to a liberated or enlightened being.

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