योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-31, verse-26

ब्रह्मेवेदं परं शान्तमित्येवानुभवन्सुधीः ।
अपह्नवः स्वानुभूतेः कर्तुं तस्य क्व युज्यते ॥ २६ ॥

brahmevedaṃ paraṃ śāntamityevānubhavansudhīḥ ,
apahnavaḥ svānubhūteḥ kartuṃ tasya kva yujyate 26

26. brahma eva idam param śāntam iti eva anubhavan sudhīḥ
apahnavaḥ svānubhūteḥ kartum tasya kva yujyate

26. (yaḥ) sudhīḥ idam param śāntam brahma eva iti anubhavan (asti),
tasya svānubhūteḥ apahnavaḥ kartum kva yujyate?

26. How can it be appropriate for the wise person (sudhīḥ), who experiences 'This (idam) is indeed the supreme, peaceful ultimate reality (brahman),' to deny (apahnava) their own direct experience?

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the ultimate reality

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• इदम् (idam) - this, this (neuter)

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm

• इति (iti) - thus, indicating a quote

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अनुभवन् (anubhavan) - experiencing, perceiving

• सुधीः (sudhīḥ) - wise person, intelligent

• अपह्नवः (apahnavaḥ) - denial, concealment

• स्वानुभूतेः (svānubhūteḥ) - of one's own experience, from one's own experience

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, for him

• क्व (kva) - where? how? by what means?

• युज्यते (yujyate) - is appropriate, is fitting

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the ultimate reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the supreme reality, universal spirit, sacred word

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this, this (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this (proximal demonstrative pronoun)

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant

शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, appeased, ceased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śam 'to be calm, to cease'.

Root: śam (class 4)

इति (iti) - thus, indicating a quote

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

अनुभवन् (anubhavan) - experiencing, perceiving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anubhavat

anubhavat - experiencing, perceiving, feeling

Present Active Participle

Derived from root bhū with prefix anu.

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

सुधीः (sudhīḥ) - wise person, intelligent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sudhī

sudhī - wise, intelligent, sagacious, a wise person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+dhī)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating goodness or ease.
• dhī – thought, intelligence, understanding, mind
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhī (class 1)

अपह्नवः (apahnavaḥ) - denial, concealment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apahnava

apahnava - denial, concealment, disguise, evasion

Prefix: apa

Root: hnu (class 2)

स्वानुभूतेः (svānubhūteḥ) - of one's own experience, from one's own experience

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of svānubhūti

svānubhūti - self-experience, one's own experience, direct realization

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+anubhūti)

• sva – own, self, one's own
  adjective
• anubhūti – experience, perception, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तस्य (tasya) - of him, for him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

क्व (kva) - where? how? by what means?

(indeclinable)

युज्यते (yujyate) - is appropriate, is fitting

(verb)

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

Present Passive (or Middle)

3rd person singular, present tense, passive voice. Can also be interpreted as middle voice.

Root: yuj (class 7)