योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-40, verse-27

उक्तेरेव स्वभावोऽयमुक्तेरुक्तिरनन्तरम् ।
प्रतियोगिव्यवच्छेदसंख्याद्यर्थे न युज्यते ॥ २७ ॥

uktereva svabhāvo'yamukteruktiranantaram ,
pratiyogivyavacchedasaṃkhyādyarthe na yujyate 27

27. ukteḥ eva svabhāvaḥ ayam ukteḥ uktiḥ anantaram
pratiyogivyavacchedasaṃkhyādyarthe na yujyate

27. ayam ukteḥ eva svabhāvaḥ (asti) (yat) ukteḥ anantaram uktiḥ (bhavati).
(tat) pratiyogivyavacchedasaṃkhyādyarthe na yujyate.

27. This is merely the inherent nature (svabhāva) of expression itself, that one statement follows another. It is not appropriate to apply such statements for the purpose of (indicating) counter-correlates, exclusion, number, and so forth.

Words meanings summery:

• उक्तेः (ukteḥ) - of expression (of a statement, of speech)

• एव (eva) - merely, indeed (only, merely, indeed, certainly)

• स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - inherent nature (svabhāva) (one's own nature, intrinsic nature (dharma), essential quality)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (referring to svabhāvaḥ) (this (masculine nominative singular))

• उक्तेः (ukteḥ) - of expression (of a statement, of speech)

• उक्तिः (uktiḥ) - an expression (a statement, an expression (feminine nominative singular))

• अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately after (another statement) (immediately after, next, without interval)

• प्रतियोगिव्यवच्छेदसंख्याद्यर्थे (pratiyogivyavacchedasaṁkhyādyarthe) - for the purpose of (indicating) counter-correlates, exclusion, number, and so forth (in the meaning/purpose of counter-correlate, exclusion, number, etc.)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• युज्यते (yujyate) - is appropriate, is applicable (is joined, is fit, is applicable, is employed)

Words meanings and morphology

उक्तेः (ukteḥ) - of expression (of a statement, of speech)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of ukti

ukti - speech, saying, expression, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

एव (eva) - merely, indeed (only, merely, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes ukteḥ.

स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - inherent nature (svabhāva) (one's own nature, intrinsic nature (dharma), essential quality)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - one's own nature, intrinsic nature, essential quality, disposition

Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'bhāva' (state of being)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+bhāva)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhāva – being, state, condition, existence, nature
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: The subject of the first clause (with implied asti).

अयम् (ayam) - this (referring to svabhāvaḥ) (this (masculine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to the following concept.

उक्तेः (ukteḥ) - of expression (of a statement, of speech)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of ukti

ukti - speech, saying, expression, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

उक्तिः (uktiḥ) - an expression (a statement, an expression (feminine nominative singular))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukti

ukti - speech, saying, expression, statement

From root vac (to speak) + ktin suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Subject of the implied second clause describing the nature.

अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately after (another statement) (immediately after, next, without interval)

(indeclinable)

Negation 'an' + 'antara' (interval)

Compound type : nah-tatpurusha (an+antara)

• an – not, un-
  prefix
• antara – interval, intermediate, interior
  noun (neuter)

Note: Functions adverbially.

प्रतियोगिव्यवच्छेदसंख्याद्यर्थे (pratiyogivyavacchedasaṁkhyādyarthe) - for the purpose of (indicating) counter-correlates, exclusion, number, and so forth (in the meaning/purpose of counter-correlate, exclusion, number, etc.)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pratiyogivyavacchedasaṃkhyādyartha

pratiyogivyavacchedasaṁkhyādyartha - purpose related to counter-correlate, exclusion, number, etc.

Compound type : tatpurusha (pratiyogivyavaccheda+saṃkhyā+ādi+artha)

• pratiyogin – counter-correlate, opponent, rival
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• vyavaccheda – separation, distinction, exclusion, removal
  noun (masculine)
  From root chid with vi + ava
  Prefixes: vi+ava
  Root: chid (class 7)
• saṃkhyā – number, count, enumeration
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: khyā (class 2)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
  noun (masculine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, sake
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound indicates the purpose.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

युज्यते (yujyate) - is appropriate, is applicable (is joined, is fit, is applicable, is employed)

(verb)

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

Present Passive Indicative

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: The implied subject is ayam svabhāvaḥ or the act of using such statements.