योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-41, verse-7

यदा पुरा ज्ञास्यसि तत्सत्यमत्यन्तनिर्मलम् ।
वाच्यवाचकशब्दार्थभेदं त्यक्ष्यसि वै तदा ॥ ७ ॥

yadā purā jñāsyasi tatsatyamatyantanirmalam ,
vācyavācakaśabdārthabhedaṃ tyakṣyasi vai tadā 7

7. yadā purā jñāsyasi tat satyam atyantanirmalam
vācyavācakaśabdārthabhedam tyakṣyasi vai tadā

7. When you truly come to know that exceedingly pure truth, then you will indeed abandon the distinction between the expresser and the expressed, as well as the differentiation of word meanings.

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when

• पुरा (purā) - once, when you truly (formerly, in the past, first, once, in the future)

• ज्ञास्यसि (jñāsyasi) - you will know

• तत् (tat) - that (truth) (that, it)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality

• अत्यन्तनिर्मलम् (atyantanirmalam) - exceedingly pure (truth) (exceedingly pure, extremely spotless)

• वाच्यवाचकशब्दार्थभेदम् (vācyavācakaśabdārthabhedam) - the distinction of the expresser-expressed and word-meaning

• त्यक्ष्यसि (tyakṣyasi) - you will abandon, you will give up

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

From `yad` (relative pronoun stem) + `dā` suffix

पुरा (purā) - once, when you truly (formerly, in the past, first, once, in the future)

(indeclinable)

ज्ञास्यसि (jñāsyasi) - you will know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of jñā

Future active

2nd person singular, future tense

Root: jñā (class 9)

तत् (tat) - that (truth) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

Note: Used as an adjective for `satyam`.

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, existent, true

From `sat` (being, existent) + `ya` suffix

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Object of `jñāsyasi`.

अत्यन्तनिर्मलम् (atyantanirmalam) - exceedingly pure (truth) (exceedingly pure, extremely spotless)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of atyantanirmala

atyantanirmala - exceedingly pure, extremely spotless

Compound type : tatpurusha (atyanta+nirmala)

• atyanta – excessive, extreme, very much, perpetual
  adjective (masculine)
  From `ati`-`anta` (beyond limit)
  Prefix: ati
• nirmala – spotless, pure, clean
  adjective (masculine)
  From `nir` (without) + `mala` (impurity)
  Prefix: nir

Note: Adjective agreeing with `satyam`.

वाच्यवाचकशब्दार्थभेदम् (vācyavācakaśabdārthabhedam) - the distinction of the expresser-expressed and word-meaning

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vācyavācakaśabdārthabheda

vācyavācakaśabdārthabheda - the distinction of the expresser-expressed and word-meaning

Compound type : tatpurusha (vācya+vācaka+śabdārtha+bheda)

• vācya – that which is to be spoken/expressed, the expressed
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From `vac` (to speak) + `ṇyat` suffix
  Root: vac (class 2)
• vācaka – that which expresses, speaker, expresser, signifier
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From `vac` (to speak) + `ṇvul` suffix
  Root: vac (class 2)
• śabdārtha – word meaning, meaning of a word
  noun (masculine)
• bheda – difference, distinction, division, breaking
  noun (masculine)
  From `bhid` (to break) + `a` suffix
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Object of `tyakṣyasi`.

त्यक्ष्यसि (tyakṣyasi) - you will abandon, you will give up

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of tyaj

Future active

2nd person singular, future tense

Root: tyaj (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

From `tad` (that) + `dā` suffix

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