योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-66, verse-10

यावन्नाधिगतं ज्ञेयं यावत्क्षीणा न चित्तभूः ।
यावत्तीर्णो न संसारस्तावन्मे कुशलं कुतः ॥ १० ॥

yāvannādhigataṃ jñeyaṃ yāvatkṣīṇā na cittabhūḥ ,
yāvattīrṇo na saṃsārastāvanme kuśalaṃ kutaḥ 10

10. yāvat na adhigatam jñeyam yāvat kṣīṇā na cittabhūḥ
yāvat tīrṇaḥ na saṃsāraḥ tāvat me kuśalam kutaḥ

10. yāvat jñeyam na adhigatam yāvat cittabhūḥ na kṣīṇā
yāvat saṃsāraḥ na tīrṇaḥ tāvat me kuśalam kutaḥ

10. As long as the knowable (jñeya) has not been attained, as long as the ground of the mind (cittabhū) is not exhausted, and as long as the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) has not been transcended—how can there be well-being for me?

Words meanings summery:

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as long as, as far as, until)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अधिगतम् (adhigatam) - attained, realized (attained, acquired, understood)

• ज्ञेयम् (jñeyam) - the ultimate truth or reality that is to be known (jñeya) (what is to be known, the knowable)

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as long as, as far as, until)

• क्षीणा (kṣīṇā) - completely exhausted, dwindled (exhausted, diminished, wasted away)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• चित्तभूः (cittabhūḥ) - the very ground or basis of the mind, referring to its inherent tendencies and activities (mind-ground, mental state)

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as long as, as far as, until)

• तीर्णः (tīrṇaḥ) - transcended, overcome (crossed, traversed, overcome)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) (the cycle of transmigration, worldly existence)

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then (correlative to `yāvat`) (so long, then, thus far)

• मे (me) - for me (for me, to me, my)

• कुशलम् (kuśalam) - spiritual well-being, true welfare (welfare, well-being, health, prosperity)

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - how (can there be), from where (can it come) (whence, from where, why, how)

Words meanings and morphology

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as long as, as far as, until)

(indeclinable)

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Adverb of time.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अधिगतम् (adhigatam) - attained, realized (attained, acquired, understood)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adhigata

adhigata - attained, acquired, understood, learned

past passive participle (kta)

From prefix adhi + root √gam (to go) + kta suffix.

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate for `jñeyam`.

ज्ञेयम् (jñeyam) - the ultimate truth or reality that is to be known (jñeya) (what is to be known, the knowable)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñeya

jñeya - to be known, knowable, comprehensible; knowledge, truth

gerundive (ṇyat)

From root √jñā (to know) + ṇyat suffix (meaning 'to be done').

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Subject of the clause.

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as long as, as far as, until)

(indeclinable)

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Adverb of time.

क्षीणा (kṣīṇā) - completely exhausted, dwindled (exhausted, diminished, wasted away)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣīṇa

kṣīṇa - diminished, exhausted, wasted, destroyed

past passive participle (kta)

From root √kṣi (to destroy, waste away) + kta suffix.

Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Predicate for `cittabhūḥ`.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

चित्तभूः (cittabhūḥ) - the very ground or basis of the mind, referring to its inherent tendencies and activities (mind-ground, mental state)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cittabhū

cittabhū - mind-ground, the basis or origin of the mind's operations

Compound type : tatpurusha (citta+bhū)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  From √cit (to perceive, think).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• bhū – earth, ground, place, state of being
  noun (feminine)
  From √bhū (to be, become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the clause.

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as long as, as far as, until)

(indeclinable)

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Adverb of time.

तीर्णः (tīrṇaḥ) - transcended, overcome (crossed, traversed, overcome)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tīrṇa

tīrṇa - crossed, overcome, passed over, delivered

past passive participle (kta)

From root √tṛ (to cross, pass over) + kta suffix.

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate for `saṃsāraḥ`.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) (the cycle of transmigration, worldly existence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - the cycle of rebirth, transmigration, worldly existence

From √sṛ (to move, flow) with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the clause.

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then (correlative to `yāvat`) (so long, then, thus far)

(indeclinable)

Correlates with `yāvat`.

Root: ta

मे (me) - for me (for me, to me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Dative/Genitive singular of asmad (first person pronoun).

Note: Indicates possession or interest.

कुशलम् (kuśalam) - spiritual well-being, true welfare (welfare, well-being, health, prosperity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kuśala

kuśala - skilful, expert, clever; welfare, well-being, prosperity

Note: Subject of implied 'asti'.

कुतः (kutaḥ) - how (can there be), from where (can it come) (whence, from where, why, how)

(indeclinable)

From kim (what) + -taḥ (ablative suffix, used adverbially).