योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-66, verse-12

यावन्नाधिगतं ज्ञानं यावन्न समतोदिता ।
यावन्नाभ्युदितो बोधस्तावन्नः कुशलं कुतः ॥ १२ ॥

yāvannādhigataṃ jñānaṃ yāvanna samatoditā ,
yāvannābhyudito bodhastāvannaḥ kuśalaṃ kutaḥ 12

12. yāvat na adhigataṃ jñānaṃ yāvat na samatā uditā
yāvat na abhyuditaḥ bodhaḥ tāvat naḥ kuśalaṃ kutaḥ

12. yāvat jñānaṃ na adhigataṃ,
yāvat samatā na uditā,
yāvat bodhaḥ na abhyuditaḥ,
tāvat naḥ kuśalaṃ kutaḥ

12. As long as true knowledge (jñāna) has not been attained, as long as equanimity has not arisen, and as long as perfect understanding (bodha) has not fully dawned, how can there be any well-being for us?

Words meanings summery:

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

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• अधिगतं (adhigataṁ) - attained, understood, acquired, known

• ज्ञानं (jñānaṁ) - true knowledge (knowledge, wisdom, understanding)

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

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• समता (samatā) - equanimity, sameness, impartiality, equality

• उदिता (uditā) - arisen, appeared, risen, dawned

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

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• अभ्युदितः (abhyuditaḥ) - fully dawned or arisen (referring to understanding) (risen, dawned, appeared, prospered)

• बोधः (bodhaḥ) - perfect understanding (bodha) (awakening, understanding, comprehension, knowledge)

• तावत् (tāvat) - then, so long, at that time, to that extent

• नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, our, us

• कुशलं (kuśalaṁ) - welfare, well-being, happiness, prosperity

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

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

अधिगतं (adhigataṁ) - attained, understood, acquired, known

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adhigata

adhigata - attained, understood, acquired, known

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root gam (to go) with the prefix adhi-.

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

ज्ञानं (jñānaṁ) - true knowledge (knowledge, wisdom, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding

Derived from the root jñā (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

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

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

समता (samatā) - equanimity, sameness, impartiality, equality

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samatā

samatā - equanimity, sameness, impartiality, equality

Derived from sama (equal).

उदिता (uditā) - arisen, appeared, risen, dawned

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of udita

udita - arisen, appeared, risen, dawned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root i (to go) with the prefix ud-.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

अभ्युदितः (abhyuditaḥ) - fully dawned or arisen (referring to understanding) (risen, dawned, appeared, prospered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyudita

abhyudita - risen, dawned, appeared, prospered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root i (to go) with prefixes abhi- and ud-.

Prefixes: abhi+ud

Root: i (class 2)

बोधः (bodhaḥ) - perfect understanding (bodha) (awakening, understanding, comprehension, knowledge)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bodha

bodha - awakening, understanding, comprehension, knowledge

Derived from the root budh (to know, to awaken).

Root: budh (class 1)

तावत् (tāvat) - then, so long, at that time, to that extent

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, our, us

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

कुशलं (kuśalaṁ) - welfare, well-being, happiness, prosperity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kuśala

kuśala - welfare, well-being, happiness, prosperity; skillful, clever

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

(indeclinable)