योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-92, verse-12

यावन्न तत्त्वविज्ञानं तावच्चित्तशमः कुतः ।
यावन्न चित्तोपशमो न तावत्तत्त्ववेदनम् ॥ १२ ॥

yāvanna tattvavijñānaṃ tāvaccittaśamaḥ kutaḥ ,
yāvanna cittopaśamo na tāvattattvavedanam 12

12. yāvat na tattvavijñānam tāvat cittaśamaḥ kutaḥ
yāvat na cittopaśamaḥ na tāvat tattvavedanam

12. yāvat tattvavijñānam na tāvat cittaśamaḥ kutaḥ
yāvat cittopaśamaḥ na tāvat na tattvavedanam

12. As long as there is no knowledge of the ultimate truth (tattvavijñāna), how can there be tranquility of mind? And conversely, as long as there is no tranquility of mind, there can be no realization of the ultimate truth (tattvavedanam).

Words meanings summery:

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

• न (na) - not, no

• तत्त्वविज्ञानम् (tattvavijñānam) - knowledge of reality, understanding of truth

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then, that much

• चित्तशमः (cittaśamaḥ) - tranquility of mind, cessation of mental activity

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - how is it possible? (whence, from where, why, how is it possible)

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

• न (na) - not, no

• चित्तोपशमः (cittopaśamaḥ) - tranquility of mind, cessation of mental activity

• न (na) - not, no

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then, that much

• तत्त्ववेदनम् (tattvavedanam) - realization of reality, knowledge of truth

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तत्त्वविज्ञानम् (tattvavijñānam) - knowledge of reality, understanding of truth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tattvavijñāna

tattvavijñāna - knowledge of truth/reality, insight into principles, philosophical understanding

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tattva+vijñāna)

• tattva – truth, reality, principle, essence
  noun (neuter)
• vijñāna – knowledge, understanding, discernment, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  from root 'jñā' with upasarga 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Subject.

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then, that much

(indeclinable)

चित्तशमः (cittaśamaḥ) - tranquility of mind, cessation of mental activity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cittaśama

cittaśama - tranquility of mind, mental quietude, cessation of mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+śama)

• citta – consciousness, mind, thought, intellect
  noun (neuter)
  from root 'cit'
  Root: cit (class 1)
• śama – tranquility, calm, cessation, quietude
  noun (masculine)
  from root 'śam'
  Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Subject.

कुतः (kutaḥ) - how is it possible? (whence, from where, why, how is it possible)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

चित्तोपशमः (cittopaśamaḥ) - tranquility of mind, cessation of mental activity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cittopaśama

cittopaśama - cessation of mind, tranquility of mind, mental quietude

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+upaśama)

• citta – consciousness, mind, thought, intellect
  noun (neuter)
  from root 'cit'
  Root: cit (class 1)
• upaśama – cessation, tranquility, alleviation, quiet
  noun (masculine)
  from root 'śam' with upasarga 'upa'
  Prefix: upa
  Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Subject.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then, that much

(indeclinable)

तत्त्ववेदनम् (tattvavedanam) - realization of reality, knowledge of truth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tattvavedana

tattvavedana - realization of truth/reality, knowledge of principles, apprehension of essence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tattva+vedana)

• tattva – truth, reality, principle, essence
  noun (neuter)
• vedana – knowledge, understanding, feeling, perception
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  from root 'vid'
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Subject.