योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-101, verse-38

तत्सत्तद्वस्तु तत्किंचिन्न तु स्वर्गादि भङ्गुरम् ।
भावाभावैरुपारूढं स्थिताधिगतवेदनम् ॥ ३८ ॥

tatsattadvastu tatkiṃcinna tu svargādi bhaṅguram ,
bhāvābhāvairupārūḍhaṃ sthitādhigatavedanam 38

38. tat sat tat vastu tat kiñcit na tu svarga-ādi bhaṅguram
bhāva-abhāvaiḥ upārūḍham sthita-adhigata-vedanam

38. tat sat,
tat vastu,
tat kiñcit (asti).
(tat sukham) svarga-ādi bhaṅguram tu na (asti).
(tat sukham) bhāva-abhāvaiḥ upārūḍham sthita-adhigata-vedanam (ca asti).

38. That (happiness) is the ultimate reality, that is the essential truth, that is something indefinable. It is certainly not perishable things like heaven and similar realms. It is beyond (lit. 'mounted upon') states of being and non-being, and is known through a steady, acquired understanding.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the true happiness from the previous verse) (that, it (demonstrative pronoun))

• सत् (sat) - reality, existence (existing, real, true, good, being, reality)

• तत् (tat) - that (that, it (demonstrative pronoun))

• वस्तु (vastu) - ultimate essence, essential truth (object, thing, substance, essence, reality, wealth)

• तत् (tat) - that (that, it (demonstrative pronoun))

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something (ineffable, indefinable) (something, anything, a little, somewhat)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• तु (tu) - but, certainly (but, on the other hand, indeed, however)

• स्वर्ग-आदि (svarga-ādi) - things like heaven and similar realms (heaven and so on, heavenly realms and the like)

• भङ्गुरम् (bhaṅguram) - perishable (perishable, fragile, brittle, transient)

• भाव-अभावैः (bhāva-abhāvaiḥ) - by states of being and non-being (by states of being and non-being, by existence and non-existence)

• उपारूढम् (upārūḍham) - transcending (lit. 'mounted upon') (ascended, mounted upon, attained, furnished with, transcending)

• स्थित-अधिगत-वेदनम् (sthita-adhigata-vedanam) - known through steady, acquired understanding (knowledge understood as established, steady and attained knowledge)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the true happiness from the previous verse) (that, it (demonstrative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it (demonstrative pronoun)

सत् (sat) - reality, existence (existing, real, true, good, being, reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, real, true, good, being, reality

Present Active Participle

From root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to ultimate reality.

तत् (tat) - that (that, it (demonstrative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it (demonstrative pronoun)

वस्तु (vastu) - ultimate essence, essential truth (object, thing, substance, essence, reality, wealth)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - object, thing, substance, essence, reality, wealth

Root: vas (class 10)

तत् (tat) - that (that, it (demonstrative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it (demonstrative pronoun)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something (ineffable, indefinable) (something, anything, a little, somewhat)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, anything, a little, somewhat

From `kim` + `cid`.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, certainly (but, on the other hand, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

स्वर्ग-आदि (svarga-ādi) - things like heaven and similar realms (heaven and so on, heavenly realms and the like)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svarga-ādi

svarga-ādi - heaven and so on, heavenly realms and the like

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svarga+ādi)

• svarga – heaven, celestial abode
  noun (masculine)
  From `su` (good) + root `ṛj` (to go, move straight) or `svar` (heaven) + `ga` (going).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on, chief
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `bhaṅguram`.

भङ्गुरम् (bhaṅguram) - perishable (perishable, fragile, brittle, transient)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaṅgura

bhaṅgura - perishable, fragile, brittle, transient

From root `bhañj` (to break).

Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject and `svarga-ādi`.

भाव-अभावैः (bhāva-abhāvaiḥ) - by states of being and non-being (by states of being and non-being, by existence and non-existence)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhāva-abhāva

bhāva-abhāva - existence and non-existence, being and non-being

Dvandva compound.

Compound type : dvandva (bhāva+abhāva)

• bhāva – being, existence, state, feeling, becoming
  noun (masculine)
  From root `bhū` (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• abhāva – non-existence, absence, negation
  noun (masculine)
  `a` (negation) + `bhāva`.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

उपारूढम् (upārūḍham) - transcending (lit. 'mounted upon') (ascended, mounted upon, attained, furnished with, transcending)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upārūḍha

upārūḍha - ascended, mounted upon, attained, furnished with, transcending

Past Passive Participle

From `upa` + root `ruh` (to ascend, grow).

Prefix: upa

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Used with instrumental for 'transcending' or 'furnished by'.

स्थित-अधिगत-वेदनम् (sthita-adhigata-vedanam) - known through steady, acquired understanding (knowledge understood as established, steady and attained knowledge)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita-adhigata-vedana

sthita-adhigata-vedana - knowledge understood as established, steady and attained knowledge

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sthita+adhigata+vedana)

• sthita – established, steady, firm, constant, abiding
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `sthā` (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• adhigata – obtained, acquired, understood, learned
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From `adhi` + root `gam` (to go, attain).
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• vedana – knowledge, understanding, perception, feeling
  noun (neuter)
  From root `vid` (to know, perceive).
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (that happiness).