योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-120, verse-9

तुर्यातीतपदावस्था सप्तमी भूमिकोत्तमा ।
मनोवचोभिरग्राह्या स्वप्रकाशपदात्मिका ॥ ९ ॥

turyātītapadāvasthā saptamī bhūmikottamā ,
manovacobhiragrāhyā svaprakāśapadātmikā 9

9. turyātītapādāvasthā saptamī bhūmikā uttamā
manovacoobhiḥ agrāhyā svaprakāśapadātmikā

9. saptamī turyātītapādāvasthā bhūmikā uttamā
manovacoobhiḥ agrāhyā svaprakāśapadātmikā

9. The seventh state is the supreme stage, which is the state beyond *turya*. It is ungraspable by mind and speech, and its very essence (ātman) is a self-luminous state.

Words meanings summery:

• तुर्यातीतपादावस्था (turyātītapādāvasthā) - the state of being beyond the *turya* state, the condition of transcending the fourth state

• सप्तमी (saptamī) - seventh

• भूमिका (bhūmikā) - stage, level, state, ground

• उत्तमा (uttamā) - excellent, supreme, highest

• मनोवचोओभिः (manovacoobhiḥ) - by mind and speech

• अग्राह्या (agrāhyā) - ungraspable, unperceivable, not to be seized

• स्वप्रकाशपदात्मिका (svaprakāśapadātmikā) - having the nature of a self-luminous state, whose essence is a self-manifest state

Words meanings and morphology

तुर्यातीतपादावस्था (turyātītapādāvasthā) - the state of being beyond the *turya* state, the condition of transcending the fourth state

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of turyātītapādāvasthā

turyātītapādāvasthā - the state of being beyond the *turya* state

Compound of 'turya' (fourth/transcendent), 'atīta' (gone beyond), 'pada' (state), and 'avasthā' (condition).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (turyātītapada+avasthā)

• turyātītapada – the state beyond *turya*
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of 'turya' (fourth/transcendent), 'atīta' (gone beyond), 'pada' (state).
• avasthā – state, condition, situation
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'ava'.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: sthā (class 1)

सप्तमी (saptamī) - seventh

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saptamī

saptamī - seventh

Ordinal numeral from 'saptan' (seven).

भूमिका (bhūmikā) - stage, level, state, ground

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmikā

bhūmikā - stage, level, state, ground, role

Derived from 'bhūmi' (earth, ground).

उत्तमा (uttamā) - excellent, supreme, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of uttama

uttama - excellent, supreme, highest, best

Superlative form from 'ud' (up) + 'tamap'.

मनोवचोओभिः (manovacoobhiḥ) - by mind and speech

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of manovacas

manovacas - mind and speech

Dvandva compound of 'manas' (mind) and 'vacas' (speech).

Compound type : dvandva (manas+vacas)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• vacas – speech, word, utterance
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'vac' (to speak).
  Root: vac (class 2)

अग्राह्या (agrāhyā) - ungraspable, unperceivable, not to be seized

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of agrāhya

agrāhya - ungraspable, unperceivable, not to be seized

Gerundive

Derived from root 'grah' (to grasp, seize) with negative prefix 'a' and suffix '-ya'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+grāhya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• grāhya – to be grasped, graspable, perceivable
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Gerundive from root 'grah' (to grasp, seize) with suffix '-ya'.
  Root: grah (class 9)

स्वप्रकाशपदात्मिका (svaprakāśapadātmikā) - having the nature of a self-luminous state, whose essence is a self-manifest state

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svaprakāśapadātmikā

svaprakāśapadātmikā - having the nature of a self-luminous state

Compound of 'svaprakāśa' (self-luminous), 'pada' (state), and 'ātmikā' (nature, essence).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (svaprakāśapada+ātmikā)

• svaprakāśapada – self-luminous state
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of 'sva' (self) and 'prakāśa' (light, manifestation) then 'pada' (state).
• ātmikā – essence, nature, related to (ātman)
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'ātman' (self, essence) with suffix '-ika'.