योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-124, verse-23

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अहंभावानहंभावौ त्यक्त्वा सदसती तथा ।
यदसक्तं समं स्वच्छं स्थितं तत्तुर्यमुच्यते ॥ २३ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
ahaṃbhāvānahaṃbhāvau tyaktvā sadasatī tathā ,
yadasaktaṃ samaṃ svacchaṃ sthitaṃ tatturyamucyate 23

23. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ahaṃbhāvānahaṃbhāvau tyaktvā sadasatī
tathā yat asaktaṃ samaṃ svacchaṃ sthitaṃ tat turyaṃ ucyate

23. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ahaṃbhāvānahaṃbhāvau sadasatī tathā
tyaktvā yat asaktaṃ samaṃ svacchaṃ sthitaṃ tat turyaṃ ucyate

23. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Having abandoned both the sense of ego (ahaṅkāra) and non-ego, as well as the concepts of existent and non-existent, that state which remains unattached, balanced, and pure is called the fourth (turya) state.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अहंभावानहंभावौ (ahaṁbhāvānahaṁbhāvau) - ego and non-ego, sense of 'I' and 'not-I'

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

• सदसती (sadasatī) - the existent and the non-existent

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, also, thus

• यत् (yat) - which, that (referring to the state)

• असक्तं (asaktaṁ) - unattached, detached

• समं (samaṁ) - equal, balanced, tranquil

• स्वच्छं (svacchaṁ) - pure, clear, clean

• स्थितं (sthitaṁ) - standing, existing, abiding, established

• तत् (tat) - that

• तुर्यं (turyaṁ) - the fourth state (of consciousness)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Name of a revered sage, Vasiṣṭha, with the honorific Śrī.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect active

Root `vac` (to speak), perfect tense, 3rd person singular. Irregular formation.

Root: vac (class 2)

अहंभावानहंभावौ (ahaṁbhāvānahaṁbhāvau) - ego and non-ego, sense of 'I' and 'not-I'

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of ahaṃbhāvānahaṃbhāva

ahaṁbhāvānahaṁbhāva - ego and non-ego, the sense of 'I' and 'not-I'

Compound type : dvandva (ahaṃbhāva+anahaṃbhāva)

• ahaṃbhāva – ego, sense of 'I', self-conceit
  noun (masculine)
• anahaṃbhāva – non-ego, sense of 'not-I'
  noun (masculine)
  Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of `an` + `ahaṃbhāva`.

Note: Object of `tyaktvā`.

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with suffix `-tvā` from root `tyaj`.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

सदसती (sadasatī) - the existent and the non-existent

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of sadasat

sadasat - the existent and the non-existent, reality and unreality

Compound type : dvandva (sat+asat)

• sat – existent, real, being
  adjective (masculine)
  Present active participle
  From root `as` (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)
• asat – non-existent, unreal, non-being
  adjective (masculine)
  Present active participle (negative)
  Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of `a` + `sat`.
  Prefix: a
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Object of `tyaktvā`.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, also, thus

(indeclinable)

Formed from pronoun `tad`.

यत् (yat) - which, that (referring to the state)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to `tat turyaṃ` later.

असक्तं (asaktaṁ) - unattached, detached

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asakta

asakta - unattached, free from affection

Past Passive Participle (negative)

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of `a` + `sakta`. `sakta` is PPP of `sañj` (to cling, attach).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+sakta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• sakta – attached, clinging
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `sañj` (to cling, attach) with suffix `-ta`.
  Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `yat` (the state).

समं (samaṁ) - equal, balanced, tranquil

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sama

sama - equal, similar, even, impartial, tranquil

Note: Qualifies `yat`.

स्वच्छं (svacchaṁ) - pure, clear, clean

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svaccha

svaccha - pure, clear, transparent, clean

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+accha)

• su – good, well, excellent, easy
  indeclinable
• accha – clear, pure, transparent
  adjective (masculine)
  From root `acch` (to be clear, bright).
  Root: acch (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `yat`.

स्थितं (sthitaṁ) - standing, existing, abiding, established

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, stayed, abiding, existing, firm, established

Past Passive Participle

From root `sthā` (to stand) with suffix `-ta`.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `yat`.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Corresponds to `yat`.

तुर्यं (turyaṁ) - the fourth state (of consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of turya

turya - fourth, the fourth state of consciousness (beyond waking, dreaming, and deep sleep)

From `catur` (four).

Note: Predicate nominative with `tat`.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Present passive

Root `vac` (to speak), present tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice. Irregular formation for passive.

Root: vac (class 2)