योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-127, verse-17

जाग्रदेतन्न पतितं ज्ञानालम्बग्रहादधः ।
न सन्त्युपरि सर्वेषां ये निरालम्बसंविदः ॥ १७ ॥

jāgradetanna patitaṃ jñānālambagrahādadhaḥ ,
na santyupari sarveṣāṃ ye nirālambasaṃvidaḥ 17

17. jāgrat etat na patitam jñānālambagrahat adhaḥ
na santi upari sarveṣām ye nirālambasaṃvidaḥ

17. etat jāgrat jñānālambagrahat adhaḥ na patitam
ye nirālambasaṃvidaḥ sarveṣām upari na santi

17. This waking state does not fall below the support derived from knowledge (jñāna). Nevertheless, those whose consciousness (saṃvid) is without any support (nirālamba) are not superior to all.

Words meanings summery:

• जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - the waking state (waking, awake, being awake)

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• न (na) - not, no

• पतितम् (patitam) - fallen, descended

• ज्ञानालम्बग्रहत् (jñānālambagrahat) - from the support derived from knowledge (jñāna) (from the grasp of the support of knowledge, from the support of knowledge)

• अधः (adhaḥ) - below, downwards, inferior

• न (na) - not, no

• सन्ति (santi) - they are, exist

• उपरि (upari) - superior to (above, over, on top)

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all others, to everyone (of all, to all)

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• निरालम्बसंविदः (nirālambasaṁvidaḥ) - whose consciousness is without support, having unsupported consciousness

Words meanings and morphology

जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - the waking state (waking, awake, being awake)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - waking, awake, vigilant, active

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √jāgṛ (class 2) + śatṛ suffix.

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Used substantively here to refer to the waking state, agreeing with 'etat'.

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to the 'jāgrat' (waking state).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

पतितम् (patitam) - fallen, descended

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of patita

patita - fallen, descended, degraded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √pat (class 1) + kta suffix.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'etat jāgrat'.

ज्ञानालम्बग्रहत् (jñānālambagrahat) - from the support derived from knowledge (jñāna) (from the grasp of the support of knowledge, from the support of knowledge)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of jñānālambagraha

jñānālambagraha - the grasp/taking of the support of knowledge

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+ālamba+graha)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  From √jñā.
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• ālamba – support, prop, reliance
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-√lamb.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lamb (class 1)
• graha – grasping, seizing, taking, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  From √grah.
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Denotes separation or origin 'from'.

अधः (adhaḥ) - below, downwards, inferior

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

सन्ति (santi) - they are, exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

Conjugation of √as (class 2) in present tense.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: The subject is 'ye nirālambasaṃvidaḥ'.

उपरि (upari) - superior to (above, over, on top)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a postposition governing the genitive 'sarveṣām'.

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all others, to everyone (of all, to all)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Governed by 'upari'.

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun, subject of 'santi'.

निरालम्बसंविदः (nirālambasaṁvidaḥ) - whose consciousness is without support, having unsupported consciousness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirālambasaṃvid

nirālambasaṁvid - unsupported consciousness, whose consciousness is without support

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+ālamba+saṃvid)

• nis – without, out of, free from
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating negation or absence.
• ālamba – support, prop, reliance
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-√lamb.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lamb (class 1)
• saṃvid – consciousness, understanding, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
  From sam-√vid.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'ye'.