योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-2, verse-53

शब्दशब्दार्थसंकेतवासनेह न संविदा ।
चिद्व्योमत्वादुभे भातस्त्यजातः सदसन्मती ॥ ५३ ॥

śabdaśabdārthasaṃketavāsaneha na saṃvidā ,
cidvyomatvādubhe bhātastyajātaḥ sadasanmatī 53

53. śabdaśabdārthasaṃketavāsanā iha na saṃvidā cit
vyomatvāt ubhe bhātaḥ tyaja ataḥ sadasatmatī

53. iha śabdaśabdārthasaṃketavāsanā saṃvidā na (asti)
cit vyomatvāt ubhe bhātaḥ ataḥ sadasatmatī tyaja

53. Here, the latent impression (vāsanā) of the conventional relationship (saṃketa) between a word (śabda) and its meaning (śabdārtha) is not inherent to consciousness (saṃvidā). Because consciousness (cit) is like infinite space (vyoma), both (word and meaning) merely appear within it. Therefore, abandon the notions (mati) of 'existence' (sat) and 'non-existence' (asat).

Words meanings summery:

• शब्दशब्दार्थसंकेतवासना (śabdaśabdārthasaṁketavāsanā) - the latent impression of the convention between word and meaning

• इह (iha) - here, in this (context)

• न (na) - not, no

• संविदा (saṁvidā) - by consciousness, by knowledge

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure intelligence

• व्योमत्वात् (vyomatvāt) - because of the nature of being space/ether

• उभे (ubhe) - both word and meaning (both)

• भातः (bhātaḥ) - they appear, they shine

• त्यज (tyaja) - abandon, forsake (imperative)

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, from this

• सदसत्मती (sadasatmatī) - the dual notions of 'real' and 'unreal' (notions of existence and non-existence)

Words meanings and morphology

शब्दशब्दार्थसंकेतवासना (śabdaśabdārthasaṁketavāsanā) - the latent impression of the convention between word and meaning

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śabdaśabdārthasaṃketavāsanā

śabdaśabdārthasaṁketavāsanā - the latent impression of the convention/relationship between a word and its meaning

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śabda+śabdārtha+saṃketa+vāsanā)

• śabda – word, sound
  noun (masculine)
• śabdārtha – word-meaning, meaning of a word
  noun (masculine)
• saṃketa – convention, agreement, sign, indication
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kit' with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kit (class 10)
• vāsanā – latent impression, mental trace, habit, inclination, desire
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'vas' (to dwell, to perfume)
  Root: vas (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this (context)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

संविदा (saṁvidā) - by consciousness, by knowledge

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - consciousness, knowledge, intelligence, agreement

From root 'vid' with prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure intelligence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure intelligence, mind

व्योमत्वात् (vyomatvāt) - because of the nature of being space/ether

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vyomatva

vyomatva - the state or nature of being space/ether

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyoman+tva)

• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• tva – suffix for abstract noun, -ness, -hood
  noun (neuter)

उभे (ubhe) - both word and meaning (both)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of ubha

ubha - both

भातः (bhātaḥ) - they appear, they shine

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Present active

Root 'bhā' (to shine)

Root: bhā (class 2)

त्यज (tyaja) - abandon, forsake (imperative)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of tyaj

Imperative

Root 'tyaj' (to abandon)

Root: tyaj (class 1)

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, from this

(indeclinable)

सदसत्मती (sadasatmatī) - the dual notions of 'real' and 'unreal' (notions of existence and non-existence)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, dual of sadasatmatī

sadasatmatī - notions/opinions of existence and non-existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sadasat+mati)

• sadasat – existence and non-existence, real and unreal
  noun (neuter)
• mati – notion, idea, opinion, understanding
  noun (feminine)