योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-33, verse-18

एवं रूपपदातीतं यद्रूपं परमात्मनः ।
यत्तु नामाहममलं विषयो न गिरां च तत् ॥ १८ ॥

evaṃ rūpapadātītaṃ yadrūpaṃ paramātmanaḥ ,
yattu nāmāhamamalaṃ viṣayo na girāṃ ca tat 18

18. evam rūpapadātītam yat rūpam paramātmanaḥ yat
tu nāma aham amalam viṣayaḥ na girām ca tat

18. evam paramātmanaḥ yat rūpam rūpapadātītam tu
yat nāma amalam aham ca tat girām na viṣayaḥ

18. Thus, the true nature (rūpa) of the supreme (paramātman) transcends all forms and words. Moreover, that pure 'I' (aham), known as such, is not an object accessible to speech.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, indeed

• रूपपदातीतम् (rūpapadātītam) - transcending form and word

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature

• परमात्मनः (paramātmanaḥ) - of the supreme Self (paramātman) (of the supreme self)

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover

• नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely

• अहम् (aham) - the Self, the 'I' principle (ātman) (I)

• अमलम् (amalam) - spotless, pure, stainless

• विषयः (viṣayaḥ) - object, sphere, domain, subject

• न (na) - not

• गिराम् (girām) - of words, of speech

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत् (tat) - that

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, indeed

(indeclinable)

रूपपदातीतम् (rūpapadātītam) - transcending form and word

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpapadātīta

rūpapadātīta - beyond form and word; transcending designation and conceptualization

Past Passive Participle (for `atīta`)

`atīta` is a PPP from `i` with `ati`

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rūpa+pada+atīta)

• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)
• pada – word, step, foot, place, state
  noun (neuter)
• atīta – gone beyond, past, elapsed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root `i` (to go) with prefix `ati` (beyond)
  Prefix: ati
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `rūpam`.

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Corresponds to `tat` later in the verse.

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, beauty

परमात्मनः (paramātmanaḥ) - of the supreme Self (paramātman) (of the supreme self)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - the supreme Self, the universal soul (paramātman)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ātman)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, supreme spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Corresponds to `tat` later in the verse.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover

(indeclinable)

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - the Self, the 'I' principle (ātman) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अमलम् (amalam) - spotless, pure, stainless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of amala

amala - spotless, pure, stainless, free from impurity

`a` (not) + `mala` (impurity)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mala)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• mala – dirt, impurity, defilement, sin
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies `aham` (understood as referring to the neuter `brahman` or abstract self).

विषयः (viṣayaḥ) - object, sphere, domain, subject

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣaya

viṣaya - object, sphere, domain, subject, range

Prefix: vi

Root: si (class 5)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

गिराम् (girām) - of words, of speech

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of gir

gir - word, speech, voice

Root: gṛ (class 9)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Corresponds to the relative pronoun `yat` earlier in the verse.