योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-68, verse-23

भावाभावादशादेशविशेषैर्वितथोत्थितैः ।
संविदो यदनाभासस्तन्मौनं परमं विदुः ॥ २३ ॥

bhāvābhāvādaśādeśaviśeṣairvitathotthitaiḥ ,
saṃvido yadanābhāsastanmaunaṃ paramaṃ viduḥ 23

23. bhāvābhāvādeśaviśeṣaiḥ vitathotthitaiḥ saṃvidaḥ
yat anābhāsaḥ tat maunam paramam viduḥ

23. vitathotthitaiḥ bhāvābhāvādeśaviśeṣaiḥ (kāraṇāt) yat saṃvidaḥ anābhāsaḥ (bhavati),
tat paramam maunam viduḥ.

23. They know that supreme silence (maunam) to be the non-manifestation of consciousness (saṃvid) which arises from specific distinctions and designations of existence and non-existence that have arisen falsely.

Words meanings summery:

• भावाभावादेशविशेषैः (bhāvābhāvādeśaviśeṣaiḥ) - by the differentiated notions or descriptions pertaining to what is and what is not (by specific designations of existence and non-existence, by distinctions of being and non-being)

• वितथोत्थितैः (vitathotthitaiḥ) - these distinctions are not inherently real but are products of illusion or error (arisen falsely, generated erroneously, produced in vain)

• संविदः (saṁvidaḥ) - of consciousness, of knowledge

• यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

• अनाभासः (anābhāsaḥ) - the cessation of phenomenal manifestation or subject-object differentiation (non-manifestation, absence of appearance, non-luminosity)

• तत् (tat) - that, this (demonstrative pronoun)

• मौनम् (maunam) - profound spiritual silence, ultimate state of non-dual awareness (silence, quietude, quiet contemplation)

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

Words meanings and morphology

भावाभावादेशविशेषैः (bhāvābhāvādeśaviśeṣaiḥ) - by the differentiated notions or descriptions pertaining to what is and what is not (by specific designations of existence and non-existence, by distinctions of being and non-being)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhāvābhāvādeśaviśeṣa

bhāvābhāvādeśaviśeṣa - specific designations/distinctions of existence and non-existence

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāva+abhāva+ādeśa+viśeṣa)

• bhāva – existence, being, state, sentiment
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• abhāva – non-existence, absence, non-being
  noun (masculine)
  a (negation) + bhāva.
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ādeśa – instruction, command, designation, description
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-diś (to point out, to instruct).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: diś (class 6)
• viśeṣa – distinction, difference, peculiarity, specific feature
  noun (masculine)
  From vi-śiṣ (to distinguish).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Acts as the cause for 'anābhāsaḥ'.

वितथोत्थितैः (vitathotthitaiḥ) - these distinctions are not inherently real but are products of illusion or error (arisen falsely, generated erroneously, produced in vain)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vitathotthita

vitathotthita - arisen falsely, deceptively produced, vainly risen

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vitatha+utthita)

• vitatha – false, untrue, vain, useless
  adjective
  From vi-tatha (lit. 'not so').
  Prefix: vi
• utthita – arisen, standing up, produced
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ud-sthā (to rise up).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhāvābhāvādeśaviśeṣaiḥ'.

संविदः (saṁvidaḥ) - of consciousness, of knowledge

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - consciousness, knowledge, intelligence, understanding

From sam-vid (to know together, to be conscious).

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: The possessor of 'anābhāsaḥ'.

यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun stem.

अनाभासः (anābhāsaḥ) - the cessation of phenomenal manifestation or subject-object differentiation (non-manifestation, absence of appearance, non-luminosity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anābhāsa

anābhāsa - non-manifestation, non-appearance, absence of light

a (negation) + ābhāsa (manifestation).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ābhāsa)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
  Negative prefix.
• ābhāsa – appearance, manifestation, reflection, semblance
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-bhās (to shine forth, to appear).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Main predicate of the 'yat' clause.

तत् (tat) - that, this (demonstrative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun stem.

मौनम् (maunam) - profound spiritual silence, ultimate state of non-dual awareness (silence, quietude, quiet contemplation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mauna

mauna - silence, quiet, quietude, ascetic silence

From muni (sage, ascetic).

Root: man (class 4)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, most excellent

Superlative of para.

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

From root vid (to know), ātmanepada form (or parasmaipada 3rd plural).

Root: vid (class 2)