योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-95, verse-4

तनुत्वं सर्वबोधस्य यत्तदेव हि कारणम् ।
सर्गोपशमसंपत्तौ प्रतिपन्ने परे पदे ॥ ४ ॥

tanutvaṃ sarvabodhasya yattadeva hi kāraṇam ,
sargopaśamasaṃpattau pratipanne pare pade 4

4. tanutvam sarvabodhasya yat tat eva hi kāraṇam .
sargopaśamasampattau pratipanne pare pade

4. yat sarvabodhasya tanutvam tat eva hi kāraṇam
pare pade pratipanne sargopaśamasampattau

4. When the supreme state (para pada) is realized, resulting in the attainment of the cessation of creation (sargopaśama), it is precisely the attenuation of all worldly perception (sarvabodha) that is the cause.

Words meanings summery:

• तनुत्वम् (tanutvam) - the reduction or weakening of something, here referring to worldly perceptions (thinness, subtleness, attenuation, diminution)

• सर्वबोधस्य (sarvabodhasya) - of the entirety of phenomenal knowledge or worldly perceptions (of all knowledge, of all perception)

• यत् (yat) - (relative pronoun referring to 'tanutvam') (which, that)

• तत् (tat) - (demonstrative pronoun corresponding to 'yat', referring to 'tanutvam') (that)

• एव (eva) - emphasizes 'that very thing' (indeed, only, very)

• हि (hi) - emphasizes certainty (indeed, surely, for)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

• . (.) - punctuation

• सर्गोपशमसम्पत्तौ (sargopaśamasampattau) - in the attainment of the cessation of creation

• प्रतिपन्ने (pratipanne) - attained, reached, realized, occurred

• परे (pare) - supreme, ultimate, higher

• पदे (pade) - in the state, in the abode, in the position

Words meanings and morphology

तनुत्वम् (tanutvam) - the reduction or weakening of something, here referring to worldly perceptions (thinness, subtleness, attenuation, diminution)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tanutva

tanutva - thinness, subtleness, attenuation, diminution, slenderness

derived from tanu (thin, subtle) with the suffix -tva

सर्वबोधस्य (sarvabodhasya) - of the entirety of phenomenal knowledge or worldly perceptions (of all knowledge, of all perception)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sarvabodha

sarvabodha - all knowledge, universal understanding, total perception

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bodha)

• sarva – all, every, whole, complete
  adjective (masculine)
• bodha – knowledge, understanding, perception, awakening
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  derived from √budh
  Root: budh (class 1)

यत् (yat) - (relative pronoun referring to 'tanutvam') (which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

तत् (tat) - (demonstrative pronoun corresponding to 'yat', referring to 'tanutvam') (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

एव (eva) - emphasizes 'that very thing' (indeed, only, very)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - emphasizes certainty (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive, origin

action noun

derived from √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

. (.) - punctuation

(punctuation)

सर्गोपशमसम्पत्तौ (sargopaśamasampattau) - in the attainment of the cessation of creation

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sargopaśamasampatti

sargopaśamasampatti - the attainment or accomplishment of the cessation of creation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarga+upaśama+sampatti)

• sarga – creation, emanation, impulse, chapter
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  derived from √sṛj
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• upaśama – cessation, appeasement, tranquility, quietude
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  derived from √śam with prefix upa-
  Prefix: upa
  Root: śam (class 4)
• sampatti – attainment, accomplishment, success, prosperity
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  derived from √pad with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

प्रतिपन्ने (pratipanne) - attained, reached, realized, occurred

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of pratipanna

pratipanna - attained, reached, understood, admitted, agreed, engaged in

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √pad with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'pade'

परे (pare) - supreme, ultimate, higher

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, principal, distant, other

Note: Agrees with 'pade'

पदे (pade) - in the state, in the abode, in the position

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, place, state, abode, position, word