योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-10, verse-18

मुक्तं त्वहन्त्वशब्दार्थैर्लभ्यते यच्च तत्परम् ।
युक्तं त्वहन्त्वशब्दार्थैः प्रेक्ष्यमाणं विलीयते ॥ १८ ॥

muktaṃ tvahantvaśabdārthairlabhyate yacca tatparam ,
yuktaṃ tvahantvaśabdārthaiḥ prekṣyamāṇaṃ vilīyate 18

18. muktaṃ tu ahaṃtva-śabdārthaiḥ labhyate yat ca tat param
yuktaṃ tu ahaṃtva-śabdārthaiḥ prekṣyamāṇaṃ vilīyate

18. yat param tat ahaṃtva-śabdārthaiḥ muktaṃ labhyate
tu ahaṃtva-śabdārthaiḥ yuktaṃ prekṣyamāṇaṃ vilīyate

18. The supreme reality is attained when one is liberated from ego-centric concepts. However, when one is bound by such ego-centric concepts, that reality, when observed, dissolves.

Words meanings summery:

• मुक्तं (muktaṁ) - liberated, released, free

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• अहंत्व-शब्दार्थैः (ahaṁtva-śabdārthaiḥ) - by the meanings of words 'I-ness' and 'you-ness'; by ego-centric concepts

• लभ्यते (labhyate) - is attained, is obtained, is found

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत् (tat) - that

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate reality

• युक्तं (yuktaṁ) - joined, connected, associated, bound

• तु (tu) - but, however

• अहंत्व-शब्दार्थैः (ahaṁtva-śabdārthaiḥ) - by the meanings of words 'I-ness' and 'you-ness'; by ego-centric concepts

• प्रेक्ष्यमाणं (prekṣyamāṇaṁ) - being perceived, being seen, being observed

• विलीयते (vilīyate) - dissolves, vanishes, merges

Words meanings and morphology

मुक्तं (muktaṁ) - liberated, released, free

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mukta

mukta - liberated, released, free

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `muc` with suffix `kta`.

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: This is an adjective acting as a predicate, referring to 'that supreme (reality)'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Note: Serves as a conjunction or particle emphasizing a contrast.

अहंत्व-शब्दार्थैः (ahaṁtva-śabdārthaiḥ) - by the meanings of words 'I-ness' and 'you-ness'; by ego-centric concepts

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ahaṃtva-śabdārtha

ahaṁtva-śabdārtha - meaning of words like 'I-ness' and 'you-ness'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṃtva+śabda+artha)

• ahaṃtva – I-ness, egoism, individuality
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from `ahaṃ` (I) with suffix `tva` (state of being).
• śabda – word, sound
  noun (masculine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used instrumentally to denote the means by which something is attained or from which one is liberated/bound.

लभ्यते (labhyate) - is attained, is obtained, is found

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of labh

Root `labh` (लभँ प्राप्तौ)

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Used in the passive voice. The subject is 'tat param' (that supreme).

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to `param`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Corresponds to `yat`.

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate reality

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, transcendent

Note: `tat param` means 'that supreme (reality)'.

युक्तं (yuktaṁ) - joined, connected, associated, bound

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, connected, endowed with, engaged in, bound

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `yuj` with suffix `kta`.

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Referring to `tat param` implicitly.

तु (tu) - but, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the contrast.

अहंत्व-शब्दार्थैः (ahaṁtva-śabdārthaiḥ) - by the meanings of words 'I-ness' and 'you-ness'; by ego-centric concepts

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ahaṃtva-śabdārtha

ahaṁtva-śabdārtha - meaning of words like 'I-ness' and 'you-ness'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṃtva+śabda+artha)

• ahaṃtva – I-ness, egoism, individuality
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from `ahaṃ` (I) with suffix `tva` (state of being).
• śabda – word, sound
  noun (masculine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object
  noun (masculine)

प्रेक्ष्यमाणं (prekṣyamāṇaṁ) - being perceived, being seen, being observed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prekṣyamāṇa

prekṣyamāṇa - being seen, being observed

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root `īkṣ` with upasarga `pra` and suffix `śānac` (middle voice, passive).

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the supreme reality when it is being observed.

विलीयते (vilīyate) - dissolves, vanishes, merges

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vilī

Root `lī` with upasarga `vi`.

Prefix: vi

Root: lī (class 4)

Note: The subject is the implied `tat param`.

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