योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-12, verse-40

यदविद्याक्षयैकात्म न किंचित्किंचिदेव च ।
शिष्यते तत्परं प्राहुरनामार्थमसच्च सत् ॥ ४० ॥

yadavidyākṣayaikātma na kiṃcitkiṃcideva ca ,
śiṣyate tatparaṃ prāhuranāmārthamasacca sat 40

40. yat avidyā-kṣaya-eka-ātma na kiṃcit kiṃcit eva ca
śiṣyate tat param prāhuḥ anāma-artham asat ca sat

40. yat avidyā-kṣaya-eka-ātma na kiṃcit kiṃcit eva ca śiṣyate,
tat param anāma-artham asat ca sat prāhuḥ

40. When ignorance is completely destroyed, that single Self (ātman) which remains is declared to be the Supreme (param). It is beyond any specific definition of 'something' or 'nothing at all'. They call it nameless, the ultimate reality (artha) that encompasses both the unmanifest (asat) and the manifest (sat).

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, what, that which

• अविद्या-क्षय-एक-आत्म (avidyā-kṣaya-eka-ātma) - whose sole nature is the destruction of ignorance, the one Self (ātman) after ignorance is destroyed

• न (na) - not, no

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something, anything

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something, anything

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite, even

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• शिष्यते (śiṣyate) - remains, is left over

• तत् (tat) - that, that supreme reality

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - they say, they declare

• अनाम-अर्थम् (anāma-artham) - nameless reality, an object without a name

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, unmanifest

• च (ca) - and, also

• सत् (sat) - existent, real, manifest

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, what, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that which

अविद्या-क्षय-एक-आत्म (avidyā-kṣaya-eka-ātma) - whose sole nature is the destruction of ignorance, the one Self (ātman) after ignorance is destroyed

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avidyā-kṣaya-eka-ātman

avidyā-kṣaya-eka-ātman - whose sole nature is the destruction of ignorance, the one Self after ignorance is destroyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (avidyā+kṣaya+eka+ātman)

• avidyā – ignorance, nescience
  noun (feminine)
• kṣaya – destruction, decay, loss
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• eka – one, sole, unique, singular
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – Self, soul, spirit, essence, mind
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying the implicit subject of śiṣyate, which is then referred to by tat param.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something, anything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - something, anything, a little, a specific thing

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something, anything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - something, anything, a little, a specific thing

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite, even

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

शिष्यते (śiṣyate) - remains, is left over

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of śiṣ

Passive form derived from root śiṣ (class 7)

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

तत् (tat) - that, that supreme reality

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'prāhuḥ'

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant

Note: Adjective modifying 'tat'.

प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - they say, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of pra-ah

Irregular perfect form of root ah, meaning 'to say'

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

Note: Often used in a present sense.

अनाम-अर्थम् (anāma-artham) - nameless reality, an object without a name

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anāma-artha

anāma-artha - nameless object/reality

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+nāman+artha)

• a – not, non- (negating prefix)
  indeclinable
• nāman – name, designation
  noun (neuter)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, reality, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'prāhuḥ'

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, unmanifest

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, unmanifest (present participle of as, used as adjective/noun)

Present Active Participle

From root 'as' (to be) with negation 'a'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non- (negating prefix)
  indeclinable
• sat – existent, real, being (present participle of as)
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Object of 'prāhuḥ'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सत् (sat) - existent, real, manifest

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, good, being (present participle of as, used as adjective/noun)

Present Active Participle

From root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Object of 'prāhuḥ'