योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-137, verse-57

यावद्रूपं तुरीयस्य किंचनापि न लभ्यते ।
सम्यग्बोधादृते शुद्धात्प्रकाशस्तमसो यथा ॥ ५७ ॥

yāvadrūpaṃ turīyasya kiṃcanāpi na labhyate ,
samyagbodhādṛte śuddhātprakāśastamaso yathā 57

57. yāvat rūpam turīyasya kiñcana api na labhyate
samyak-bodhāt ṛte śuddhāt prakāśaḥ tamasaḥ yathā

57. yāvat turīyasya kiñcana api rūpam śuddhāt samyak-bodhāt ṛte na labhyate,
yathā tamasaḥ prakāśaḥ (na labhyate) .

57. No form, however slight, of the fourth state (turīya) can be obtained without pure and perfect understanding, just as light (does not emerge) from darkness (without it being dispelled).

Words meanings summery:

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, in any measure (with 'na' it implies 'no form whatsoever') (as long as, as far as, as much as)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, aspect (form, nature, appearance, aspect)

• तुरीयस्य (turīyasya) - of the fourth (state) (turīya)

• किञ्चन (kiñcana) - any, however slight (anything, something, any, a little)

• अपि (api) - even, however (even, also, too)

• न (na) - not, no

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

• सम्यक्-बोधात् (samyak-bodhāt) - from perfect understanding (from right/perfect understanding)

• ऋते (ṛte) - without (without, except for)

• शुद्धात् (śuddhāt) - from pure (from pure, from clean)

• प्रकाशः (prakāśaḥ) - light (light, brightness, manifestation)

• तमसः (tamasaḥ) - from darkness (of darkness, from darkness)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in what manner)

Words meanings and morphology

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, in any measure (with 'na' it implies 'no form whatsoever') (as long as, as far as, as much as)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'rūpam' in the sense of 'any amount of form'.

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, aspect (form, nature, appearance, aspect)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, aspect

तुरीयस्य (turīyasya) - of the fourth (state) (turīya)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of turīya

turīya - fourth, the fourth state of consciousness (turīya)

किञ्चन (kiñcana) - any, however slight (anything, something, any, a little)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcana

kiñcana - anything, something, any, a little, whatsoever

Note: Used as an indefinite pronoun, here modifying 'rūpam'.

अपि (api) - even, however (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'kiñcana'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Root: labh (class 1)

सम्यक्-बोधात् (samyak-bodhāt) - from perfect understanding (from right/perfect understanding)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of samyak-bodha

samyak-bodha - right understanding, perfect comprehension

Compound type : karmadhāraya (samyak+bodha)

• samyak – right, proper, perfect, complete
  indeclinable
• bodha – understanding, knowledge, awakening
  noun (masculine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

ऋते (ṛte) - without (without, except for)

(indeclinable)

शुद्धात् (śuddhāt) - from pure (from pure, from clean)

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, clear, faultless

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śudh (to purify) + kta

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'samyak-bodhāt'.

प्रकाशः (prakāśaḥ) - light (light, brightness, manifestation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prakāśa

prakāśa - light, brightness, manifestation, splendor

Derived from root kāś (to shine) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

तमसः (tamasaḥ) - from darkness (of darkness, from darkness)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance, quality of inertia (tamas)

Note: Used here in an ablative sense: 'from darkness'.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces an analogy.