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).

57. כל עוד לא מתגלה שמץ ממהותו של תּוּרִיָה (מצב התודעה הרביעי) ללא הבנה טהורה ונכונה, הוא נותר נבדל ממנה כמו אור מן החושך.

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.

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