योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-159, verse-47

नान्यया तनु तेनैवमेव सार विदुर्बुधाः ।
शुद्धा ज्ञप्तिर्ब्रह्मसत्ता त्वविद्यास्मीति चेतनात् ॥ ४७ ॥

nānyayā tanu tenaivameva sāra vidurbudhāḥ ,
śuddhā jñaptirbrahmasattā tvavidyāsmīti cetanāt 47

47. na anyayā tanu tena evam eva sāram viduḥ budhāḥ
śuddhā jñaptiḥ brahmasattā tu avidyā asmi iti cetanāt

47. budhāḥ sāram tena evam eva viduḥ,
anyayā tanu na.
śuddhā jñaptiḥ brahmasattā tu avidyā asmi iti cetanāt.

47. The wise (budhāḥ) indeed know the essence (sāram) to be exactly that (pure awareness), not through any other form (tanu). Pure awareness (jñapti) is the existence of Brahman (brahmasattā), while ignorance (avidyā) arises from the consciousness (cetanāt) of 'I am'.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• अन्यया (anyayā) - by another, in another way

• तनु (tanu) - by any other form (or means of the subtle body) (body, form, subtle)

• तेन (tena) - by that (pure awareness from the previous verse) (by that, therefore, by it)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• सारम् (sāram) - the essence (of reality) (essence, core, best part)

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

• बुधाः (budhāḥ) - the wise, the enlightened ones

• शुद्धा (śuddhā) - pure, clear, clean

• ज्ञप्तिः (jñaptiḥ) - pure awareness (jñapti) (knowledge, apprehension, awareness)

• ब्रह्मसत्ता (brahmasattā) - the reality of Brahman (brahmasattā) (the existence of Brahman, the reality of Brahman)

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance (avidyā) (ignorance, nescience)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• चेतनात् (cetanāt) - from consciousness, from thinking

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अन्यया (anyayā) - by another, in another way

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Can function adverbially here, 'in another manner/way'.

तनु (tanu) - by any other form (or means of the subtle body) (body, form, subtle)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - body, form, person, subtle, slender

Note: Poetic usage for instrumental, grammatically would be 'tanvā'.

तेन (tena) - by that (pure awareness from the previous verse) (by that, therefore, by it)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'insight of true awareness' (jñaptidṛṣṭyā) mentioned in the previous verse.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

सारम् (sāram) - the essence (of reality) (essence, core, best part)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāra

sāra - essence, core, strength, best part

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

बुधाः (budhāḥ) - the wise, the enlightened ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of budha

budha - wise, intelligent, an enlightened person

शुद्धा (śuddhā) - pure, clear, clean

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, clear

ज्ञप्तिः (jñaptiḥ) - pure awareness (jñapti) (knowledge, apprehension, awareness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jñapti

jñapti - knowledge, apprehension, awareness

Root: jñā

ब्रह्मसत्ता (brahmasattā) - the reality of Brahman (brahmasattā) (the existence of Brahman, the reality of Brahman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of brahmasattā

brahmasattā - the existence of Brahman, the reality of the ultimate (brahman)

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+sattā)

• brahman – the ultimate reality, the Absolute (brahman)
  noun (neuter)
• sattā – existence, being, reality
  noun (feminine)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance (avidyā) (ignorance, nescience)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, nescience

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+vidyā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• vidyā – knowledge
  noun (feminine)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

चेतनात् (cetanāt) - from consciousness, from thinking

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of cetanā

cetanā - consciousness, intelligence, perception, thought

Root: cit