योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-162, verse-6

तज्ज्ञाज्ञयोस्तयोरन्तःप्रतिपत्तौ तु यत्स्थितम् ।
न बोद्धुं न च वक्तुं ते जानीतस्तौ परस्परम् ॥ ६ ॥

tajjñājñayostayorantaḥpratipattau tu yatsthitam ,
na boddhuṃ na ca vaktuṃ te jānītastau parasparam 6

6. tat-jña-ajñayoḥ tayoḥ antaḥ-pratipattau tu yat sthitam
na boddhum na ca vaktum te jānītaḥ tau parasparam

6. yat tayoḥ tat-jña-ajñayoḥ antaḥ-pratipattau sthitam,
tau te na boddhum na ca vaktum parasparam jānītaḥ.

6. That which is established within the inner comprehension of those two – the knower and the ignorant – those two are unable to understand or express to each other.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्-ज्ञ-अज्ञयोः (tat-jña-ajñayoḥ) - of the wise and the deluded; referring to the two types of individuals whose understanding of reality is vastly different (of the knower and the ignorant; of those who know and those who do not know)

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two (the knower and the ignorant) (of those two)

• अन्तः-प्रतिपत्तौ (antaḥ-pratipattau) - in their intrinsic awareness or grasp of reality (in the inner understanding; in the inner comprehension)

• तु (tu) - indeed; serves to emphasize or contrast (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• यत् (yat) - that which; referring to the subject of their understanding (which, what, that)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - is established; refers to the nature of reality as it stands (stands, is situated, established, existing)

• न (na) - not; negation (not, no)

• बोद्धुम् (boddhum) - to understand; refers to intellectual comprehension (to know, to understand)

• न (na) - not; negation (not, no)

• च (ca) - and; conjoining the two infinitives (and, also)

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to express; refers to verbal communication (to speak, to say, to express)

• ते (te) - those two; refers to the knower and the ignorant (those, they)

• जानीतः (jānītaḥ) - they know (how to) / they are able to (understand or express) (they know)

• तौ (tau) - those two (the knower and the ignorant); reiterating the subject (those two)

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - to each other; indicating reciprocal action (mutually, to each other)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्-ज्ञ-अज्ञयोः (tat-jña-ajñayoḥ) - of the wise and the deluded; referring to the two types of individuals whose understanding of reality is vastly different (of the knower and the ignorant; of those who know and those who do not know)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tat-jña-ajña

tat-jña-ajña - the knower and the ignorant

compound of tat-jña and ajña, then dvandva compound

Compound type : dvandva (tat-jña+ajña)

• tat-jña – knower of that; a wise person
  noun (masculine)
  compound of tat (that) and jña (knower)
• ajña – ignorant; unknowing; fool
  adjective (masculine)
  negative compound with 'a' and jña (knower)

Note: Formed from the dvandva compound of 'tat-jña' (knower of that) and 'ajña' (ignorant).

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two (the knower and the ignorant) (of those two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers back to the 'tat-jña' and 'ajña'.

अन्तः-प्रतिपत्तौ (antaḥ-pratipattau) - in their intrinsic awareness or grasp of reality (in the inner understanding; in the inner comprehension)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of antaḥ-pratipatti

antaḥ-pratipatti - inner apprehension, internal understanding

compound of antaḥ (inner) and pratipatti (comprehension)

Compound type : tatpurusha (antas+pratipatti)

• antas – inside, internal, within
  indeclinable
• pratipatti – comprehension, understanding, attainment
  noun (feminine)
  from prati-pad
  Prefix: prati
  Root: pad (class 4)

तु (tu) - indeed; serves to emphasize or contrast (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - that which; referring to the subject of their understanding (which, what, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Relative pronoun.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - is established; refers to the nature of reality as it stands (stands, is situated, established, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, firm, established

Past Passive Participle

from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective with 'yat'.

न (na) - not; negation (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following infinitives.

बोद्धुम् (boddhum) - to understand; refers to intellectual comprehension (to know, to understand)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

infinitive form of the root budh

Root: budh (class 1)

न (na) - not; negation (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and; conjoining the two infinitives (and, also)

(indeclinable)

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to express; refers to verbal communication (to speak, to say, to express)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

infinitive form of the root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ते (te) - those two; refers to the knower and the ignorant (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Serves as the subject for 'jānītaḥ'.

जानीतः (jānītaḥ) - they know (how to) / they are able to (understand or express) (they know)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, present (lat) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: 'na ... jānītaḥ' means 'they do not know' or 'they are unable'.

तौ (tau) - those two (the knower and the ignorant); reiterating the subject (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Redundant subject for emphasis with 'te'.

परस्परम् (parasparam) - to each other; indicating reciprocal action (mutually, to each other)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions adverbially.

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