योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-166, verse-4

कचनोक्त्या तु रहितां समग्रेणास्तकल्पनाम् ।
विनोत्तरपदार्थेन त्वात्मख्यातिमिमां विदुः ॥ ४ ॥

kacanoktyā tu rahitāṃ samagreṇāstakalpanām ,
vinottarapadārthena tvātmakhyātimimāṃ viduḥ 4

4. kacana-uktyā tu rahitām samagreṇa asta-kalpanām
vina uttara-padārtena tu ātma-khyātim imām viduḥ

4. tu te imām ātma-khyātim kacana-uktyā rahitām,
samagreṇa asta-kalpanām,
ca vina uttara-padārtena viduḥ.

4. But they know this self-manifestation (ātmakhyāti) to be devoid of the very statement of manifestation (kacana), entirely free from all conceptualization, and without any subsequent conceptual meaning.

Words meanings summery:

• कचन-उक्त्या (kacana-uktyā) - by the verbal expression of 'manifestation'. (by the statement of shining/manifestation.)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed. (but, indeed, on the other hand.)

• रहिताम् (rahitām) - devoid of. (devoid of, free from, abandoned.)

• समग्रेण (samagreṇa) - entirely. (by the entire, by the whole, completely.)

• अस्त-कल्पनाम् (asta-kalpanām) - free from all conceptualization. (having ceased conceptualization, imagination having set/stopped.)

• विन (vina) - without. (without, except for.)

• उत्तर-पदार्तेन (uttara-padārtena) - by any subsequent conceptual meaning. (by a subsequent meaning, by a further concept.)

• तु (tu) - indeed (implied emphasis). (but, indeed, on the other hand.)

• आत्म-ख्यातिम् (ātma-khyātim) - this self-manifestation (ātmakhyāti). (self-manifestation, self-appearance, self-luminosity.)

• इमाम् (imām) - this. (this, this one.)

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know. (they know, they understand, they perceive.)

Words meanings and morphology

कचन-उक्त्या (kacana-uktyā) - by the verbal expression of 'manifestation'. (by the statement of shining/manifestation.)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kacanokti

kacanokti - statement of shining/manifestation, verbal expression of manifestation

Tatpuruṣa compound: `kacana` (shining, manifestation - action noun from `kac`) + `ukti` (statement, speech).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kacana+ukti)

• kacana – shining, manifesting, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  From root `kac` (to shine).
  Root: kac (class 1)
• ukti – speech, statement, expression
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  From root `vac` (to speak).
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Indicates what `ātmakhyāti` is devoid of.

तु (tu) - but, indeed. (but, indeed, on the other hand.)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

रहिताम् (rahitām) - devoid of. (devoid of, free from, abandoned.)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rahita

rahita - devoid of, abandoned, forsaken, excluded

Past Passive Participle

From root `rah` (to abandon, leave).

Root: rah (class 1)

समग्रेण (samagreṇa) - entirely. (by the entire, by the whole, completely.)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of samagra

samagra - entire, whole, complete, all

From `sa` (with) + `agra` (foremost part, beginning).

अस्त-कल्पनाम् (asta-kalpanām) - free from all conceptualization. (having ceased conceptualization, imagination having set/stopped.)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of astakalpanā

astakalpanā - where conceptualization has ceased, devoid of imagination/conceptions

Bahuvrīhi compound: `asta` (set, ceased) + `kalpanā` (conceptualization, imagination).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (asta+kalpanā)

• asta – set, gone, ceased, vanished
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `as` (to be) or `gam` with prefix `a` (to go to, reach). Here meaning 'ceased'.
  Root: as (class 2)
• kalpanā – imagination, conceptualization, supposition, creation
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  From root `kḷp` (to arrange, imagine).
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

विन (vina) - without. (without, except for.)

(indeclinable)

Preposition governing accusative or instrumental.

उत्तर-पदार्तेन (uttara-padārtena) - by any subsequent conceptual meaning. (by a subsequent meaning, by a further concept.)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of uttarapadārtha

uttarapadārtha - subsequent meaning, further concept, meaning of the latter term (in a compound)

Tatpuruṣa compound: `uttara` (subsequent, later) + `padārtha` (meaning of a word/concept).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (uttara+padārtha)

• uttara – later, subsequent, higher, superior, answer
  adjective (masculine)
• padārtha – meaning of a word, concept, category of reality, object
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of `pada` (word) + `artha` (meaning/object).

तु (tu) - indeed (implied emphasis). (but, indeed, on the other hand.)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

आत्म-ख्यातिम् (ātma-khyātim) - this self-manifestation (ātmakhyāti). (self-manifestation, self-appearance, self-luminosity.)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ātmakhyāti

ātmakhyāti - self-manifestation, self-luminosity, perception of self

Tatpuruṣa compound: `ātman` + `khyāti`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+khyāti)

• ātman – self, soul, essence, individual soul, supreme soul
  noun (masculine)
• khyāti – fame, renown, manifestation, appearance, perception
  noun (feminine)
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Object of `viduḥ`.

इमाम् (imām) - this. (this, this one.)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with `ātmakhyātim`.

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know. (they know, they understand, they perceive.)

(verb)

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

Present active

Root `vid` (to know), 2nd conjugation, 3rd plural present.

Root: vid (class 2)