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.

4. ללא צורך במילים כמו זריחה, כשהדמיונות כולם שככו וללא משמעות מילולית נוספת, כך מבינים החכמים את גילוי העצמי.

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)

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