योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-166, verse-6

ख्यातिरख्यातिरित्यत्र वाचोयुक्तिरवास्तवी ।
किं तत्र ख्यापनं नाम स्याद्वाप्यख्यापनं च किम् ॥ ६ ॥

khyātirakhyātirityatra vācoyuktiravāstavī ,
kiṃ tatra khyāpanaṃ nāma syādvāpyakhyāpanaṃ ca kim 6

6. khyātiḥ akhyātiḥ iti atra vācoyuktiḥ avāstavī kim
tatra khyāpanam nāma syāt vā api akhyāpanam ca kim

6. atra khyātiḥ akhyātiḥ iti vācoyuktiḥ avāstavī; tatra
nāma kim khyāpanam syāt vā api kim ca akhyāpanam

6. The distinction "manifestation" and "non-manifestation" in this context is merely a verbal expression (vācoyuktiḥ) and is unreal. What then, in that Self (ātman), can truly be called manifestation, and what could be non-manifestation?

Words meanings summery:

• ख्यातिः (khyātiḥ) - manifestation, appearance (fame, reputation, manifestation, appearance, knowledge)

• अख्यातिः (akhyātiḥ) - non-manifestation, non-appearance (non-manifestation, non-appearance, error, ignorance)

• इति (iti) - thus, indicating the preceding words as a concept or category (thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation)

• अत्र (atra) - in this context, here (here, in this place, in this matter)

• वाचोयुक्तिः (vācoyuktiḥ) - verbal expression, mere talk (expression, phrase, verbal usage)

• अवास्तवी (avāstavī) - unreal, not substantial (unreal, untrue, not actual)

• किम् (kim) - what (interrogative) (what? why? what then?)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (in that Self/reality) (there, in that place, in that case)

• ख्यापनम् (khyāpanam) - manifestation, causing to appear (causing to be known, manifesting, proclaiming)

• नाम (nāma) - truly, really (emphasizing the question) (by name, indeed, namely)

• स्यात् (syāt) - could be (may be, might be, would be)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either, and)

• अपि (api) - also, even (also, even, too, moreover)

• अख्यापनम् (akhyāpanam) - non-manifestation (non-manifestation, not causing to be known)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• किम् (kim) - what (interrogative) (what? why? what then?)

Words meanings and morphology

ख्यातिः (khyātiḥ) - manifestation, appearance (fame, reputation, manifestation, appearance, knowledge)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of khyāti

khyāti - fame, celebrity, manifestation, appearance, knowledge, perception

From root √khyā (to be known, appear)

Root: khyā (class 2)

अख्यातिः (akhyātiḥ) - non-manifestation, non-appearance (non-manifestation, non-appearance, error, ignorance)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of akhyāti

akhyāti - non-manifestation, non-appearance, error, ignorance

Formed with negative prefix 'a-' and root √khyā (to be known, appear)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khyāti)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• khyāti – manifestation, appearance, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
  From root √khyā (to be known, appear)
  Root: khyā (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, indicating the preceding words as a concept or category (thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation)

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - in this context, here (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

वाचोयुक्तिः (vācoyuktiḥ) - verbal expression, mere talk (expression, phrase, verbal usage)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vācoyukti

vācoyukti - verbal expression, phrase, manner of speaking, verbal usage

Compound of vācas (speech) and yukti (joining, application, argument).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vācas+yukti)

• vācas – speech, word, voice
  noun (feminine)
• yukti – joining, union, application, argument, reasoning
  noun (feminine)
  From root √yuj (to join)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

अवास्तवी (avāstavī) - unreal, not substantial (unreal, untrue, not actual)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avāstava

avāstava - unreal, untrue, not actual, imaginary

Formed with negative prefix 'a-' and vāstava (real, actual).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vāstava)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vāstava – real, actual, true, belonging to a house
  adjective (masculine)
  From vastu (thing, reality)

किम् (kim) - what (interrogative) (what? why? what then?)

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there (in that Self/reality) (there, in that place, in that case)

(indeclinable)

ख्यापनम् (khyāpanam) - manifestation, causing to appear (causing to be known, manifesting, proclaiming)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of khyāpana

khyāpana - causing to be known, manifesting, proclaiming, making manifest

From the causative stem of √khyā (to cause to appear or be known) + suffix -ana.

Root: khyā (class 2)

नाम (nāma) - truly, really (emphasizing the question) (by name, indeed, namely)

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular of nāman (name) used as an indeclinable adverb.

स्यात् (syāt) - could be (may be, might be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

वा (vā) - or (or, either, and)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even (also, even, too, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अख्यापनम् (akhyāpanam) - non-manifestation (non-manifestation, not causing to be known)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akhyāpana

akhyāpana - non-manifestation, not causing to be known, concealment

Formed with negative prefix 'a-' and the noun khyāpana (causing to be known).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khyāpana)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• khyāpana – causing to be known, manifesting, proclaiming
  noun (neuter)
  From causative stem of √khyā (to cause to appear or be known)
  Root: khyā (class 2)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what (interrogative) (what? why? what then?)

(indeclinable)