योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-174, verse-10

निर्विकल्पं परं जाड्यं सविकल्पं तु संसृतिः ।
ध्यानं तेन समाधानं न संभवंति किंचन ॥ १० ॥

nirvikalpaṃ paraṃ jāḍyaṃ savikalpaṃ tu saṃsṛtiḥ ,
dhyānaṃ tena samādhānaṃ na saṃbhavaṃti kiṃcana 10

10. nirvikalpam param jāḍyam savikalpam tu saṃsṛtiḥ
dhyānam tena samādhānam na saṃbhavanti kim cana

10. nirvikalpam param jāḍyam tu savikalpam saṃsṛtiḥ
tena dhyānam samādhānam na kim cana saṃbhavanti

10. The state without mental constructs (nirvikalpa) is merely ultimate inertness, whereas the state with mental constructs (savikalpa) is the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra). For this reason, neither meditation (dhyāna) nor deep concentration (samādhāna) are truly possible.

Words meanings summery:

• निर्विकल्पम् (nirvikalpam) - the state of being without mental differentiations or thought-forms (without mental constructs, non-conceptual)

• परम् (param) - emphasizing the extreme nature of the inertness (supreme, ultimate, highest)

• जाड्यम् (jāḍyam) - a state of extreme passivity and lack of consciousness or activity (dullness, inertness, stupidity)

• सविकल्पम् (savikalpam) - the state characterized by mental differentiations or thought-forms (with mental constructs, conceptual)

• तु (tu) - introduces a contrast (but, on the other hand, however)

• संसृतिः (saṁsṛtiḥ) - the endless cycle of birth, death, and rebirth (saṃsāra) (transmigration, cycle of existence)

• ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - the act of meditation (dhyāna) (meditation, contemplation)

• तेन (tena) - for this reason (referring to the previous statements) (therefore, by that, on that account)

• समाधानम् (samādhānam) - deep concentration or unwavering focus (samādhāna) (concentration, resolution, composure)

• न (na) - not, no

• संभवन्ति (saṁbhavanti) - cannot truly manifest or take place (are possible, occur, arise)

• किम् (kim) - part of the emphatic negative 'kiṃcana' (not at all) (what, anything)

• चन (cana) - forms the emphatic negative 'kiṃcana' (not at all) (even, also)

Words meanings and morphology

निर्विकल्पम् (nirvikalpam) - the state of being without mental differentiations or thought-forms (without mental constructs, non-conceptual)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirvikalpa

nirvikalpa - without mental constructs, undifferentiated, non-conceptual, free from doubt

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+vikalpa)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• vikalpa – mental construct, differentiation, doubt, alternative
  noun (masculine)
  From vi-kalp, 'to choose, to differentiate'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Functions as a noun here, 'the state of being without mental constructs'.

परम् (param) - emphasizing the extreme nature of the inertness (supreme, ultimate, highest)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, ultimate, highest, best, other, distant

जाड्यम् (jāḍyam) - a state of extreme passivity and lack of consciousness or activity (dullness, inertness, stupidity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāḍya

jāḍya - dullness, inertness, coldness, stupidity, insensibility

Derived from 'jaḍa' (inert, dull)

सविकल्पम् (savikalpam) - the state characterized by mental differentiations or thought-forms (with mental constructs, conceptual)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of savikalpa

savikalpa - with mental constructs, conceptual, differentiated, full of doubt

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+vikalpa)

• sa – with, together with, possessing
  indeclinable
• vikalpa – mental construct, differentiation, doubt, alternative
  noun (masculine)
  From vi-kalp, 'to choose, to differentiate'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Functions as a noun here, 'the state of being with mental constructs'.

तु (tu) - introduces a contrast (but, on the other hand, however)

(indeclinable)

संसृतिः (saṁsṛtiḥ) - the endless cycle of birth, death, and rebirth (saṃsāra) (transmigration, cycle of existence)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsṛti

saṁsṛti - transmigration, metempsychosis, mundane existence, course, flow

From saṃ-√sṛ (to flow together, to move around)

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - the act of meditation (dhyāna) (meditation, contemplation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhyāna

dhyāna - meditation, contemplation, thought

From root √dhyai (to meditate, to contemplate)

Root: dhyai (class 1)

तेन (tena) - for this reason (referring to the previous statements) (therefore, by that, on that account)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Often used adverbially to mean 'therefore' or 'by that means'.

समाधानम् (samādhānam) - deep concentration or unwavering focus (samādhāna) (concentration, resolution, composure)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samādhāna

samādhāna - concentration, fixing the mind, composure, resolution, establishment

From sam-ā-√dhā (to place together, to compose)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

संभवन्ति (saṁbhavanti) - cannot truly manifest or take place (are possible, occur, arise)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of saṃbhū

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

किम् (kim) - part of the emphatic negative 'kiṃcana' (not at all) (what, anything)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, anything, some

चन (cana) - forms the emphatic negative 'kiṃcana' (not at all) (even, also)

(indeclinable)