योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-175, verse-24

यतो वाचो निवर्तन्ते तूष्णींभावोऽवशिष्यते ।
व्यवहार्यपि खात्मैव तद्वत्तिष्ठति मूकवत् ॥ २४ ॥

yato vāco nivartante tūṣṇīṃbhāvo'vaśiṣyate ,
vyavahāryapi khātmaiva tadvattiṣṭhati mūkavat 24

24. yataḥ vācaḥ nivartante tūṣṇīṃbhāvaḥ avaśiṣyate
vyavahārī api kha ātma eva tadvat tiṣṭhati mūka vat

24. yataḥ vācaḥ nivartante,
tūṣṇīṃbhāvaḥ avaśiṣyate.
vyavahārī api kha ātma eva tadvat mūka vat tiṣṭhati.

24. That (reality) from which all words turn back, leaving only a state of silence (tūṣṇīṃbhāvaḥ). Even though engaged in worldly activities, the (expansive) self (ātman) itself remains like that (silent), like a mute person.

Words meanings summery:

• यतः (yataḥ) - from where, from which, because

• वाचः (vācaḥ) - words, speech, voices

• निवर्तन्ते (nivartante) - turn back, return, cease

• तूष्णींभावः (tūṣṇīṁbhāvaḥ) - state of silence, quietude

• अवशिष्यते (avaśiṣyate) - remains, is left over

• व्यवहारी (vyavahārī) - one who acts, transacts, or is engaged in worldly affairs

• अपि (api) - even though (engaged in activity) (also, even, though)

• ख (kha) - space, ether, emptiness

• आत्म (ātma) - the (expansive) self (self (ātman))

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• तद्वत् (tadvat) - like that, similarly

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, abides

• मूक (mūka) - mute, silent

• वत् (vat) - like, as, in the manner of

Words meanings and morphology

यतः (yataḥ) - from where, from which, because

(indeclinable)

वाचः (vācaḥ) - words, speech, voices

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vāc

vāc - word, speech, voice

निवर्तन्ते (nivartante) - turn back, return, cease

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of nivṛt

1st class Atmanepada verb

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तूष्णींभावः (tūṣṇīṁbhāvaḥ) - state of silence, quietude

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tūṣṇīṃbhāva

tūṣṇīṁbhāva - state of silence, quietude

Compound type : Tatpurusha (tūṣṇīm+bhāva)

• tūṣṇīm – silently, quietly
  indeclinable
• bhāva – state, condition, being, nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

अवशिष्यते (avaśiṣyate) - remains, is left over

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of avaśiṣ

7th class Atmanepada verb (in passive sense)

Prefix: ava

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Often used passively 'is left'.

व्यवहारी (vyavahārī) - one who acts, transacts, or is engaged in worldly affairs

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavahārin

vyavahārin - acting, dealing, conducting, transacting

Derived from 'vyavahāra' (activity, transaction)

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अपि (api) - even though (engaged in activity) (also, even, though)

(indeclinable)

ख (kha) - space, ether, emptiness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, space, ether, emptiness

आत्म (ātma) - the (expansive) self (self (ātman))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, ultimate reality

Note: Often `ātma` is used as the first member of a compound or in place of `ātman` in poetry.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

तद्वत् (tadvat) - like that, similarly

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, abides

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of sthā

1st class Parasmaipada verb

Root: sthā (class 1)

मूक (mūka) - mute, silent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūka

mūka - mute, dumb, silent

वत् (vat) - like, as, in the manner of

(indeclinable)

Suffix forming an adverb 'like X'

Note: Combines with 'mūka' to form 'mūkavat'.