योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-175, verse-5

मलस्त्वेषोऽपरिज्ञातः परिज्ञातः परं भवेत् ।
कुतः किल परे व्योमन्यनादिनिधने मलः ॥ ५ ॥

malastveṣo'parijñātaḥ parijñātaḥ paraṃ bhavet ,
kutaḥ kila pare vyomanyanādinidhane malaḥ 5

5. malaḥ tu eṣaḥ aparijñātaḥ parijñātaḥ param bhavet
kutaḥ kila pare vyomani anādi-nidhane malaḥ

5. eṣaḥ malaḥ tu aparijñātaḥ parijñātaḥ param bhavet
kila kutaḥ pare anādi-nidhane vyomani malaḥ

5. This impurity (mala), however, though currently unknown, would indeed become the Supreme (Reality) (param) upon true knowledge. For how, indeed, can there be any impurity (mala) in the supreme (para), beginningless, and endless space (vyoman)?

Words meanings summery:

• मलः (malaḥ) - impurity, defilement, fault

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

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine)

• अपरिज्ञातः (aparijñātaḥ) - unknown, unrecognized

• परिज्ञातः (parijñātaḥ) - known, fully understood

• परम् (param) - the Supreme (Reality) (supreme, highest, ultimate, but, only)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, might be, should be, becomes

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, why, how

• किल (kila) - indeed, truly, as is well known

• परे (pare) - in the supreme, in the highest

• व्योमनि (vyomani) - in the space, in the sky

• अनादि-निधने (anādi-nidhane) - in the beginningless and endless

• मलः (malaḥ) - impurity, defilement, fault

Words meanings and morphology

मलः (malaḥ) - impurity, defilement, fault

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mala

mala - impurity, dirt, stain, fault, defect

Note: Nominative singular masculine.

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

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

अपरिज्ञातः (aparijñātaḥ) - unknown, unrecognized

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aparijñāta

aparijñāta - unknown, unrecognized, not fully comprehended

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'a' (not) and 'parijñāta' (known).

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+parijñāta)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• parijñāta – known, fully understood, recognized
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'jñā' (to know) with prefix 'pari'.
  Prefix: pari
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Participle used adjectivally.

परिज्ञातः (parijñātaḥ) - known, fully understood

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parijñāta

parijñāta - known, fully understood, recognized, ascertained

Past Passive Participle

From root 'jñā' (to know) with prefix 'pari'.

Prefix: pari

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Participle used adjectivally.

परम् (param) - the Supreme (Reality) (supreme, highest, ultimate, but, only)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

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

Note: Can also be an adverb meaning 'only, merely'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, might be, should be, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Optative

Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular.

Root: bhū (class 1)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, why, how

(indeclinable)

Ablative of 'kim' (what/who) used as an indeclinable.

किल (kila) - indeed, truly, as is well known

(indeclinable)

Particle.

परे (pare) - in the supreme, in the highest

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other

व्योमनि (vyomani) - in the space, in the sky

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

From root 'yu' (to join) with prefix 'vi' (indicating separation or expansion).

Prefix: vi

Root: yu (class 1)

अनादि-निधने (anādi-nidhane) - in the beginningless and endless

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of anādi-nidhana

anādi-nidhana - without beginning or end, eternal

Compound of 'a' (not), 'ādi' (beginning), and 'nidhana' (end).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+ādi+nidhana)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• ādi – beginning, origin, first
  noun (masculine)
• nidhana – end, destruction, death
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'dhā' (to place, hold) with prefix 'ni'.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: dhā (class 3)

मलः (malaḥ) - impurity, defilement, fault

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mala

mala - impurity, dirt, stain, fault, defect

Note: Nominative singular masculine.