योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-176, verse-4

यदा विदितवेद्यः संस्त्रिकालामलदर्शनः ।
भविष्यसि तदा तानि प्रत्यक्षेणैव भोत्स्यसे ॥ ४ ॥

yadā viditavedyaḥ saṃstrikālāmaladarśanaḥ ,
bhaviṣyasi tadā tāni pratyakṣeṇaiva bhotsyase 4

4. yadā viditavedyaḥ san trikālāmala-darśanaḥ
bhaviṣyasi tadā tāni pratyakṣeṇa eva bhotsyase

4. yadā viditavedyaḥ san trikālāmala-darśanaḥ
bhaviṣyasi tadā tāni pratyakṣeṇa eva bhotsyase

4. When you have become one who knows all that is to be known, and possess a pure vision of the three times (past, present, and future), then you will directly perceive those (worlds).

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

• विदितवेद्यः (viditavedyaḥ) - one for whom what is to be known is known, one who has known all that is to be known

• सन् (san) - being, existing

• त्रिकालामल-दर्शनः (trikālāmala-darśanaḥ) - one whose vision of the three times (past, present, future) is pure/unblemished

• भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be, you will become

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तानि (tāni) - Refers to the 'worlds' (jaganti) mentioned in the first verse. (those (neuter plural))

• प्रत्यक्षेण (pratyakṣeṇa) - by direct perception, directly, empirically

• एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed

• भोत्स्यसे (bhotsyase) - you will know, you will perceive, you will experience

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

(indeclinable)

विदितवेद्यः (viditavedyaḥ) - one for whom what is to be known is known, one who has known all that is to be known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viditavedya

viditavedya - one who has known what is to be known, one whose object of knowledge is known

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vidita+vedya)

• vidita – known, understood, perceived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'vid' (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• vedya – to be known, knowable, object of knowledge
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root 'vid' (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

सन् (san) - being, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, true

Present Active Participle

From root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Modifies the implied subject 'you'

त्रिकालामल-दर्शनः (trikālāmala-darśanaḥ) - one whose vision of the three times (past, present, future) is pure/unblemished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trikālāmala-darśana

trikālāmala-darśana - having a pure vision of the three times

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (trikāla+amala+darśana)

• trikāla – three times (past, present, future)
  noun (masculine)
• amala – pure, stainless, spotless
  adjective (neuter)
• darśana – vision, perception, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From root 'dṛś' (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be, you will become

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future tense, 2nd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

तानि (tāni) - Refers to the 'worlds' (jaganti) mentioned in the first verse. (those (neuter plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those, it

प्रत्यक्षेण (pratyakṣeṇa) - by direct perception, directly, empirically

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pratyakṣa

pratyakṣa - direct perception, evident, before the eyes

Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+akṣa)

• prati – towards, against, in front of
  indeclinable
• akṣa – eye, sense organ
  noun (neuter)

एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed

(indeclinable)

भोत्स्यसे (bhotsyase) - you will know, you will perceive, you will experience

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of budh

Future tense, 2nd person singular, Middle voice (Ātmanepada)

Root: budh (class 4)

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