योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-191, verse-21

बुद्ध्वा च यावत्स्वनुभूतियुक्तं स्थातव्यमेतेन विकल्पमुक्तम् ।
पाषाणमौनं कुजनेन तूक्तं न ग्राह्यमज्ञेन हि भुक्तमुक्तम् ॥ २१ ॥

buddhvā ca yāvatsvanubhūtiyuktaṃ sthātavyametena vikalpamuktam ,
pāṣāṇamaunaṃ kujanena tūktaṃ na grāhyamajñena hi bhuktamuktam 21

21. buddhvā ca yāvat-svanubhūti-yuktam
sthātavyam etena vikalpa-muktam
pāṣāṇa-maunam kujanena tu uktam
na grāhyam ajñena hi bhukta-muktam

21. ca buddhvā etena vikalpa-muktam
yāvat-svanubhūti-yuktam sthātavyam
tu kujanena uktam pāṣāṇa-maunam
ajñena na grāhyam hi bhukta-muktam

21. And having understood (this truth), one should remain free from conceptualizations, being truly endowed with one's own direct experience (anubhūti). However, the 'stone-like silence' proclaimed by ill-intended individuals should not be accepted by the ignorant, for it is indeed something (already) experienced and discarded (as having no value).

Words meanings summery:

• बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having understood (the truth) (having understood, having known)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• यावत्-स्वनुभूति-युक्तम् (yāvat-svanubhūti-yuktam) - being truly endowed with one's own direct experience (anubhūti) (as long as one is endowed with self-experience)

• स्थातव्यम् (sthātavyam) - one should remain (one should stand/remain, it should be stood)

• एतेन (etena) - by this (implied subject, e.g., 'by one') (by this, with this)

• विकल्प-मुक्तम् (vikalpa-muktam) - free from conceptualizations (free from conceptualization/doubt)

• पाषाण-मौनम् (pāṣāṇa-maunam) - the 'stone-like silence' (a false spiritual practice) (stone-like silence, stubborn silence)

• कुजनेन (kujanena) - by ill-intended individuals (by a wicked person, by a bad person)

• तु (tu) - however (but, however, indeed)

• उक्तम् (uktam) - proclaimed, spoken of (said, spoken, declared)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• ग्राह्यम् (grāhyam) - should not be accepted (to be accepted, to be grasped, to be taken)

• अज्ञेन (ajñena) - by the ignorant (by an ignorant person)

• हि (hi) - for, indeed (for, because, indeed)

• भुक्त-मुक्तम् (bhukta-muktam) - (already) experienced and discarded (eaten and released, enjoyed and discarded)

Words meanings and morphology

बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having understood (the truth) (having understood, having known)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Ktvā)

Derived from root budh (to know) with tvā suffix.

Root: budh (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

यावत्-स्वनुभूति-युक्तम् (yāvat-svanubhūti-yuktam) - being truly endowed with one's own direct experience (anubhūti) (as long as one is endowed with self-experience)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yāvat-svanubhūti-yukta

yāvat-svanubhūti-yukta - endowed with one's own experience as long as

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yāvat+sva-anubhūti+yukta)

• yāvat – as long as, as much as
  indeclinable
• sva-anubhūti – self-experience, direct experience
  noun (feminine)
  sva (own) + anubhūti (experience).
  Prefix: anu
• yukta – joined, connected, endowed with, appropriate
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yuj (to join) with kta suffix.
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: This adjective modifies an implied subject (e.g., 'one' or 'it').

स्थातव्यम् (sthātavyam) - one should remain (one should stand/remain, it should be stood)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthātavya

sthātavya - to be stood, to be remained

Gerundive

Derived from root sthā (to stand, remain) with tavya suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Conveys a sense of obligation or command.

एतेन (etena) - by this (implied subject, e.g., 'by one') (by this, with this)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to the agent of sthātavyam in the passive construction.

विकल्प-मुक्तम् (vikalpa-muktam) - free from conceptualizations (free from conceptualization/doubt)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vikalpa-mukta

vikalpa-mukta - freed from conceptualization

Compound type : pañcamī-tatpuruṣa (vikalpa+mukta)

• vikalpa – conceptualization, doubt, alternative, mental construct
  noun (masculine)
  vi (apart) + root kḷp (to arrange, to form) + a suffix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kḷp (class 10)
• mukta – freed, released, liberated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Particple
  Derived from root muc (to release) with kta suffix (irregular formation for some roots).
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Modifies the implied subject of sthātavyam.

पाषाण-मौनम् (pāṣāṇa-maunam) - the 'stone-like silence' (a false spiritual practice) (stone-like silence, stubborn silence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāṣāṇa-mauna

pāṣāṇa-mauna - stone-like silence

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pāṣāṇa+mauna)

• pāṣāṇa – stone, rock
  noun (masculine)
• mauna – silence, taciturnity
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from muni (sage, silent one).

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

कुजनेन (kujanena) - by ill-intended individuals (by a wicked person, by a bad person)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kujana

kujana - wicked person, bad person

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ku+jana)

• ku – bad, evil, wicked
  indeclinable
• jana – person, man, creature
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agent of uktam.

तु (tu) - however (but, however, indeed)

(indeclinable)

उक्तम् (uktam) - proclaimed, spoken of (said, spoken, declared)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak) with kta suffix (irregular formation).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter. Modifies pāṣāṇa-maunam.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

ग्राह्यम् (grāhyam) - should not be accepted (to be accepted, to be grasped, to be taken)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of grāhya

grāhya - to be grasped, to be taken, to be accepted

Gerundive

Derived from root grah (to seize, grasp) with ya suffix.

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Conveys a sense of negation of obligation/command.

अज्ञेन (ajñena) - by the ignorant (by an ignorant person)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ajña

ajña - ignorant, unwise, an ignorant person

Compound of a (negation) + jña (knower).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jña)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• jña – knower, knowing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agent of grāhyam.

हि (hi) - for, indeed (for, because, indeed)

(indeclinable)

भुक्त-मुक्तम् (bhukta-muktam) - (already) experienced and discarded (eaten and released, enjoyed and discarded)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhukta-mukta

bhukta-mukta - eaten and released, enjoyed and discarded

Compound type : dvandva (bhukta+mukta)

• bhukta – eaten, enjoyed, consumed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhuj (to enjoy, eat) with kta suffix.
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• mukta – freed, released, discarded
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Particple
  Derived from root muc (to release) with kta suffix.
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective, modifying pāṣāṇa-maunam.