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).

21. לאחר שמבינים זאת מתוך ניסיון אישי ישיר, יש להישאר מבוססים במצב זה החופשי מכל תפיסה כפולה. ואולם, השתיקה האטומה כאבן שעליה מדברים הסכלים אינה ראויה להילקח, שהרי היא כמו שאריות מזון שנפלטו מפי אדם בור.

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.

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