योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-193, verse-11

परिज्ञातं सदेतत्तु यावद्ब्रह्मैव निर्मलम् ।
अपरिज्ञातमस्माकमब्रह्मात्म न विद्यते ॥ ११ ॥

parijñātaṃ sadetattu yāvadbrahmaiva nirmalam ,
aparijñātamasmākamabrahmātma na vidyate 11

11. parijñātam sat etat tu yāvat brahma eva nirmalam
aparijñātam asmākam abrahma-ātma na vidyate

11. etat tu nirmalam brahma eva sat parijñātam yāvat
asmākam aparijñātam abrahma-ātma na vidyate

11. This eternally pure (brahman) is always thoroughly known. However, for us, a self (ātman) that is not (brahman), being fundamentally uncomprehended (as such), does not truly exist.

Words meanings summery:

• परिज्ञातम् (parijñātam) - fully known (as the ultimate reality) (well-known, fully comprehended, perfectly understood)

• सत् (sat) - existing (as reality), true (existing, real, true, good, virtuous)

• एतत् (etat) - this (Brahman) (this, that)

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

• यावत् (yāvat) - indeed, (emphasizing the eternal nature of the statement) (as long as, as far as, to the extent that, whatever)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the ultimate reality) (Brahman, the ultimate reality, sacred word)

• एव (eva) - itself, only (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• निर्मलम् (nirmalam) - pure (pure, spotless, clear, unblemished)

• अपरिज्ञातम् (aparijñātam) - fundamentally uncomprehended, not known (not well-known, not fully comprehended, ununderstood)

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - for us (of us, to us, for us)

• अब्रह्म-आत्म (abrahma-ātma) - a self (ātman) that is not (brahman) (a self that is not Brahman, non-Brahman self)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• विद्यते (vidyate) - does exist (exists, is found, is)

Words meanings and morphology

परिज्ञातम् (parijñātam) - fully known (as the ultimate reality) (well-known, fully comprehended, perfectly understood)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parijñāta

parijñāta - well-known, fully comprehended, perfectly understood

Past Passive Participle

From prefix pari- and root jñā- (to know)

Prefix: pari

Root: jñā (class 9)

सत् (sat) - existing (as reality), true (existing, real, true, good, virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, real, true, good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

From root as- (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this (Brahman) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

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

(indeclinable)

यावत् (yāvat) - indeed, (emphasizing the eternal nature of the statement) (as long as, as far as, to the extent that, whatever)

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the ultimate reality) (Brahman, the ultimate reality, sacred word)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the ultimate reality, sacred word, Veda, prayer

Root: bṛh (class 1)

एव (eva) - itself, only (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

निर्मलम् (nirmalam) - pure (pure, spotless, clear, unblemished)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirmala

nirmala - pure, spotless, clear, unblemished, free from dirt/impurity

From nir- (without) + mala (dirt, impurity)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nir+mala)

• nis – out, forth, without
  indeclinable
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain, sin
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'brahma'

अपरिज्ञातम् (aparijñātam) - fundamentally uncomprehended, not known (not well-known, not fully comprehended, ununderstood)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aparijñāta

aparijñāta - not well-known, not fully comprehended, ununderstood

Past Passive Participle

From prefix a- (negation) and parijñāta

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+parijñāta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negating prefix
• parijñāta – well-known, fully comprehended
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from pari-jñā-
  Prefix: pari
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'abrahma-ātma'

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - for us (of us, to us, for us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Often used with dative sense 'to us/for us'

अब्रह्म-आत्म (abrahma-ātma) - a self (ātman) that is not (brahman) (a self that is not Brahman, non-Brahman self)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abrahma-ātman

abrahma-ātman - a self (ātman) that is not (brahman), a non-Brahman soul

Compound of 'a' (negation), 'brahman' and 'ātman'

Compound type : karmadhāraya (a+brahman+ātman)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negating prefix
• brahman – Brahman, ultimate reality
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Treated as neuter nominative singular to agree with 'aparijñātam'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

विद्यते (vidyate) - does exist (exists, is found, is)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Tense

Class 4 verb, Atmanepada, 3rd person singular

Root: vid (class 4)

Note: Used in the sense of "is found" or "exists".