योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-2, verse-33

न चेत्यते चेत्तदलं भ्रमादस्माद्विमुच्यते ।
भ्रमः सत्योऽस्त्वसत्यो वा किं विचारणयानया ॥ ३३ ॥

na cetyate cettadalaṃ bhramādasmādvimucyate ,
bhramaḥ satyo'stvasatyo vā kiṃ vicāraṇayānayā 33

33. na cetyate cet tat alam bhramāt asmāt vimucyate |
bhramaḥ satyaḥ astu asatyaḥ vā kim vicāraṇayā anayā ||

33. cet tat na cetyate (tada) alam asmāt bhramāt vimucyate
bhramaḥ satyaḥ astu asatyaḥ vā (astu) anayā vicāraṇayā kim

33. If this is not understood, then enough of it. One is liberated (mokṣa) from this delusion. Whether the delusion is real or unreal, what is the purpose of this inquiry?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• चेत्यते (cetyate) - is perceived, is understood, is known

• चेत् (cet) - if

• तत् (tat) - that, then, therefore

• अलम् (alam) - enough, sufficient, capable, in vain

• भ्रमात् (bhramāt) - from delusion, from error, from wandering

• अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this

• विमुच्यते (vimucyate) - is liberated, is released, is set free

• भ्रमः (bhramaḥ) - delusion, error, illusion, wandering

• सत्यः (satyaḥ) - real, true, existent

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• असत्यः (asatyaḥ) - unreal, untrue, non-existent

• वा (vā) - or

• किम् (kim) - what, why, of what use

• विचारणया (vicāraṇayā) - by inquiry, by deliberation, by investigation

• अनया (anayā) - by this

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

चेत्यते (cetyate) - is perceived, is understood, is known

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of cit

Passive form of the root 'cit'

Root: cit (class 10)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, then, therefore

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Used adverbially here to mean 'then' or 'in that case'.

अलम् (alam) - enough, sufficient, capable, in vain

(indeclinable)

भ्रमात् (bhramāt) - from delusion, from error, from wandering

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bhrama

bhrama - delusion, error, illusion, wandering

Root: bhram (class 1)

अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Matches gender and number of 'bhramāt'.

विमुच्यते (vimucyate) - is liberated, is released, is set free

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vimuc

Passive form of the root 'muc' with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

भ्रमः (bhramaḥ) - delusion, error, illusion, wandering

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrama

bhrama - delusion, error, illusion, wandering

Root: bhram (class 1)

सत्यः (satyaḥ) - real, true, existent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satya

satya - real, true, existent, truth

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Matches gender and number of 'bhramaḥ'.

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of as

Root: as (class 2)

असत्यः (asatyaḥ) - unreal, untrue, non-existent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asatya

asatya - unreal, untrue, non-existent, falsehood

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+satya)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• satya – real, true, existent
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Matches gender and number of 'bhramaḥ'.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what, why, of what use

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to form an interrogative phrase meaning 'what is the use of...?'

विचारणया (vicāraṇayā) - by inquiry, by deliberation, by investigation

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vicāraṇā

vicāraṇā - inquiry, deliberation, investigation, examination

From root 'car' with prefix 'vi-ā'

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

अनया (anayā) - by this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Matches gender and number of 'vicāraṇayā'.