योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-2, verse-39

जगतस्तं विदुस्त्यागमसङ्गं मोक्षमेव च ।
वेदनं सति संवेद्ये सर्गादावेव वेद्यदृक् ॥ ३९ ॥

jagatastaṃ vidustyāgamasaṅgaṃ mokṣameva ca ,
vedanaṃ sati saṃvedye sargādāveva vedyadṛk 39

39. jagataḥ tam viduḥ tyāgam asaṅgam mokṣam eva ca
vedanam sati saṃvedye sarga-ādau eva vedya-dṛk

39. (janaḥ) jagataḥ tam tyāgam asaṅgam mokṣam eva ca viduḥ.
(yathā) sati saṃvedye vedanam (bhavati,
tathā) sarga-ādau eva vedya-dṛk (bhavati).

39. People consider that (referring to the dissolution of 'this-ness') to be renunciation (tyāga), non-attachment (asaṅga), and indeed liberation (mokṣa). For perception (vedana) exists when there is a perceivable object (saṃvedya); likewise, from the very beginning of creation (sarga), there is a seer of the knowable (vedya-dṛk).

Words meanings summery:

• जगतः (jagataḥ) - by the wise of the world, or generally by people in the world (of the world, by the world, for the world)

• तम् (tam) - refers to the dissolution of 'this-ness' (idaṃtā-asaṃvitti) mentioned in the previous verse (that, him)

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand, they consider

• त्यागम् (tyāgam) - renunciation (tyāga), abandonment

• असङ्गम् (asaṅgam) - non-attachment (asaṅga), unattached

• मोक्षम् (mokṣam) - liberation (mokṣa), release

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• च (ca) - and, also

• वेदनम् (vedanam) - perception, knowledge, knowing

• सति (sati) - being, existing, when there is

• संवेद्ये (saṁvedye) - in the perceivable object, when there is a knowable object

• सर्ग-आदौ (sarga-ādau) - at the beginning of creation (sarga), at creation's dawn

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• वेद्य-दृक् (vedya-dṛk) - the seer of the knowable, perceiver of objects

Words meanings and morphology

जगतः (jagataḥ) - by the wise of the world, or generally by people in the world (of the world, by the world, for the world)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe; moving, living

present active participle of 'gam' (to go) used as a noun

Root: gam (class 1)

तम् (tam) - refers to the dissolution of 'this-ness' (idaṃtā-asaṃvitti) mentioned in the previous verse (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it (demonstrative pronoun)

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand, they consider

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Present Active Indicative

3rd person plural, present tense, active voice (often from root 'vid' in 2nd class)

Root: vid (class 2)

त्यागम् (tyāgam) - renunciation (tyāga), abandonment

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tyāga

tyāga - renunciation (tyāga), abandonment, giving up

from root 'tyaj'

Root: tyaj (class 1)

असङ्गम् (asaṅgam) - non-attachment (asaṅga), unattached

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asaṅga

asaṅga - non-attachment (asaṅga), freedom from contact/union, unattached, unconnected

negative prefix 'a-' + 'saṅga'

Note: agrees with 'tyāgam'

मोक्षम् (mokṣam) - liberation (mokṣa), release

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation (mokṣa), release, freedom, salvation

from root 'muc' (to release, to liberate)

Root: muc (class 6)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वेदनम् (vedanam) - perception, knowledge, knowing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vedana

vedana - perception, knowing, feeling, knowledge

from root 'vid'

Root: vid (class 2)

सति (sati) - being, existing, when there is

(participle)

Locative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, good, true

Present Active Participle

from root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: used in a locative absolute construction

संवेद्ये (saṁvedye) - in the perceivable object, when there is a knowable object

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃvedya

saṁvedya - perceivable, knowable, object of knowledge, that which is to be known

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

from root 'vid' with prefix 'sam' and suffix '-ya'

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: used as a noun in a locative absolute construction

सर्ग-आदौ (sarga-ādau) - at the beginning of creation (sarga), at creation's dawn

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarga-ādi

sarga-ādi - the beginning of creation, primordial state of emanation

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, emanation, discharge
  noun (masculine)
  from root 'sṛj'
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, commencement, first
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

वेद्य-दृक् (vedya-dṛk) - the seer of the knowable, perceiver of objects

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vedya-dṛś

vedya-dṛś - one who sees the knowable, a perceiver of objects of knowledge

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (vedya+dṛś)

• vedya – knowable, perceivable, object of knowledge
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
  from root 'vid' with suffix '-ya'
  Root: vid (class 2)
• dṛś – seer, one who sees, sight
  noun (feminine)
  from root 'dṛś'
  Root: dṛś (class 1)