योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-2, verse-40

नोत्पन्ना विद्यते नैव तस्मात्किं क्वेव वेदनम् ।
वेद्योन्मुखत्वं संत्यज्य रूपं यद्वेदनस्य वै ॥ ४० ॥

notpannā vidyate naiva tasmātkiṃ kveva vedanam ,
vedyonmukhatvaṃ saṃtyajya rūpaṃ yadvedanasya vai 40

40. na utpannā vidyate na eva tasmāt kim kva eva vedanam
vedya-unmukhatvam saṃtyajya rūpam yat vedanasya vai

40. vedanam na utpannā na eva vidyate.
tasmāt kim kva eva vedanam? yat vedanasya rūpam (astīti) vedya-unmukhatvam saṃtyajya vai (labhyate).

40. True perception (vedana) is not generated, nor does it exist (as a separate entity). Therefore, what and where then is (ordinary) perception (vedana)? It is indeed that essential nature (rūpa) of awareness which remains after completely abandoning the orientation towards objects of knowledge (vedya-unmukhatvam).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• उत्पन्ना (utpannā) - arisen, produced, born

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is known

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - emphasizes negation 'not at all' (indeed, only, very, at all)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, hence

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?

• क्व (kva) - where?

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• वेदनम् (vedanam) - perception, knowledge, knowing

• वेद्य-उन्मुखत्वम् (vedya-unmukhatvam) - the state of being oriented towards the knowable, object-orientedness

• संत्यज्य (saṁtyajya) - having completely abandoned, having given up entirely

• रूपम् (rūpam) - the true or essential nature of perception (form, nature, essential quality, essence)

• यत् (yat) - refers to 'rūpam' (which, that which)

• वेदनस्य (vedanasya) - of perception, of knowledge

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उत्पन्ना (utpannā) - arisen, produced, born

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of utpanna

utpanna - arisen, produced, born, originated

Past Passive Participle

formed from root 'pad' with prefix 'ut' and suffix '-na'

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: agrees with an implied feminine noun such as 'buddhi' (intellect) or 'vṛtti' (mental modification), or 'vedana' as feminine

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is known

(verb)

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

Present Middle Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root: vid (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasizes negation 'not at all' (indeed, only, very, at all)

(indeclinable)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, hence

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it (demonstrative pronoun)

किम् (kim) - what?, why?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, who?, which? (interrogative pronoun)

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

वेदनम् (vedanam) - perception, knowledge, knowing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vedana

vedana - perception, knowing, feeling, knowledge

from root 'vid'

Root: vid (class 2)

वेद्य-उन्मुखत्वम् (vedya-unmukhatvam) - the state of being oriented towards the knowable, object-orientedness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vedya-unmukhatva

vedya-unmukhatva - the state of being oriented or directed towards an object of knowledge, facing the knowable

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (vedya+unmukhatva)

• vedya – knowable, perceivable, object of knowledge
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
  from root 'vid' with suffix '-ya'
  Root: vid (class 2)
• unmukhatva – the state of facing upwards or forwards, orientation, attentiveness
  noun (neuter)
  from 'unmukha' (facing upwards/forwards) with suffix '-tva'
  Prefix: ud

संत्यज्य (saṁtyajya) - having completely abandoned, having given up entirely

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

formed from root 'tyaj' with prefix 'sam' and suffix '-ya'

Prefix: sam

Root: tyaj (class 1)

रूपम् (rūpam) - the true or essential nature of perception (form, nature, essential quality, essence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, essence

यत् (yat) - refers to 'rūpam' (which, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that (relative pronoun)

वेदनस्य (vedanasya) - of perception, of knowledge

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of vedana

vedana - perception, knowing, feeling, knowledge

from root 'vid'

Root: vid (class 2)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)