योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-37, verse-5

ग्राह्यग्राहकसंबन्धः कुतश्चिदिति तन्न नः ।
विद्यतेऽसौ प्रशान्तानां येषामस्ति न वेद्मि तान् ॥ ५ ॥

grāhyagrāhakasaṃbandhaḥ kutaściditi tanna naḥ ,
vidyate'sau praśāntānāṃ yeṣāmasti na vedmi tān 5

5. grāhyagrāhakasaṃbandhaḥ kutaścit iti tat na naḥ
vidyate asau praśāntānām yeṣām asti na vedmi tān

5. The relationship between the object of perception (grāhya) and the perceiver (grāhaka) does not exist for us, as it is not derived from any external source. As for those tranquil beings for whom it does exist, I do not know them.

Words meanings summery:

• ग्राह्यग्राहकसंबन्धः (grāhyagrāhakasaṁbandhaḥ) - relation between the object of perception and the perceiver

• कुतश्चित् (kutaścit) - from any external source (from somewhere, from any cause, somehow)

• इति (iti) - that (thus, so, in this manner)

• तत् (tat) - that

• न (na) - not, no

• नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, our

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

• असौ (asau) - (referring to the grāhya-grāhaka-saṃbandha) (that (one), he, she, it)

• प्रशान्तानाम् (praśāntānām) - of the tranquil, for the peaceful ones

• येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom, for whom

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• न (na) - not, no

• वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know

• तान् (tān) - them

Words meanings and morphology

ग्राह्यग्राहकसंबन्धः (grāhyagrāhakasaṁbandhaḥ) - relation between the object of perception and the perceiver

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of grāhyagrāhakasaṃbandha

grāhyagrāhakasaṁbandha - connection between the object to be grasped/perceived and the grasper/perceiver

Compound type : tatpurusha (grāhya+grāhaka+saṃbandha)

• grāhya – to be grasped, to be perceived, object of perception
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root 'grah' (to grasp, seize) + suffix '-ya'
  Root: grah (class 9)
• grāhaka – perceiver, grasper, catcher
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root 'grah' (to grasp, seize) + suffix '-aka'
  Root: grah (class 9)
• saṃbandha – connection, relation, tie
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bandh' (to bind) with prefix 'sam-'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bandh (class 1)

कुतश्चित् (kutaścit) - from any external source (from somewhere, from any cause, somehow)

(indeclinable)

From 'kutaḥ' (from where) + 'cit' (particle indicating indefiniteness)

इति (iti) - that (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, our

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - we, us, our (first person pronoun)

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

(verb)

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

Present, Middle Voice

Root: vid (class 4)

असौ (asau) - (referring to the grāhya-grāhaka-saṃbandha) (that (one), he, she, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder, that distant one

प्रशान्तानाम् (praśāntānām) - of the tranquil, for the peaceful ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of praśānta

praśānta - tranquil, peaceful, calm, composed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śam' (to be calm) with prefix 'pra-'

Prefix: pra

Root: śam (class 4)

येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom, for whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present, Active Voice

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Present, Active Voice, Parasmaipada, from root vid (to know, 2nd class)

Root: vid (class 2)

तान् (tān) - them

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

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