योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-43, verse-21

अज्ञावबुद्धः संसारः स हि नास्ति मनागपि ।
अवशिष्टं च यत्सत्यं तस्य नाम न विद्यते ॥ २१ ॥

ajñāvabuddhaḥ saṃsāraḥ sa hi nāsti manāgapi ,
avaśiṣṭaṃ ca yatsatyaṃ tasya nāma na vidyate 21

21. ajñāvabuddhaḥ saṃsāraḥ sa hi na asti manāk api
avaśiṣṭam ca yat satyam tasya nāma na vidyate

21. ajñāvabuddhaḥ saṃsāraḥ sa hi manāk api na asti
ca yat avaśiṣṭam satyam tasya nāma na vidyate

21. The cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra), as perceived by the ignorant, does not exist at all. And that ultimate truth which alone remains, cannot be named.

Words meanings summery:

• अज्ञावबुद्धः (ajñāvabuddhaḥ) - understood by the ignorant, perceived by the foolish

• संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - the cycle of rebirth, transmigration, worldly existence (saṃsāra)

• स (sa) - that, he

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• न (na) - not

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• मनाक् (manāk) - a little, slightly, even a bit

• अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

• अवशिष्टम् (avaśiṣṭam) - remaining, left over

• च (ca) - and, also

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality, that which is real

• तस्य (tasya) - its, of that

• नाम (nāma) - name

• न (na) - not

• विद्यते (vidyate) - does not exist (exists, is known)

Words meanings and morphology

अज्ञावबुद्धः (ajñāvabuddhaḥ) - understood by the ignorant, perceived by the foolish

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajñāvabuddha

ajñāvabuddha - understood by the ignorant, known by the foolish

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ajña+avabuddha)

• ajña – ignorant, foolish
  adjective (masculine)
  Nañ-Tatpuruṣa: 'a' (not) + 'jña' (knower).
• avabuddha – understood, perceived, known
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √budh (to know, perceive) with prefix ava-.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'saṃsāraḥ'.

संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - the cycle of rebirth, transmigration, worldly existence (saṃsāra)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence (saṃsāra)

स (sa) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'saṃsāraḥ'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

मनाक् (manāk) - a little, slightly, even a bit

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

(indeclinable)

अवशिष्टम् (avaśiṣṭam) - remaining, left over

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avaśiṣṭa

avaśiṣṭa - remaining, left, residual

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √śiṣ (to leave, remain) with prefix ava-.

Prefix: ava

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'yat satyam'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that which, what

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality, that which is real

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, real, true

तस्य (tasya) - its, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'yat satyam' (that truth).

नाम (nāma) - name

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name, appellation

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

विद्यते (vidyate) - does not exist (exists, is known)

(verb)

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

From root √vid (class 4) meaning 'to exist' (ātmanepada).

Root: vid (class 4)