योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-45, verse-24

तां महापदवीं गच्छन्परमार्थफलप्रदाम् ।
भूमिकामप्युपायाति वचसामप्यगोचराम् ॥ २४ ॥

tāṃ mahāpadavīṃ gacchanparamārthaphalapradām ,
bhūmikāmapyupāyāti vacasāmapyagocarām 24

24. tām mahāpadavīm gacchan paramārthaphalapradām
| bhūmikām api upāyāti vacasām api agocarām ||

24. paramārthaphalapradām tām mahāpadavīm gacchan
vacasām api agocarām bhūmikām api upāyāti

24. Attaining that great path which bestows the fruit of ultimate reality (paramārtha), one also reaches a stage (bhūmikā) that is beyond the grasp of even words.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - that, her

• महापदवीम् (mahāpadavīm) - great state, high path, supreme stage

• गच्छन् (gacchan) - going, moving, attaining, reaching

• परमार्थफलप्रदाम् (paramārthaphalapradām) - granting the fruit of ultimate reality/truth

• भूमिकाम् (bhūmikām) - stage, state, level, ground

• अपि (api) - also (even, also, although)

• उपायाति (upāyāti) - approaches, attains, comes to

• वचसाम् (vacasām) - of words, of speeches

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, although)

• अगोचराम् (agocarām) - beyond the reach of, imperceptible to, incomprehensible

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that, her

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `mahāpadavīm`.

महापदवीम् (mahāpadavīm) - great state, high path, supreme stage

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahāpadavī

mahāpadavī - great state, high path, supreme stage

Compound of `mahā` (great) and `padavī` (path, state).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+padavī)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• padavī – path, road, track, state, condition
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of `gacchan`.

गच्छन् (gacchan) - going, moving, attaining, reaching

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving, attaining, reaching

Present Active Participle

From root `gam` (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Implied subject is 'one' (the practitioner).

परमार्थफलप्रदाम् (paramārthaphalapradām) - granting the fruit of ultimate reality/truth

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of paramārthaphalaprada

paramārthaphalaprada - granting the fruit of ultimate reality/truth

Compound of `paramārtha` (ultimate truth), `phala` (fruit), and `prada` (giving).

Compound type : tatpurusha (paramārtha+phala+prada)

• paramārtha – ultimate truth, highest goal, supreme meaning
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of `parama` (supreme) and `artha` (meaning, object, truth).
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• prada – giving, granting, bestowing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  From `pra-` + root `dā` (to give).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Modifies `mahāpadavīm`.

भूमिकाम् (bhūmikām) - stage, state, level, ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūmikā

bhūmikā - stage, state, level, ground, role

From `bhūmi` (earth, ground).

Note: Object of `upāyāti`.

अपि (api) - also (even, also, although)

(indeclinable)

उपायाति (upāyāti) - approaches, attains, comes to

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person singular, with prefixes `upa` and `ā`.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Main verb.

वचसाम् (vacasām) - of words, of speeches

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of vacas

vacas - word, speech, voice

From root `vac` (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Possessive, indicates what `agocarām` is beyond.

अपि (api) - even (even, also, although)

(indeclinable)

अगोचराम् (agocarām) - beyond the reach of, imperceptible to, incomprehensible

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of agocara

agocara - beyond the reach of, imperceptible to, incomprehensible, not an object of sense or intellect

Negative compound `a-` + `gocara`. `gocara` means 'perceptible, within range'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+gocara)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• gocara – range, scope, object of sense, perceptible
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of `go` (cow/sense organ) and `cara` (moving, range).
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Modifies `bhūmikām`.