योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-48, verse-11

नार्थोपलब्धिर्नो शून्यमस्ति बोधात्मतां विना ।
इत्यन्तरनुभूतिस्थमाहुस्तत्परमं पदम् ॥ ११ ॥

nārthopalabdhirno śūnyamasti bodhātmatāṃ vinā ,
ityantaranubhūtisthamāhustatparamaṃ padam 11

11. na artha upalabdhiḥ na u śūnyam asti bodhātmataṃ
vinā iti antaḥ anubhūti stham āhuḥ tat paramam padam

11. bodhātmataṃ vinā artha upalabdhiḥ na asti u śūnyam na
asti iti antaḥ anubhūtistham tat paramam padam āhuḥ

11. Neither the perception of objects nor emptiness exists without the very nature of pure consciousness. This state, which is established in one's inner experience, they declare to be the supreme state.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अर्थ (artha) - object, meaning, purpose, external reality

• उपलब्धिः (upalabdhiḥ) - perception, apprehension, acquisition

• न (na) - not, no

• उ (u) - and, also, indeed (particle)

• शून्यम् (śūnyam) - emptiness, void, nothingness

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• बोधात्मतं (bodhātmataṁ) - without the nature of consciousness, without the selfhood of awareness

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• इति (iti) - thus, this

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inner, internal

• अनुभूति (anubhūti) - experience, realization, direct perception

• स्थम् (stham) - situated, abiding, established

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare, they state

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• पदम् (padam) - state, abode, condition, position

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अर्थ (artha) - object, meaning, purpose, external reality

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, sense, object, purpose, aim, wealth, reality

उपलब्धिः (upalabdhiḥ) - perception, apprehension, acquisition

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of upalabdhi

upalabdhi - perception, apprehension, obtaining, acquisition

Derived from the root labh (to obtain) with upasarga upa-.

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उ (u) - and, also, indeed (particle)

(indeclinable)

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - emptiness, void, nothingness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, hollow, nothing, zero, emptiness

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present Active

Present 3rd person singular, active voice, from the root as.

Root: as (class 2)

बोधात्मतं (bodhātmataṁ) - without the nature of consciousness, without the selfhood of awareness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bodhātmata

bodhātmata - the nature of consciousness, selfhood of awareness

Compound of bodha (consciousness) and ātmatā (the state or nature of the self).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bodha+ātmatā)

• bodha – consciousness, awareness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root budh (to know, to awaken).
  Root: budh (class 1)
• ātmatā – the state or nature of the self, selfhood
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from ātman (self) with the suffix -tā (denoting state or nature).

Note: Used with vinā (without), which can govern the accusative case.

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, this

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inner, internal

(indeclinable)

अनुभूति (anubhūti) - experience, realization, direct perception

(noun)

feminine, singular of anubhūti

anubhūti - experience, perception, realization, feeling

Derived from the root bhū (to be) with upasarga anu-.

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Part of a compound 'antaḥanubhūtistham'.

स्थम् (stham) - situated, abiding, established

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of stha

antaḥanubhūtistha - established in inner experience, abiding in inner realization

Compound formed from antar (inner), anubhūti (experience), and stha (standing, abiding).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antar+anubhūti+stha)

• antar – within, internal, inner
  indeclinable
• anubhūti – experience, realization, direct perception
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from the root bhū (to be) with upasarga anu-.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• stha – standing, abiding, existing, situated
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Derived from the root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the 'paramam padam'.

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare, they state

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of brū

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd person plural, active voice, of the root brū (archaic).

Root: brū (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the supreme state.

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest

Note: Agrees with 'padam'.

पदम् (padam) - state, abode, condition, position

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, place, state, condition, position, abode

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