योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-48, verse-12

एकबोधातिसंबन्धपरिणामान्न बोधता ।
न शून्यता नार्थतेति विद्धि तत्परमं पदम् ॥ १२ ॥

ekabodhātisaṃbandhapariṇāmānna bodhatā ,
na śūnyatā nārthateti viddhi tatparamaṃ padam 12

12. ekabodhātisambandhapariṇāmāt na bodhatā | na
śūnyatā na arthatā iti viddhi tat paramam padam

12. tat paramam padam ekabodhātisambandhapariṇāmāt
na bodhatā na śūnyatā na arthatā iti viddhi

12. Know that to be the supreme state (paramaṁ padam), which, through the transformation born of an ultimate, unified consciousness (eka-bodha), is neither the state of knowing, nor emptiness, nor substantiality.

Words meanings summery:

• एकबोधातिसम्बन्धपरिणामात् (ekabodhātisambandhapariṇāmāt) - from the transformation of the extreme connection of a single understanding; due to the ultimate unification of consciousness and its resultant transformation

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• बोधता (bodhatā) - the state of knowing, consciousness

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• शून्यता (śūnyatā) - emptiness, voidness

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• अर्थता (arthatā) - the state of being an object, substantiality, meaningfulness

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech or conclusion)

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• पदम् (padam) - state, abode, goal, foot

Words meanings and morphology

एकबोधातिसम्बन्धपरिणामात् (ekabodhātisambandhapariṇāmāt) - from the transformation of the extreme connection of a single understanding; due to the ultimate unification of consciousness and its resultant transformation

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ekabodhātisambandhapariṇāma

ekabodhātisambandhapariṇāma - transformation resulting from an ultimate, unified consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+bodha+atisambandha+pariṇāma)

• eka – one, single, unified
  adjective (masculine)
• bodha – knowledge, understanding, consciousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• atisambandha – extreme connection, ultimate relation
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'ati' (excessive) and 'sambandha' (connection).
  Prefix: ati
• pariṇāma – transformation, result, consequence
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'pari-' (around, fully) + root 'nam' (to bend).
  Prefix: pari
  Root: nam (class 1)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

बोधता (bodhatā) - the state of knowing, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bodhatā

bodhatā - the state of knowing, consciousness, intelligence

Derived from 'bodha' (knowledge) with the suffix '-tā' to denote the state or quality.

Root: budh (class 1)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

शून्यता (śūnyatā) - emptiness, voidness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śūnyatā

śūnyatā - emptiness, voidness, nothingness

Derived from 'śūnya' (empty) with the suffix '-tā'.

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

अर्थता (arthatā) - the state of being an object, substantiality, meaningfulness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of arthatā

arthatā - the state of being an object, reality, substantiality, purpose, meaning

Derived from 'artha' (object, meaning) with the suffix '-tā'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech or conclusion)

(indeclinable)

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of vid

imperative 2nd person singular

Root 'vid' (class 2 or 7, here 2nd class irregular imperative).

Root: vid (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to 'paramaṁ padam' as the object of knowledge.

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, most excellent

Note: Agrees with 'padam'.

पदम् (padam) - state, abode, goal, foot

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, state, condition, abode, goal, word

Root: pad (class 4)

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