योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-48, verse-19

भेदप्रविलये जाते चित्ते चादृश्यतां गते ।
या स्थितिः प्राप्तबोधस्य न वाग्गोचरमेति सा ॥ १९ ॥

bhedapravilaye jāte citte cādṛśyatāṃ gate ,
yā sthitiḥ prāptabodhasya na vāggocarameti sā 19

19. bheda-pravilaye jāte citte ca adṛśyatām gate yā
sthitiḥ prāpta-bodhasya na vāk gocaram eti sā

19. yā sthitiḥ prāpta-bodhasya bheda-pravilaye jāte
ca citte adṛśyatām gate sā na vāk gocaram eti

19. When the dissolution of all distinctions (bheda) has taken place, and when the mind (citta) has become imperceptible, that state of one who has attained enlightenment (bodha) is beyond the reach of words.

Words meanings summery:

• भेद-प्रविलये (bheda-pravilaye) - in the dissolution of distinctions/differences

• जाते (jāte) - when it has occurred, having arisen

• चित्ते (citte) - in the mind, in the consciousness

• च (ca) - and, also

• अदृश्यताम् (adṛśyatām) - to invisibility, to the state of being unperceivable

• गते (gate) - when it has gone, having attained

• या (yā) - which (feminine)

• स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - state, condition, existence

• प्राप्त-बोधस्य (prāpta-bodhasya) - of one who has attained enlightenment

• न (na) - not, no

• वाक् (vāk) - speech, word

• गोचरम् (gocaram) - range, scope, object, sphere

• एति (eti) - comes, reaches, goes

• सा (sā) - that (feminine)

Words meanings and morphology

भेद-प्रविलये (bheda-pravilaye) - in the dissolution of distinctions/differences

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bheda-pravilaya

bheda-pravilaya - dissolution of distinctions, merging of differences

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bheda+pravilaya)

• bheda – division, distinction, difference, breaking
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• pravilaya – dissolution, melting away, complete merging, absorption
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'lī' (to melt, dissolve) with prefixes 'pra' and 'vi'
  Prefixes: pra+vi
  Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

जाते (jāte) - when it has occurred, having arisen

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, occurred

Past Passive Participle

From root 'jan' (to be born, arise)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction with 'bheda-pravilaye'.

चित्ते (citte) - in the mind, in the consciousness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect

From root 'cit' (to perceive, think)

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अदृश्यताम् (adṛśyatām) - to invisibility, to the state of being unperceivable

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of adṛśyatā

adṛśyatā - invisibility, imperceptibility, state of being unseen

From 'a' (not) + 'dṛśya' (visible) + '-tā' (state of being)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dṛśyatā)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
  Negative prefix
• dṛśyatā – visibility, perceptibility
  noun (feminine)
  From 'dṛśya' (visible) + '-tā' (state of being)

गते (gate) - when it has gone, having attained

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

From root 'gam' (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction with 'citte', meaning 'when the mind has gone (to invisibility)'.

या (yā) - which (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to 'sthitiḥ'.

स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - state, condition, existence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, state, condition, position, existence

From root 'sthā' (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

प्राप्त-बोधस्य (prāpta-bodhasya) - of one who has attained enlightenment

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prāpta-bodha

prāpta-bodha - one who has attained knowledge/enlightenment

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prāpta+bodha)

• prāpta – attained, obtained, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'āp' (to obtain) with prefix 'pra'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• bodha – knowledge, understanding, enlightenment, awakening
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'budh' (to know, awaken)
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sthitiḥ'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वाक् (vāk) - speech, word

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, voice, word, language

Note: Used as the first part of the compound 'vāg-gocaram'.

गोचरम् (gocaram) - range, scope, object, sphere

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gocara

gocara - range, scope, sphere, object of sense, pasture land

Note: Forms 'vāg-gocaram' (within the range of speech).

एति (eti) - comes, reaches, goes

(verb)

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

Root: i (class 2)

सा (sā) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers back to 'sthitiḥ'.

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