योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-54, verse-5

न ज्ञत्वं न च कर्तृत्वं न जडत्वं न भोक्तृता ।
न शून्यता न चार्थत्वमिह नापि नभोर्थता ॥ ५ ॥

na jñatvaṃ na ca kartṛtvaṃ na jaḍatvaṃ na bhoktṛtā ,
na śūnyatā na cārthatvamiha nāpi nabhorthatā 5

5. na jñatvam na ca kartṛtvam na jaḍatvam na bhoktṛtā
na śūnyatā na ca arthatvam iha na api nabhorthatā

5. iha jñatvam na ca kartṛtvam na jaḍatvam na bhoktṛtā
na śūnyatā na ca arthatvam na api nabhorthatā

5. In this context (iha), (the ultimate reality) is neither the state of being a knower nor the state of being a doer; neither inertness nor the condition of an experiencer. Nor is it emptiness, nor the state of being an object, nor even the nature of space (as a void).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• ज्ञत्वम् (jñatvam) - the state of being a knower, knower-ness

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• कर्तृत्वम् (kartṛtvam) - the state of being a doer, agency

• न (na) - not, no

• जडत्वम् (jaḍatvam) - the state of being inert, insentience, stupidity

• न (na) - not, no

• भोक्तृता (bhoktṛtā) - the state of being an enjoyer/experiencer

• न (na) - not, no

• शून्यता (śūnyatā) - emptiness, voidness

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• अर्थत्वम् (arthatvam) - the state of being an object, purpose, meaning

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this context

• न (na) - not, no

• अपि (api) - even, also

• नभोर्थता (nabhorthatā) - The state of being like space, i.e., empty or pervasive, or having space as its meaning/essence. (the nature of space, the quality of being like space (e.g., empty, pervasive))

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ज्ञत्वम् (jñatvam) - the state of being a knower, knower-ness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñatva

jñatva - state of being a knower, intelligence, knowledge

Derived from 'jñā' (to know) + suffix '-tva' (state of being).

Root: jñā (class 9)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कर्तृत्वम् (kartṛtvam) - the state of being a doer, agency

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartṛtva

kartṛtva - state of being a doer, agency, activity

Derived from 'kartṛ' (doer) + suffix '-tva' (state of being).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जडत्वम् (jaḍatvam) - the state of being inert, insentience, stupidity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jaḍatva

jaḍatva - inertness, insentience, stupidity, dullness

Derived from 'jaḍa' (inert, dull) + suffix '-tva' (state of being).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भोक्तृता (bhoktṛtā) - the state of being an enjoyer/experiencer

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhoktṛtā

bhoktṛtā - state of being an enjoyer, enjoyership, experience

Derived from 'bhoktṛ' (experiencer, enjoyer) + suffix '-tā' (state of being).

Root: bhuj (class 7)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शून्यता (śūnyatā) - emptiness, voidness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śūnyatā

śūnyatā - emptiness, void, nihility

Derived from 'śūnya' (empty) + suffix '-tā' (state of being).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अर्थत्वम् (arthatvam) - the state of being an object, purpose, meaning

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of arthatva

arthatva - the state or quality of being an object, purpose, or meaning

Derived from 'artha' (object, purpose) + suffix '-tva' (state of being).

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this context

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

नभोर्थता (nabhorthatā) - The state of being like space, i.e., empty or pervasive, or having space as its meaning/essence. (the nature of space, the quality of being like space (e.g., empty, pervasive))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nabhorthatā

nabhorthatā - the quality or state of having space as its nature/meaning; space-like emptiness

Compound of 'nabhas' (sky, space) + 'artha' (meaning, nature) + '-tā' (state of being).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nabhas+arthatā)

• nabhas – sky, space, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)
• arthatā – the state of being an object, purpose, or meaning
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'artha' (object, purpose) + suffix '-tā' (state of being).

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