योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-82, verse-25

तावत्तरङ्गत्वमयं करोति जीवः स्वसंसारमहासमुद्रे ।
यावन्न जानाति परं स्वभावं निरामयं तन्मयतामुपेतः ॥ २५ ॥

tāvattaraṅgatvamayaṃ karoti jīvaḥ svasaṃsāramahāsamudre ,
yāvanna jānāti paraṃ svabhāvaṃ nirāmayaṃ tanmayatāmupetaḥ 25

25. tāvat taraṅgatvam ayam karoti
jīvaḥ sva-saṃsāra-mahā-samudre
yāvat na jānāti param svabhāvam
nirāmayam tat-mayatām upetaḥ

25. ayam jīvaḥ sva-saṃsāra-mahā-samudre
tāvat taraṅgatvam karoti
yāvat param nirāmayam svabhāvam
tat-mayatām upetaḥ na jānāti

25. This individual soul (jīva) creates its "wave-like" existence within the vast ocean of its own cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra). It continues to do so until it truly understands its supreme, flawless intrinsic nature (svabhāva) and realizes its complete identification with that (supreme nature).

Words meanings summery:

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much, for such a time

• तरङ्गत्वम् (taraṅgatvam) - wave-ness, the state of being a wave

• अयम् (ayam) - Refers to the jīva (individual soul). (this)

• करोति (karoti) - he does, he makes, he performs

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - Subject of karoti (does/makes). (individual soul (jīva), living being)

• स्व-संसार-महा-समुद्रे (sva-saṁsāra-mahā-samudre) - The metaphorical setting where the jīva experiences its existence. (in the great ocean of his own transmigration (saṃsāra))

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until

• न (na) - not, no

• जानाति (jānāti) - he knows, he understands

• परम् (param) - Agrees with svabhāvam (accusative singular masculine). (supreme, highest)

• स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - Object of jānāti (knows). (intrinsic nature (svabhāva))

• निरामयम् (nirāmayam) - Agrees with svabhāvam (accusative singular masculine). (free from defect, unblemished, healthy)

• तत्-मयताम् (tat-mayatām) - Refers to identification with the supreme, flawless intrinsic nature. (identity with that, the state of being one with that)

• उपेतः (upetaḥ) - Agrees with jīvaḥ. Implies that the jīva is already in that state (tanmayatā) but has not yet realized it. (having attained, endowed with, having reached)

Words meanings and morphology

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much, for such a time

(indeclinable)

तरङ्गत्वम् (taraṅgatvam) - wave-ness, the state of being a wave

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of taraṅgatva

taraṅgatva - the state or quality of being a wave

Derived from taraṅga (wave) + tva (suffix for 'state of being')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (taraṅga+tva)

• taraṅga – wave, billow
  noun (masculine)
• tva – ness, hood, -ship (suffix indicating abstract quality)
  suffix (neuter)

Note: Object of karoti.

अयम् (ayam) - Refers to the jīva (individual soul). (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to the jīva.

करोति (karoti) - he does, he makes, he performs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of kṛ

present active

Root: kṛ (class 8)

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - Subject of karoti (does/makes). (individual soul (jīva), living being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - individual soul (jīva), living being, life

From root jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Subject of karoti.

स्व-संसार-महा-समुद्रे (sva-saṁsāra-mahā-samudre) - The metaphorical setting where the jīva experiences its existence. (in the great ocean of his own transmigration (saṃsāra))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svasaṃsāramahāsamudra

svasaṁsāramahāsamudra - great ocean of one's own saṃsāra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+saṃsāra+mahā+samudra)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun/adjective
• saṃsāra – transmigration (saṃsāra), cycle of birth and death
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix sam- and root sṛ (to flow, go)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• samudra – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

Note: The metaphorical place where the jīva acts like a wave.

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जानाति (jānāti) - he knows, he understands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jñā

present active

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: The verb of the yāvat (until) clause.

परम् (param) - Agrees with svabhāvam (accusative singular masculine). (supreme, highest)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other

स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - Object of jānāti (knows). (intrinsic nature (svabhāva))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - intrinsic nature (svabhāva), inherent disposition

Compound of sva (self/own) + bhāva (state/being)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun/adjective
• bhāva – state, being, existence, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of jānāti.

निरामयम् (nirāmayam) - Agrees with svabhāvam (accusative singular masculine). (free from defect, unblemished, healthy)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nirāmaya

nirāmaya - free from disease, healthy, flawless, perfect

Compound of nir (without) + āmaya (illness)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+āmaya)

• nis – without, out, free from
  prefix
• āmaya – illness, disease, affliction
  noun (masculine)

तत्-मयताम् (tat-mayatām) - Refers to identification with the supreme, flawless intrinsic nature. (identity with that, the state of being one with that)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tanmayatā

tanmayatā - identity with that, the state of being full of that, absorption in that

Derived from tat (that) + maya (full of) + tā (suffix for 'state of being')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tat+maya+tā)

• tat – that, with that
  pronoun
• maya – consisting of, full of
  suffix/adjective
  Suffix indicating 'made of' or 'full of'.
• tā – state, quality (suffix)
  suffix (feminine)

Note: This form `tanmayatām` is accusative, object of implicit verb 'realizes/understands' or as a state accompanying 'svabhāvam'.

उपेतः (upetaḥ) - Agrees with jīvaḥ. Implies that the jīva is already in that state (tanmayatā) but has not yet realized it. (having attained, endowed with, having reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upeta

upeta - approached, gone to, endowed with, having attained

Past Passive Participle

From prefix upa- and root i (to go)

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)