योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-10, verse-23

मरीचेऽन्तर्यथा तैक्ष्ण्यमृते भोक्तुर्न लक्ष्यते ।
चिन्मात्रत्वं चिदाकाशे तथा चेत्यकलां विना ॥ २३ ॥

marīce'ntaryathā taikṣṇyamṛte bhokturna lakṣyate ,
cinmātratvaṃ cidākāśe tathā cetyakalāṃ vinā 23

23. marīce antaḥ yathā taikṣṇyam ṛte bhoktuḥ na lakṣyate
cit-mātratvam cit-ākāśe tathā cetya-kalām vinā

23. yathā marīce antaḥ bhoktuḥ ṛte taikṣṇyam na lakṣyate,
tathā cit-ākāśe cit-mātratvam cetya-kalām vinā [na lakṣyate].

23. Just as the sharpness (or intense heat) within a mirage is not perceived without a perceiver, similarly, the nature of pure consciousness (cinmātratva) in the consciousness-space (cidākāśa) is not cognized without the faculty of the knowable (cetyakalā).

Words meanings summery:

• मरीचे (marīce) - in a mirage (in a mirage, in a ray of light)

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within (within, inside, internal)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in which way)

• तैक्ष्ण्यम् (taikṣṇyam) - sharpness, intense heat (of a mirage) (sharpness, keenness, intensity)

• ऋते (ṛte) - without (without, except for, apart from)

• भोक्तुः (bhoktuḥ) - without a perceiver (of an enjoyer, of a perceiver, from an enjoyer)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived / cognized (is perceived, is observed, is aimed at)

• चित्-मात्रत्वम् (cit-mātratvam) - the nature of pure consciousness (cinmātratva) (the state of being mere consciousness, pure consciousness)

• चित्-आकाशे (cit-ākāśe) - in the consciousness-space (cidākāśa) (in consciousness-space)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly)

• चेत्य-कलाम् (cetya-kalām) - the faculty of the knowable (cetyakalā) (the faculty of the knowable, the aspect of the object of consciousness)

• विना (vinā) - without (without, apart from)

Words meanings and morphology

मरीचे (marīce) - in a mirage (in a mirage, in a ray of light)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of marīci

marīci - ray of light, mirage, spark

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within (within, inside, internal)

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

तैक्ष्ण्यम् (taikṣṇyam) - sharpness, intense heat (of a mirage) (sharpness, keenness, intensity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of taikṣṇya

taikṣṇya - sharpness, keenness, intensity, acuteness

Derived from 'tīkṣṇa' (sharp)

ऋते (ṛte) - without (without, except for, apart from)

(indeclinable)

भोक्तुः (bhoktuḥ) - without a perceiver (of an enjoyer, of a perceiver, from an enjoyer)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bhoktṛ

bhoktṛ - enjoyer, perceiver, consumer, experiencer

agent noun

From √bhuj (to enjoy, consume)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Governed by 'ṛte'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived / cognized (is perceived, is observed, is aimed at)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of lakṣ

present passive

Root √lakṣ, 10th class, passive voice

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

चित्-मात्रत्वम् (cit-mātratvam) - the nature of pure consciousness (cinmātratva) (the state of being mere consciousness, pure consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cit-mātratva

cit-mātratva - the state of being merely consciousness

Compound type : Tatpurusha (cit+mātratva)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• mātratva – mere-ness, only-ness, the state of being only
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'mātra' + suffix '-tva'

चित्-आकाशे (cit-ākāśe) - in the consciousness-space (cidākāśa) (in consciousness-space)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of cit-ākāśa

cit-ākāśa - consciousness-space, pure consciousness as space

Compound type : Tatpurusha (cit+ākāśa)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly)

(indeclinable)

चेत्य-कलाम् (cetya-kalām) - the faculty of the knowable (cetyakalā) (the faculty of the knowable, the aspect of the object of consciousness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cetya-kalā

cetya-kalā - faculty of the knowable, a part/aspect of what is to be thought

Compound type : Tatpurusha (cetya+kalā)

• cetya – to be thought, to be known, knowable
  adjective (gerundive) (masculine)
  gerundive
  From √cit (to perceive, know)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• kalā – part, portion, faculty, art
  noun (feminine)

Note: Governed by 'vinā'.

विना (vinā) - without (without, apart from)

(indeclinable)