योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-113, verse-18

जडैव चिन्मयीवासावन्यस्पन्दोपजीविनी ।
निमेषमप्यतिष्ठन्ती स्थैर्याशङ्कां प्रयच्छति ॥ १८ ॥

jaḍaiva cinmayīvāsāvanyaspandopajīvinī ,
nimeṣamapyatiṣṭhantī sthairyāśaṅkāṃ prayacchati 18

18. jaḍā eva cinmayī iva asau anya spanda upajīvinī
nimeṣam api atiṣṭhantī sthairyā śaṅkām prayacchati

18. jaḍā eva cinmayī iva asau anya spanda upajīvinī
nimeṣam api atiṣṭhantī sthairyā śaṅkām prayacchati

18. Though inanimate, she appears to be endowed with consciousness (cinmayī), relying on the movement of others. Even though she does not remain for a single moment, she instills the apprehension of stability.

Words meanings summery:

• जडा (jaḍā) - inanimate (inert, inanimate, dull, senseless)

• एव (eva) - indeed, truly (indeed, only, just)

• चिन्मयी (cinmayī) - endowed with consciousness (made of consciousness, consisting of consciousness)

• इव (iva) - appears to be (as if) (like, as if)

• असौ (asau) - she (referring to the implied subject of the verses) (she, that (feminine/masculine nominative singular))

• अन्य (anya) - others' (other, different)

• स्पन्द (spanda) - movement (movement, vibration, pulsation)

• उपजीविनी (upajīvinī) - relying on (the movement) (dependent on, living upon, subsisting by)

• निमेषम् (nimeṣam) - a moment (a wink, a twinkling of an eye, a moment)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also)

• अतिष्ठन्ती (atiṣṭhantī) - not remaining (not standing, not remaining, unstable)

• स्थैर्या (sthairyā) - stability (stability, firmness)

• शङ्काम् (śaṅkām) - apprehension (doubt, fear, apprehension, suspicion)

• प्रयच्छति (prayacchati) - instills, gives (gives, offers, bestows)

Words meanings and morphology

जडा (jaḍā) - inanimate (inert, inanimate, dull, senseless)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jaḍa

jaḍa - inert, dull, cold, senseless, inanimate, stupid

Root: jaḍ

Note: Describes the implied subject.

एव (eva) - indeed, truly (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes `jaḍā`.

चिन्मयी (cinmayī) - endowed with consciousness (made of consciousness, consisting of consciousness)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cinmaya

cinmaya - consisting of consciousness, spiritual, intelligent

Derived from `cit` (consciousness) + `maya` (made of).

Note: Describes the implied subject.

इव (iva) - appears to be (as if) (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Creates a simile 'as if made of consciousness'.

असौ (asau) - she (referring to the implied subject of the verses) (she, that (feminine/masculine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, yonder (demonstrative pronoun)

Irregular declension.

Note: Serves as the subject for the clauses.

अन्य (anya) - others' (other, different)

(pronoun)

singular of anya

anya - other, another, different, distinct

Note: Used in the genitive sense in the compound.

स्पन्द (spanda) - movement (movement, vibration, pulsation)

(noun)

masculine, singular of spanda

spanda - trembling, quivering, vibration, movement, pulsation

Derived from root `spand` (to throb, vibrate).

Root: spand (class 1)

Note: Locative/Genitive sense in compound.

उपजीविनी (upajīvinī) - relying on (the movement) (dependent on, living upon, subsisting by)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of upajīvin

upajīvin - living on, subsisting by, dependent on

Derived from root `jīv` (to live) with prefix `upa` (near, by).

Prefix: upa

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Last part of the large compound `anyaspandopajīvinī`.

निमेषम् (nimeṣam) - a moment (a wink, a twinkling of an eye, a moment)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nimeṣa

nimeṣa - twinkling of an eye, wink, moment, instant

Derived from root `miṣ` (to wink) with prefix `ni`.

Prefix: ni

Root: miṣ (class 1)

Note: Acts adverbially.

अपि (api) - even (even, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes `nimeṣam`.

अतिष्ठन्ती (atiṣṭhantī) - not remaining (not standing, not remaining, unstable)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of atiṣṭhant

atiṣṭhant - not standing, not remaining, not staying, unstable

Present Active Participle (negative)

Derived from root `sthā` (to stand) with negative prefix `a` and present participle suffix `śatṛ`.

Prefix: a

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Describes the implied subject.

स्थैर्या (sthairyā) - stability (stability, firmness)

(noun)

neuter, singular of sthairya

sthairya - stability, firmness, steadiness, immobility

Derived from `sthira` (firm) + `ya` suffix.

Root: sthā

Note: Acts as first part of compound `sthairyāśaṅkā`.

शङ्काम् (śaṅkām) - apprehension (doubt, fear, apprehension, suspicion)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śaṅkā

śaṅkā - doubt, fear, apprehension, suspicion, misgiving

Derived from root `śaṅk` (to doubt, fear).

Root: śaṅk (class 1)

Note: Object of `prayacchati`.

प्रयच्छति (prayacchati) - instills, gives (gives, offers, bestows)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prayach

present tense, active voice

Root `yam` (to give, control) with prefix `pra` (forth) and reduplication for present tense (`yach`).

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)