योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-121, verse-40

चिज्जडौ चित्र एकत्र न तौ संमिलतः क्वचित् ।
चिन्मयत्वाच्चिदालम्भश्चिदालम्भेन वेदनम् ॥ ४० ॥

cijjaḍau citra ekatra na tau saṃmilataḥ kvacit ,
cinmayatvāccidālambhaścidālambhena vedanam 40

40. cit-jaḍau citra ekatra na tau saṃmilataḥ kvacit
cinmayatvāt cit-ālambhaḥ cit-ālambhena vedanam

40. cit-jaḍau citram ekatra (dṛśyamāṇau
api) tau kvacit na saṃmilataḥ
cinmayatvāt cit-ālambhaḥ (bhavati)
cit-ālambhena (eva) vedanam (bhavati)

40. Consciousness (cit) and inert matter, though appearing together as a varied scene, never truly unite. Due to its very nature as consciousness (cit), consciousness itself apprehends, and through this apprehension by consciousness, perception arises.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्-जडौ (cit-jaḍau) - consciousness and inert matter (dual)

• चित्र (citra) - as a varied or strange scene/appearance (wonderful, strange, varied, colorful, picturesque)

• एकत्र (ekatra) - in one place, together

• न (na) - not, no

• तौ (tau) - referring to consciousness and inert matter (those two, they (dual masculine))

• संमिलतः (saṁmilataḥ) - they (two) unite, they come together

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, at any time, sometimes, never (with 'na')

• चिन्मयत्वात् (cinmayatvāt) - due to being composed of consciousness, due to its conscious nature

• चित्-आलम्भः (cit-ālambhaḥ) - apprehension by consciousness, support of consciousness

• चित्-आलम्भेन (cit-ālambhena) - by the apprehension of consciousness, through the support of consciousness

• वेदनम् (vedanam) - knowledge, perception, sensation

Words meanings and morphology

चित्-जडौ (cit-jaḍau) - consciousness and inert matter (dual)

(noun)

Nominative, dual of cit-jaḍa

cit-jaḍa - consciousness and inert matter

Compound type : dvandva (cit+jaḍa)

• cit – consciousness, spirit
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• jaḍa – inert, inanimate, unconscious matter
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Subject of 'saṃmilataḥ'.

चित्र (citra) - as a varied or strange scene/appearance (wonderful, strange, varied, colorful, picturesque)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - bright, clear, visible, wonderful, strange, varied, picturesque

Note: Adverbial or predicate adjective, 'like a varied scene' or 'wonderfully'.

एकत्र (ekatra) - in one place, together

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तौ (tau) - referring to consciousness and inert matter (those two, they (dual masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers back to 'cit-jaḍau'.

संमिलतः (saṁmilataḥ) - they (two) unite, they come together

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, present (laṭ) of saṃmil

Present Indicative

3rd person dual, active voice

Prefix: sam

Root: mil (class 6)

Note: Verb for 'cit-jaḍau' / 'tau'.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, at any time, sometimes, never (with 'na')

(indeclinable)

चिन्मयत्वात् (cinmayatvāt) - due to being composed of consciousness, due to its conscious nature

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of cinmayatva

cinmayatva - the state of being full of consciousness, conscious nature

Derived from cinmaya with suffix -tva

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+maya)

• cit – consciousness, spirit
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of
  suffix
  Suffix forming adjectives and nouns meaning 'made of' or 'full of'.

Note: Indicates reason.

चित्-आलम्भः (cit-ālambhaḥ) - apprehension by consciousness, support of consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cit-ālambha

cit-ālambha - apprehension by consciousness, the support or object of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+ālambha)

• cit – consciousness, spirit
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ālambha – support, basis, object of sense, apprehension
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied verb 'bhavati'.

चित्-आलम्भेन (cit-ālambhena) - by the apprehension of consciousness, through the support of consciousness

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of cit-ālambha

cit-ālambha - apprehension by consciousness, the support or object of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+ālambha)

• cit – consciousness, spirit
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ālambha – support, basis, object of sense, apprehension
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Means by which 'vedanam' occurs.

वेदनम् (vedanam) - knowledge, perception, sensation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vedana

vedana - knowing, perceiving, knowledge, sensation, feeling

Derived from root vid

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Subject of implied verb 'bhavati'.