योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-14, verse-42

अविच्छिन्नविलासात्म स्वतो यत्स्वदनं चितः ।
चेत्यस्य च प्रकाशस्य जगदित्येव तत्स्थितम् ॥ ४२ ॥

avicchinnavilāsātma svato yatsvadanaṃ citaḥ ,
cetyasya ca prakāśasya jagadityeva tatsthitam 42

42. avicchinnāvilāsātma svataḥ yat svadanam citaḥ
cetyasya ca prakāśasya jagat iti eva tat sthitam

42. svataḥ yat citaḥ ca cetyasya prakāśasya ca avicchinnāvilāsātma svadanam,
tat eva jagat iti sthitam

42. That spontaneous enjoyment (svadana) which is inherent to consciousness (cit) and also the manifestation (prakāśa) of the knowable (cetya) – that very phenomenon, whose very essence (ātman) is an uninterrupted play (vilāsa), is indeed established as the world (jagat).

Words meanings summery:

• अविच्छिन्नाविलासात्म (avicchinnāvilāsātma) - whose very essence (ātman) is an uninterrupted play (vilāsa) (whose nature is uninterrupted manifestation/play)

• स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneous, self-existent (by itself, spontaneously, self-existent)

• यत् (yat) - that which (which, that (neuter))

• स्वदनम् (svadanam) - enjoyment (enjoyment, tasting, relish, sweetness)

• चितः (citaḥ) - of consciousness

• चेत्यस्य (cetyasya) - of the knowable (of the knowable, of the object of thought)

• च (ca) - and also (and)

• प्रकाशस्य (prakāśasya) - of the manifestation (of the manifestation, of the light, of the appearance)

• जगत् (jagat) - the world (world, universe)

• इति (iti) - as (thus, as, so)

• एव (eva) - indeed (only, indeed, alone)

• तत् (tat) - that very phenomenon (that)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - is established (established, situated, existing)

Words meanings and morphology

अविच्छिन्नाविलासात्म (avicchinnāvilāsātma) - whose very essence (ātman) is an uninterrupted play (vilāsa) (whose nature is uninterrupted manifestation/play)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avicchinnāvilāsātman

avicchinnāvilāsātman - whose self is uninterrupted manifestation, whose nature is unceasing play

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (avicchinna+vilāsa+ātman)

• avicchinna – uninterrupted, continuous, unbroken
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root CHID- to cut, with upasargas A- + VI-
  Prefixes: a+vi
  Root: chid (class 7)
• vilāsa – play, sport, manifestation, charm, grace
  noun (masculine)
  From root LAS- to shine, with upasarga VI-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: las (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, spirit, universal self
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies svadanam.

स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneous, self-existent (by itself, spontaneously, self-existent)

(indeclinable)

From 'sva' with suffix '-tas'

Note: Modifies svadanam.

यत् (yat) - that which (which, that (neuter))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to svadanam.

स्वदनम् (svadanam) - enjoyment (enjoyment, tasting, relish, sweetness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svadana

svadana - tasting, enjoying, relish, sweetness

From root SVAD- to taste, relish

Root: svad (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

चितः (citaḥ) - of consciousness

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, intelligence, understanding

Note: Possessive, "of consciousness" related to svadanam.

चेत्यस्य (cetyasya) - of the knowable (of the knowable, of the object of thought)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of cetya

cetya - to be known, knowable, object of thought

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root CIT- to perceive, know, with suffix -ya

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Substantivized adjective, referring to the object of consciousness.

च (ca) - and also (and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects cetyasya and prakāśasya.

प्रकाशस्य (prakāśasya) - of the manifestation (of the manifestation, of the light, of the appearance)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prakāśa

prakāśa - light, manifestation, appearance, illumination

From root KĀŚ- to shine, with upasarga PRA-

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Possessive, 'of manifestation', related to svadanam.

जगत् (jagat) - the world (world, universe)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

Present Active Participle

From root GAM- to go, reduplicated root in participle form

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for tat.

इति (iti) - as (thus, as, so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates 'as' or 'what is called'.

एव (eva) - indeed (only, indeed, alone)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes jagat.

तत् (tat) - that very phenomenon (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the combined concept of svadanam and prakāśasya.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - is established (established, situated, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, established, existing

Past Passive Participle

From root STHĀ- to stand

Root: sthā (class 1)