योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-5, verse-23

शुद्धसंविन्मयत्वाद्यः खं भवेद्व्योमचिन्तया ।
पदार्थचिन्तयार्थत्वमिव तिष्ठत्यधिष्ठितः ॥ २३ ॥

śuddhasaṃvinmayatvādyaḥ khaṃ bhavedvyomacintayā ,
padārthacintayārthatvamiva tiṣṭhatyadhiṣṭhitaḥ 23

23. śuddhasaṃvinmayatvāt yaḥ kham bhavet vyomacintayā
padārthacintayā arthatvam iva tiṣṭhati adhiṣṭhitaḥ

23. yaḥ śuddhasaṃvinmayatvāt vyomacintayā kham bhavet
padārthacintayā arthatvam iva adhiṣṭhitaḥ tiṣṭhati

23. That (ultimate reality) which, by its nature of pure consciousness (śuddhasaṃvinmayatvāt), appears as space (kham) through the contemplation of space (vyomacintayā). Similarly, through the contemplation of objects (padārthacintayā), it abides (tiṣṭhati) as if taking on the nature of objects (arthatvam), appearing as if established (adhiṣṭhitaḥ) [in them].

Words meanings summery:

• शुद्धसंविन्मयत्वात् (śuddhasaṁvinmayatvāt) - owing to its essential nature as pure consciousness (because of its nature as pure consciousness)

• यः (yaḥ) - that (ultimate reality, (brahman)) (who, which, that (masculine))

• खम् (kham) - the element of space or ether (space, ether, void, sky)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - appears as, becomes (may be, should be, would be, becomes)

• व्योमचिन्तया (vyomacintayā) - by conceiving it as space (by the thought of space, by the contemplation of ether)

• पदार्थचिन्तया (padārthacintayā) - by conceiving it as specific objects or categories of existence (by the thought of objects/meanings)

• अर्थत्वम् (arthatvam) - the nature of being an object (the state of being an object/meaning, meaningfulness, objectivity)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - abides, remains (as the underlying reality) (stands, remains, abides, exists)

• अधिष्ठितः (adhiṣṭhitaḥ) - appearing as if established (in objects) (presided over, established, based, situated)

Words meanings and morphology

शुद्धसंविन्मयत्वात् (śuddhasaṁvinmayatvāt) - owing to its essential nature as pure consciousness (because of its nature as pure consciousness)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śuddhasaṃvinmayatva

śuddhasaṁvinmayatva - the state of being pure consciousness

Compound noun ending in 'tva' (abstract suffix).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śuddha+saṃvit+maya+tva)

• śuddha – pure, clean, clear
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'śudh' (to purify)
  Root: śudh (class 4)
• saṃvit – consciousness, knowledge, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  From 'sam-vid' (to know, perceive)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix (adjective) (neuter)
  Primary suffix 'mayaṭ'
• tva – state of being, -ness
  suffix (noun) (neuter)
  Abstract noun suffix

Note: Indicates cause or reason.

यः (yaḥ) - that (ultimate reality, (brahman)) (who, which, that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Subject of 'bhavet' and 'tiṣṭhati'.

खम् (kham) - the element of space or ether (space, ether, void, sky)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - hole, aperture, space, ether, sky, void, zero

Note: Predicate nominative of 'bhavet'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - appears as, becomes (may be, should be, would be, becomes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Optative active

From root 'bhū'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

व्योमचिन्तया (vyomacintayā) - by conceiving it as space (by the thought of space, by the contemplation of ether)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vyomacintā

vyomacintā - thought of space, contemplation of ether

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'vyoma' (space) and 'cintā' (thought).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyoma+cintā)

• vyoma – sky, heaven, ether, space
  noun (neuter)
• cintā – thought, thinking, reflection, concern
  noun (feminine)
  Action noun
  From root 'cit' (to perceive, think)
  Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Denotes the means or cause.

पदार्थचिन्तया (padārthacintayā) - by conceiving it as specific objects or categories of existence (by the thought of objects/meanings)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of padārthacintā

padārthacintā - thought of objects, contemplation of categories of existence

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'padārtha' (object/meaning) and 'cintā' (thought).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (padārtha+cintā)

• padārtha – meaning of a word, category of existence, object, thing
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'pada' (word) + 'artha' (meaning/object)
• cintā – thought, thinking, reflection, concern
  noun (feminine)
  Action noun
  From root 'cit' (to perceive, think)
  Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Denotes the means or cause.

अर्थत्वम् (arthatvam) - the nature of being an object (the state of being an object/meaning, meaningfulness, objectivity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of arthatva

arthatva - the state of being an object or meaning, objectivity, meaningfulness

From 'artha' (object, meaning) + suffix 'tva' (abstract noun).

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - abides, remains (as the underlying reality) (stands, remains, abides, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of sthā

Present active indicative

From root 'sthā'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'yaḥ'.

अधिष्ठितः (adhiṣṭhitaḥ) - appearing as if established (in objects) (presided over, established, based, situated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhiṣṭhita

adhiṣṭhita - standing upon, situated in, presided over, occupied by, established, supported

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'adhi-' (upon, over).

Prefix: adhi

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'yaḥ'.