योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-54, verse-19

या यथा चित्प्रकचिता प्रतिपक्षविदं विना ।
न सा ततः प्रचलति वेदनाभ्यासतः स्वयम् ॥ १९ ॥

yā yathā citprakacitā pratipakṣavidaṃ vinā ,
na sā tataḥ pracalati vedanābhyāsataḥ svayam 19

19. yā yathā cit-prakacitā pratipakṣa-vidam vinā
na sā tataḥ pracalati vedanā-abhyāsataḥ svayam

19. yā cit-prakacitā yathā pratipakṣa-vidam vinā,
sā vedanā-abhyāsataḥ svayam tataḥ na pracalati

19. That consciousness (cit), which is manifested in a particular way without any opposing awareness, does not move from that state by itself, due to the habit of sensations.

Words meanings summery:

• या (yā) - That (consciousness) which (which, who)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (it is) (as, just as, in which manner)

• चित्-प्रकचिता (cit-prakacitā) - consciousness (cit) manifested (manifested consciousness, consciousness made apparent)

• प्रतिपक्ष-विदम् (pratipakṣa-vidam) - opposing awareness (opposing knowledge, knower of opposition, opponent)

• विना (vinā) - without (without, except)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• सा (sā) - that (consciousness) (she, that (feminine))

• ततः (tataḥ) - from that state (from that, thence, therefore)

• प्रचलति (pracalati) - moves away (moves away, deviates, departs)

• वेदना-अभ्यासतः (vedanā-abhyāsataḥ) - due to the habit of sensations (from the habit of sensation/pain, through practice of feeling)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself (by oneself, spontaneously, naturally)

Words meanings and morphology

या (yā) - That (consciousness) which (which, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Refers to 'cit-prakacitā'.

यथा (yathā) - just as (it is) (as, just as, in which manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

चित्-प्रकचिता (cit-prakacitā) - consciousness (cit) manifested (manifested consciousness, consciousness made apparent)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit-prakacitā

cit-prakacitā - manifested consciousness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+prakacitā)

• cit – consciousness, knowledge, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• prakacitā – manifested, shone forth, appeared
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra- + root 'kac' (to shine, appear, manifest) + 'kta' suffix.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kac (class 1)

Note: The main subject of the clause.

प्रतिपक्ष-विदम् (pratipakṣa-vidam) - opposing awareness (opposing knowledge, knower of opposition, opponent)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine/feminine, singular of pratipakṣa-vid

pratipakṣa-vid - knower of the opposite, opposing knowledge, opponent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pratipakṣa+vid)

• pratipakṣa – opposite side, opponent, antagonist
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Prefix: prati
• vid – knower, one who knows, knowledge
  noun (masculine/feminine)
  From root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Object of 'vinā'.

विना (vinā) - without (without, except)

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'pracalati'.

सा (sā) - that (consciousness) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers back to 'cit-prakacitā'.

ततः (tataḥ) - from that state (from that, thence, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial, indicating origin or separation.

प्रचलति (pracalati) - moves away (moves away, deviates, departs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pra-cal

Prefix: pra

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

वेदना-अभ्यासतः (vedanā-abhyāsataḥ) - due to the habit of sensations (from the habit of sensation/pain, through practice of feeling)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vedanā-abhyāsa

vedanā-abhyāsa - practice/habit of sensation/feeling/pain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vedanā+abhyāsa)

• vedanā – sensation, feeling, perception, pain
  noun (feminine)
  From root vid (to know, to feel)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• abhyāsa – practice, repetition, habit, study
  noun (masculine)
  From abhi- + root as (to throw, to obtain)
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Indicates cause or origin.

स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself (by oneself, spontaneously, naturally)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.