योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-54, verse-24

गृहीतजलसंवित्तिचिद्व्योम वारिवत्स्थितम् ।
स्वप्ने यथा हि पुरुषः पश्यत्यात्मनि वारिताम् ॥ २४ ॥

gṛhītajalasaṃvitticidvyoma vārivatsthitam ,
svapne yathā hi puruṣaḥ paśyatyātmani vāritām 24

24. gṛhītajalasaṃvitti citvyoma vārivat sthitam
svapne yathā hi puruṣaḥ paśyati ātmani vāritām

24. gṛhītajalasaṃvitti citvyoma vārivat sthitam
yathā hi puruṣaḥ svapne ātmani vāritām paśyati

24. The consciousness-space (cit-vyoma) that has apprehended the notion of water (jala-saṃvitti) remains like water. This is just as a person (puruṣa) in a dream (svapne) perceives the state of being water within their own self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• गृहीतजलसंवित्ति (gṛhītajalasaṁvitti) - that which has apprehended the notion of water, consciousness of having grasped water

• चित्व्योम (citvyoma) - consciousness-space, pure consciousness as space

• वारिवत् (vārivat) - like water, similar to water

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - remained, situated, existing

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a person, a being, the cosmic person

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, beholds

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, within oneself

• वारिताम् (vāritām) - to water-ness, the state of being water

Words meanings and morphology

गृहीतजलसंवित्ति (gṛhītajalasaṁvitti) - that which has apprehended the notion of water, consciousness of having grasped water

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gṛhītajalasaṃvitti

gṛhītajalasaṁvitti - apprehension/perception of the notion of water

Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛhīta+jala+saṃvitti)

• gṛhīta – grasped, apprehended, received
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  root `grah` (to seize, grasp) + suffix `kta`
  Root: grah (class 9)
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• saṃvitti – consciousness, perception, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  `sam` + `√vid` (to know) + `ti` suffix
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Functions as an adjective for `citvyoma`.

चित्व्योम (citvyoma) - consciousness-space, pure consciousness as space

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citvyoma

citvyoma - consciousness as space, the ether of consciousness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+vyoma)

• cit – consciousness, pure intellect, awareness
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit
• vyoma – space, sky, ether
  noun (neuter)

Note: The primary subject of the first line.

वारिवत् (vārivat) - like water, similar to water

(indeclinable)

`vāri` (water) + `vat` (similarity suffix)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - remained, situated, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, remaining

Past Passive Participle

from root `sthā` (to stand) + suffix `kta`

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `citvyoma`.

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Root: svap (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a person, a being, the cosmic person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - person, human being, spirit, the cosmic person

Root: pṛ

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, beholds

(verb)

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

Present active 3rd singular of `√dṛś` (which takes the form `paśya` in present tense)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, within oneself

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Root: an (class 2)

वारिताम् (vāritām) - to water-ness, the state of being water

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāritā

vāritā - water-ness, the state of being water

`vāri` (water) + `tā` (abstract suffix)

Note: Object of `paśyati`.