योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-54, verse-64

संविदो वेदनं नाम स्वभावोऽव्यतिरेकवान् ।
तस्मात्स्वभावसंवित्तेर्नान्ये मरणजन्मनी ॥ ६४ ॥

saṃvido vedanaṃ nāma svabhāvo'vyatirekavān ,
tasmātsvabhāvasaṃvitternānye maraṇajanmanī 64

64. saṃvidaḥ vedanam nāma svabhāvaḥ avyatirekavān
tasmāt svabhāvasaṃvitteḥ na anye maraṇajanmanī

64. saṃvidaḥ vedanam nāma avyatirekavān svabhāvaḥ tasmāt
svabhāvasaṃvitteḥ anye maraṇajanmanī na [sthaḥ]

64. The cognition (vedana) of consciousness (saṃvit) is precisely its non-separable intrinsic nature (svabhāva). Therefore, birth and death are not distinct from this consciousness (saṃvit) that is its intrinsic nature (svabhāva).

Words meanings summery:

• संविदः (saṁvidaḥ) - of consciousness, of knowledge

• वेदनम् (vedanam) - knowing, cognition, perception

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, truly, by name, called

• स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - intrinsic nature, inherent disposition

• अव्यतिरेकवान् (avyatirekavān) - non-separate, non-distinct, inseparable

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

• स्वभावसंवित्तेः (svabhāvasaṁvitteḥ) - from the consciousness of intrinsic nature, from the intrinsic nature that is consciousness

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्ये (anye) - other (dual nominative)

• मरणजन्मनी (maraṇajanmanī) - death and birth (dual)

Words meanings and morphology

संविदः (saṁvidaḥ) - of consciousness, of knowledge

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of saṃvit

saṁvit - consciousness, knowledge, understanding, agreement

Root: vid (class 2)

वेदनम् (vedanam) - knowing, cognition, perception

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vedana

vedana - knowing, perceiving, cognition, sensation

Root: vid (class 2)

नाम (nāma) - indeed, truly, by name, called

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as a particle emphasizing 'indeed' or 'truly'.

स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - intrinsic nature, inherent disposition

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - intrinsic nature, inherent disposition, essential property

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, one's own, self
  adjective
• bhāva – state of being, existence, feeling, nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

अव्यतिरेकवान् (avyatirekavān) - non-separate, non-distinct, inseparable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avyatirekavat

avyatirekavat - non-separate, non-distinct, identical, possessing no separation

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyatirekavat)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• vyatirekavat – possessing distinctness, separate
  adjective

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स्वभावसंवित्तेः (svabhāvasaṁvitteḥ) - from the consciousness of intrinsic nature, from the intrinsic nature that is consciousness

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of svabhāvasaṃvitti

svabhāvasaṁvitti - consciousness of intrinsic nature, intrinsic nature as consciousness

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (svabhāva+saṃvitti)

• svabhāva – intrinsic nature, inherent disposition
  noun (masculine)
• saṃvitti – knowledge, understanding, consciousness, cognition
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - other (dual nominative)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of anya

anya - other, different, another

मरणजन्मनी (maraṇajanmanī) - death and birth (dual)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of maraṇajanman

maraṇajanman - death and birth

Compound type : itaretara-dvandva (maraṇa+janman)

• maraṇa – dying, death
  noun (neuter)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• janman – birth, origin, existence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)