योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-55, verse-51

चिदाकाशोऽयमेवांशं कुरुते चेतनोदितम् ।
स एव संविद्भवति शेषं भवति नैव तत् ॥ ५१ ॥

cidākāśo'yamevāṃśaṃ kurute cetanoditam ,
sa eva saṃvidbhavati śeṣaṃ bhavati naiva tat 51

51. cit ākāśaḥ ayam eva aṃśam kurute cetana uditam
saḥ eva saṃvit bhavati śeṣam bhavati na eva tat

51. ayam cit ākāśaḥ eva cetana uditam aṃśam kurute.
saḥ eva saṃvit bhavati.
śeṣam tat na eva bhavati.

51. This consciousness-space (cidākāśa) itself manifests a part that arises from consciousness (cetana). That part alone becomes true awareness (saṃvid); the remainder (śeṣa) is certainly not that.

Words meanings summery:

• चित् (cit) - pure consciousness (consciousness, intelligence, pure thought)

• आकाशः (ākāśaḥ) - space (as in 'expanse of consciousness') (space, ether, sky)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (referring to `cidākāśaḥ`) (this (masculine))

• एव (eva) - itself, very (only, just, indeed, very)

• अंशम् (aṁśam) - a part, a portion (part, portion, share)

• कुरुते (kurute) - creates, manifests (does, makes, creates, performs)

• चेतन (cetana) - consciousness (conscious, sentient, consciousness)

• उदितम् (uditam) - arisen, manifested (risen, arisen, spoken, manifested)

• सः (saḥ) - that (referring to the manifested part) (that (masculine))

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

• संवित् (saṁvit) - true awareness (saṃvid) (consciousness, knowledge, perfect understanding, awareness)

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, is, exists)

• शेषम् (śeṣam) - the remainder (remainder, rest, surplus)

• भवति (bhavati) - is, exists (becomes, is, exists)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• एव (eva) - certainly, indeed (for emphasis) (only, just, indeed, very)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to `saṃvit`) (that, it)

Words meanings and morphology

चित् (cit) - pure consciousness (consciousness, intelligence, pure thought)

(noun)

feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, intelligence, pure thought

From root `cit` (to perceive, know)

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Refers to pure consciousness.

आकाशः (ākāśaḥ) - space (as in 'expanse of consciousness') (space, ether, sky)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - space, ether, sky

From `ā` + `kāś` (to appear)

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Refers to the expanse of consciousness.

अयम् (ayam) - this (referring to `cidākāśaḥ`) (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Qualifies `cidākāśaḥ`.

एव (eva) - itself, very (only, just, indeed, very)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

अंशम् (aṁśam) - a part, a portion (part, portion, share)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aṃśa

aṁśa - part, portion, share

From root `aṃś` (to divide) + `a`

Root: aṃś (class 1)

Note: Object of `kurute`.

कुरुते (kurute) - creates, manifests (does, makes, creates, performs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present middle indicative

Ātmanepada, 3rd person singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The verb for the manifestation.

चेतन (cetana) - consciousness (conscious, sentient, consciousness)

(noun)

masculine, singular of cetana

cetana - conscious, sentient, animate, mind

From root `cit` (to perceive) + `ana` (suffix)

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Refers to consciousness, qualifying `uditam`.

उदितम् (uditam) - arisen, manifested (risen, arisen, spoken, manifested)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of udita

udita - risen, ascended, manifested, said

Past Passive Participle

From `ud` + root `i` (to go) or `vad` (to speak)

Prefix: ud

Root: i or vad (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `aṃśam`.

सः (saḥ) - that (referring to the manifested part) (that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to the `aṃśam` that is `cetanoditam`.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

संवित् (saṁvit) - true awareness (saṃvid) (consciousness, knowledge, perfect understanding, awareness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - consciousness, knowledge, perfect understanding, awareness

From `sam` + root `vid` (to know) + `kvip` suffix

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Refers to ultimate awareness.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, is, exists)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Copula, linking subject and predicate.

शेषम् (śeṣam) - the remainder (remainder, rest, surplus)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śeṣa

śeṣa - remainder, rest, surplus

From root `śiṣ` (to leave behind) + `a`

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

भवति (bhavati) - is, exists (becomes, is, exists)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Predicates existence for `śeṣam`.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb.

एव (eva) - certainly, indeed (for emphasis) (only, just, indeed, very)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

तत् (tat) - that (referring to `saṃvit`) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Predicate for `śeṣam bhavati`.