योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-55, verse-52

नरोपाधिपुरं प्राप्तं चेतत्यक्षिपुटं नयत् ।
तत्तस्या नाक्षिचिज्जीवं नो जीवत्येव सर्गतः ॥ ५२ ॥

naropādhipuraṃ prāptaṃ cetatyakṣipuṭaṃ nayat ,
tattasyā nākṣicijjīvaṃ no jīvatyeva sargataḥ 52

52. nara upādhi puram prāptam cetati akṣipuṭam nayat
tat tasya na akṣi cit jīvam na u jīvati eva sargataḥ

52. (consciousness) naropādhipuram prāptam,
akṣipuṭam nayat,
cetati.
tat tasya akṣi cit jīvam na.
sargataḥ eva na u jīvati.

52. When it reaches the 'city' of human limiting adjuncts (upādhi), it perceives, guiding the eye. The consciousness within the eye is not a distinct living entity (jīva) that arises from the eye itself. Indeed, it does not inherently live from its own creation (sarga).

Words meanings summery:

• नर (nara) - human (man, human being)

• उपाधि (upādhi) - limiting adjunct (upādhi) (limiting adjunct, condition, attribute)

• पुरम् (puram) - city (metaphorical for the body/realm of human experience) (city, fortress)

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - having reached, having attained (obtained, reached, attained)

• चेतति (cetati) - perceives, becomes conscious (perceives, is conscious, knows)

• अक्षिपुटम् (akṣipuṭam) - the eye, eyeball (eyeball, eye-socket)

• नयत् (nayat) - guiding, directing (leading, guiding, carrying)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the consciousness that perceives through the eye) (that, it)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (eye) (of that, his, its)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अक्षि (akṣi) - eye

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

• जीवम् (jīvam) - distinct living entity (jīva) (living entity, soul, life)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• उ (u) - indeed (emphasizing the negation) (indeed, moreover, on the other hand)

• जीवति (jīvati) - lives (lives, exists)

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

• सर्गतः (sargataḥ) - by its own nature, inherently (from creation) (from creation, by nature, inherently)

Words meanings and morphology

नर (nara) - human (man, human being)

(noun)

masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human being

Root: nṛ (class 1)

Note: First part of the compound.

उपाधि (upādhi) - limiting adjunct (upādhi) (limiting adjunct, condition, attribute)

(noun)

masculine, singular of upādhi

upādhi - limiting adjunct, condition, attribute, distinguishing property

From `upa` + `ā` + root `dhā` (to place)

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Component of the compound.

पुरम् (puram) - city (metaphorical for the body/realm of human experience) (city, fortress)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, fortress, body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+upādhi+pura)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ (class 1)
• upādhi – limiting adjunct, condition, attribute
  noun (masculine)
  From `upa` + `ā` + root `dhā` (to place)
  Prefixes: upa+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• pura – city, fortress, body
  noun (neuter)

Note: The object "city" to be reached.

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - having reached, having attained (obtained, reached, attained)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

From `pra` + root `āp` (to obtain) + `kta` suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Modifies the implied agent (consciousness), acting like an absolutive.

चेतति (cetati) - perceives, becomes conscious (perceives, is conscious, knows)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular (class 1 or 10)

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: The main verb describing the action of consciousness.

अक्षिपुटम् (akṣipuṭam) - the eye, eyeball (eyeball, eye-socket)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akṣipuṭa

akṣipuṭa - eyeball, eye-socket

Compound `akṣi` (eye) + `puṭa` (hollow, receptacle)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (akṣi+puṭa)

• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)
• puṭa – cup, hollow, cavity
  noun (masculine)

Note: The object that is guided.

नयत् (nayat) - guiding, directing (leading, guiding, carrying)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nayat

nayat - leading, guiding, carrying

Present active participle

From root `nī` (to lead) + `śatṛ` suffix

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied subject of `cetati`.

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the consciousness that perceives through the eye) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Subject of the next clause.

तस्य (tasya) - of that (eye) (of that, his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Possessive pronoun for `akṣipuṭam`.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following noun phrase.

अक्षि (akṣi) - eye

(noun)

neuter, singular of akṣi

akṣi - eye

Note: Component of the compound.

चित् (cit) - consciousness (consciousness, intelligence)

(noun)

feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, intelligence, pure thought

From root `cit` (to perceive, know)

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Component of the compound.

जीवम् (jīvam) - distinct living entity (jīva) (living entity, soul, life)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīva

jīva - living entity, soul, life, individual self

From root `jīv` (to live) + `a`

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (akṣi+cit+jīva)

• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)
• cit – consciousness, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  From root `cit` (to perceive, know)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• jīva – living entity, soul, life
  noun (masculine)
  From root `jīv` (to live) + `a`
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative; the eye-consciousness is not a distinct living entity (jīva).

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following verb.

उ (u) - indeed (emphasizing the negation) (indeed, moreover, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Particle

Note: Emphatic particle.

जीवति (jīvati) - lives (lives, exists)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: The verb of living.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

सर्गतः (sargataḥ) - by its own nature, inherently (from creation) (from creation, by nature, inherently)

(indeclinable)

From `sarga` (creation) + `tasil` suffix

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Indicates origin or inherent quality.