योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-60, verse-21

कल्पे यदि निमेषत्वं वेत्ति कल्पोऽप्यसौ ततः ।
निमेषीभवति क्षिप्रं तादृग्रूपात्मिका हि चित् ॥ २१ ॥

kalpe yadi nimeṣatvaṃ vetti kalpo'pyasau tataḥ ,
nimeṣībhavati kṣipraṃ tādṛgrūpātmikā hi cit 21

21. kalpe yadi nimeṣatvam vetti kalpaḥ api asau tataḥ
nimeṣībhavati kṣipram tādṛk-rūpātmikā hi cit

21. yadi kalpe nimeṣatvam vetti,
tataḥ asau kalpaḥ api kṣipram nimeṣībhavati,
hi (yataḥ) cit tādṛk-rūpātmikā

21. If, in an eon, one perceives the state of an instant, then that eon itself quickly becomes an instant, for consciousness (cit) is indeed of such a nature.

Words meanings summery:

• कल्पे (kalpe) - in an eon, in a cosmic age

• यदि (yadi) - if

• निमेषत्वम् (nimeṣatvam) - the state of an instant, instantaneousness

• वेत्ति (vetti) - perceives (as if it were an instant) (knows, perceives, understands)

• कल्पः (kalpaḥ) - an eon, a cosmic age

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• असौ (asau) - that (eon) (that, he, she, it)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore, from that

• निमेषीभवति (nimeṣībhavati) - becomes an instant, becomes instantaneous

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• तादृक्-रूपात्मिका (tādṛk-rūpātmikā) - having such a nature/form

• हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

• चित् (cit) - the supreme consciousness (cit) or individual consciousness (consciousness, thought, mind)

Words meanings and morphology

कल्पे (kalpe) - in an eon, in a cosmic age

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kalpa

kalpa - an eon, a cosmic age, a fixed rule, a choice

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Indicates time.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

निमेषत्वम् (nimeṣatvam) - the state of an instant, instantaneousness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nimeṣatva

nimeṣatva - the state or quality of being an instant

From nimeṣa (instant) + tva (suffix for abstract noun)

Note: Object of 'vetti'.

वेत्ति (vetti) - perceives (as if it were an instant) (knows, perceives, understands)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Verb of the conditional clause, implied subject is "one" (person).

कल्पः (kalpaḥ) - an eon, a cosmic age

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalpa

kalpa - an eon, a cosmic age, a fixed rule, a choice

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Subject of the main clause.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that even the eon itself.

असौ (asau) - that (eon) (that, he, she, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this

Note: Refers to 'kalpaḥ'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects conditional clause to main clause.

निमेषीभवति (nimeṣībhavati) - becomes an instant, becomes instantaneous

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of nimeṣībhav

Denominative verb

Formed from nimeṣa (instant) + cvi suffix + bhū (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'nimeṣībhavati'.

तादृक्-रूपात्मिका (tādṛk-rūpātmikā) - having such a nature/form

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tādṛk-rūpātmika

tādṛk-rūpātmika - having such a form or nature

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tādṛś+rūpa+ātmika)

• tādṛś – such, of that kind
  adjective
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• ātmika – relating to the self, having the nature of
  adjective (feminine)
  From ātman + ṭhak suffix

Note: Agrees with 'cit'.

हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Provides a reason.

चित् (cit) - the supreme consciousness (cit) or individual consciousness (consciousness, thought, mind)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, intelligence, thought, mind

Note: Subject of the causal clause.