योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-7, verse-16

जीव एव हि संसारश्चेतना दुःखसंततिः ।
अस्मिञ्ज्ञाते न विज्ञातं किंचिद्भवति कुत्रचित् ॥ १६ ॥

jīva eva hi saṃsāraścetanā duḥkhasaṃtatiḥ ,
asmiñjñāte na vijñātaṃ kiṃcidbhavati kutracit 16

16. jīvaḥ eva hi saṃsāraḥ cetanā duḥkha-saṃtatiḥ
asmin jñāte na vijñātam kiṃcit bhavati kutracit

16. jīvaḥ eva hi saṃsāraḥ cetanā duḥkha-saṃtatiḥ
asmin jñāte na kiṃcit kutracit vijñātam bhavati

16. Indeed, the individual soul (jīva) itself is the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra), and its (conditioned) consciousness is a continuous series of suffering. When the Supreme Reality is known, nothing else anywhere remains unknown.

Words meanings summery:

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul (jīva) (individual soul, living being, life principle)

• एव (eva) - indeed, exactly (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for (indeed, surely, because, for)

• संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) (cycle of rebirth, worldly existence, transmigration)

• चेतना (cetanā) - (conditioned) consciousness (of the jīva) (consciousness, intelligence, feeling, sensation)

• दुःख-संततिः (duḥkha-saṁtatiḥ) - a continuous series of suffering (continuous series of suffering, succession of miseries)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (implicitly referring to the Supreme Reality or the state of enlightenment from knowing it) (in this, in him, in it)

• ज्ञाते (jñāte) - (when this) is known (perfectly) (being known, understood)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• विज्ञातम् (vijñātam) - known, to be known (as ultimate truth) (known, understood, distinguished, recognized)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (of importance) (something, anything, a little)

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

• कुत्रचित् (kutracit) - anywhere (at all) (anywhere, somewhere)

Words meanings and morphology

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul (jīva) (individual soul, living being, life principle)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living, existing; individual soul, life, living being

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

एव (eva) - indeed, exactly (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

हि (hi) - indeed, for (indeed, surely, because, for)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic or causal particle.

संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) (cycle of rebirth, worldly existence, transmigration)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - moving through, passing through a succession of states; the cycle of rebirth, transmigration, worldly existence

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate noun for 'jīvaḥ', implying 'is' or 'becomes'.

चेतना (cetanā) - (conditioned) consciousness (of the jīva) (consciousness, intelligence, feeling, sensation)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cetanā

cetanā - consciousness, intelligence, mind, understanding

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second clause, refers to the jīva's consciousness.

दुःख-संततिः (duḥkha-saṁtatiḥ) - a continuous series of suffering (continuous series of suffering, succession of miseries)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of duḥkha-saṃtati

duḥkha-saṁtati - series of suffering, continuity of misery

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+saṃtati)

• duḥkha – suffering, pain, sorrow, misery
  noun (neuter)
• saṃtati – continuation, succession, series, progeny
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Predicate noun for 'cetanā'.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (implicitly referring to the Supreme Reality or the state of enlightenment from knowing it) (in this, in him, in it)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to the ultimate knowledge or reality, inferred from context and the following verse.

ज्ञाते (jñāte) - (when this) is known (perfectly) (being known, understood)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of jñāta

jñāta - known, understood, perceived

Past Passive Participle

From √jñā (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Forms a locative absolute construction with 'asmin', meaning 'when this is known'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation for 'vijñātam bhavati'.

विज्ञातम् (vijñātam) - known, to be known (as ultimate truth) (known, understood, distinguished, recognized)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vijñāta

vijñāta - known, understood, perceived, recognized

Past Passive Participle

From √jñā with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Part of the predicate 'na vijñātaṃ bhavati'.

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (of importance) (something, anything, a little)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which; something, anything

Indeclinable form or neuter singular.

Note: Indefinite pronoun, 'anything'.

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

(verb)

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

Present Active

Present 3rd person singular, parasmaipada. From root bhū (class 1).

Root: bhū (class 1)

कुत्रचित् (kutracit) - anywhere (at all) (anywhere, somewhere)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'kuta' (where) with suffix 'cid'.

Note: Adverb of place.