योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-72, verse-24

निवृत्ताया बहिःस्पन्दाद्देशकाले बहौ गते ।
विचारयन्त्यास्तस्याः स्वमात्मा सत्यं सुचेतनम् ॥ २४ ॥

nivṛttāyā bahiḥspandāddeśakāle bahau gate ,
vicārayantyāstasyāḥ svamātmā satyaṃ sucetanam 24

24. nivṛttāyāḥ bahiḥ spandāt deśakāle bahau gate
vicārayantyāḥ tasyāḥ svam ātmā satyam sucetanam

24. bahiḥ spandāt nivṛttāyāḥ tasyāḥ,
bahau deśakāle gate (sati),
vicārayantyāḥ (satyāḥ),
svam ātmā satyam sucetanam (abhūt)

24. When much time and space had passed, and she had withdrawn from all external activity, as she was reflecting, her own true, perfectly conscious Self (ātman) manifested.

Words meanings summery:

• निवृत्तायाः (nivṛttāyāḥ) - of her who has ceased, of her who has withdrawn

• बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, external, externally

• स्पन्दात् (spandāt) - from movement, from vibration, from activity

• देशकाले (deśakāle) - in space and time, when time and space

• बहौ (bahau) - much, abundant, many

• गते (gate) - passed, gone

• विचारयन्त्याः (vicārayantyāḥ) - of her who was reflecting, of her who was pondering

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, her

• स्वम् (svam) - her own

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the intrinsic self (ātman) (the Self, the spirit, the essence)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality, real

• सुचेतनम् (sucetanam) - perfectly conscious, very conscious

Words meanings and morphology

निवृत्तायाः (nivṛttāyāḥ) - of her who has ceased, of her who has withdrawn

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of nivṛtta

nivṛtta - ceased, retired, withdrawn, turned back

Past Passive Participle

From root √vṛt (to turn) with prefix 'ni-' + kta

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `tasyāḥ`.

बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, external, externally

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

स्पन्दात् (spandāt) - from movement, from vibration, from activity

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of spanda

spanda - throbbing, movement, vibration, activity

From root √spand (to vibrate, throb).

Root: spand (class 1)

Note: Governed by `nivṛttāyāḥ` (withdrawn *from*).

देशकाले (deśakāle) - in space and time, when time and space

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deśakāla

deśakāla - space and time, place and time

Compound type : dvandva (deśa+kāla)

• deśa – place, space, region
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used here as a singular concept (the 'spatio-temporal' realm) in the locative absolute construction.

बहौ (bahau) - much, abundant, many

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of bahu

bahu - much, many, abundant

Note: Qualifies `deśakāle` (as a singular concept).

गते (gate) - passed, gone

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, passed, reached, arrived

Past Passive Participle

From root √gam (to go) + kta

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction, indicating 'when (much) time-space had passed'.

विचारयन्त्याः (vicārayantyāḥ) - of her who was reflecting, of her who was pondering

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of vicārayant

vicārayant - reflecting, pondering, investigating

Present Active Participle (causative)

From causative of root √car (to move, wander) with prefix 'vi-' + `ā` and 'śatṛ' suffix, forming `vicārayant` (one who reflects).

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `tasyāḥ`.

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, her

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to the ascetic.

स्वम् (svam) - her own

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

Note: Agrees with `ātmā` (treated here in a conceptual neuter sense).

आत्मा (ātmā) - the intrinsic self (ātman) (the Self, the spirit, the essence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, mind, body

Note: Subject of the implicit sentence 'appeared' or 'became clear'.

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality, real

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - true, real, truth, reality

From `sant` (being) + `ya` suffix.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Predicate.

सुचेतनम् (sucetanam) - perfectly conscious, very conscious

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sucetana

sucetana - perfectly conscious, very intelligent, very knowing

`su-` (good, well, very) + `cetana` (conscious, sentient).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+cetana)

• su – good, well, excellent, very
  indeclinable
• cetana – conscious, sentient, intelligent, consciousness
  adjective
  From root √cit (to perceive, know)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Predicate.