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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-80, verse-23

चित्तता स्थाणुता स्वान्तर्यदा स्तोऽनुभवात्मिके ।
चेतनस्य जडस्यैव तदासौ द्वयमेव च ॥ २३ ॥
cittatā sthāṇutā svāntaryadā sto'nubhavātmike ,
cetanasya jaḍasyaiva tadāsau dvayameva ca 23
23. cittatā sthāṇutā sva-antar yadā staḥ anubhava-ātmake
cetanasya jaḍasya eva tadā asau dvayam eva ca
23. yadā cittatā sthāṇutā anubhava-ātmake [satyau] sva-antar staḥ,
tadā asau cetanasya jaḍasya eva dvayam eva ca [bhavati].
23. When both the states of consciousness and immobility exist within one's own self, appearing as the nature of experience, then that (self) is indeed both the conscious and the inert.

Words meanings summery:

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  • चित्तता (cittatā) - state of consciousness, mentality, intellect
  • स्थाणुता (sthāṇutā) - immobility, stationariness, fixedness
  • स्व-अन्तर् (sva-antar) - within one's own self/mind, internally
  • यदा (yadā) - when, at what time
  • स्तः (staḥ) - they both are, exist
  • अनुभव-आत्मके (anubhava-ātmake) - of the nature of experience, having experience as their essence
  • चेतनस्य (cetanasya) - of the conscious, of the sentient
  • जडस्य (jaḍasya) - of the inert, of the unconscious, of the dull
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
  • तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
  • असौ (asau) - that (one), this (one), he/she/it
  • द्वयम् (dvayam) - a pair, a couple, duality, both
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
  • (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

चित्तता (cittatā) - state of consciousness, mentality, intellect
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cittatā
cittatā - state of consciousness, mentality, intellect
From citta (mind/consciousness) + tā (suffix for state/quality)
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: Used in dual sense here alongside sthāṇutā.
स्थाणुता (sthāṇutā) - immobility, stationariness, fixedness
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sthāṇutā
sthāṇutā - immobility, stationariness, fixedness
From sthāṇu (immovable, pillar) + tā (suffix for state/quality)
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Used in dual sense here alongside cittatā.
स्व-अन्तर् (sva-antar) - within one's own self/mind, internally
(indeclinable)
Compound of sva (one's own) and antar (within)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (implied) (sva+antar)
  • sva – one's own, self
    pronoun
  • antar – within, inside
    indeclinable
Note: Functions as a locative adverb.
यदा (yadā) - when, at what time
(indeclinable)
स्तः (staḥ) - they both are, exist
(verb)
3rd person , dual, active, present (laṭ) of as
Present active indicative
3rd person dual, present tense, active voice
Root: as (class 2)
अनुभव-आत्मके (anubhava-ātmake) - of the nature of experience, having experience as their essence
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, dual of anubhavātmaka
anubhavātmaka - of the nature of experience, having experience as their essence
Compound of anubhava (experience) and ātmaka (having the nature of)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (implied) (anubhava+ātmaka)
  • anubhava – experience, perception
    noun (masculine)
    From root bhū- with prefixes anu- and ā-
    Prefixes: anu+ā
    Root: bhū (class 1)
  • ātmaka – relating to the self, forming the essence of
    adjective (masculine)
    From ātman with suffix ka
चेतनस्य (cetanasya) - of the conscious, of the sentient
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of cetana
cetana - conscious, sentient, animate
From root cit- (to perceive, observe)
Root: cit (class 1)
जडस्य (jaḍasya) - of the inert, of the unconscious, of the dull
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of jaḍa
jaḍa - inert, unconscious, dull, stupid
Root: jaḍ (class 1)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
(indeclinable)
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
असौ (asau) - that (one), this (one), he/she/it
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adas
adas - that (one), this (one), he/she/it
Demonstrative pronoun, nominative singular masculine/feminine. adas is irregular. asau is the form for nom. sg. masc/fem.
द्वयम् (dvayam) - a pair, a couple, duality, both
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dvaya
dvaya - a pair, a couple, duality, both
From dvi (two) + mayaṭ suffix for forming nouns meaning 'a group of two'.
एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects cetanasya and jaḍasya (by implication: "the conscious and the inert").