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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-91, verse-20

चित्तं हि प्रतिभासात्म यच्च तत्प्रतिभासनम् ।
तदिदं भाति देहादि स्वान्तं नान्यास्ति देहदृक् ॥ २० ॥
cittaṃ hi pratibhāsātma yacca tatpratibhāsanam ,
tadidaṃ bhāti dehādi svāntaṃ nānyāsti dehadṛk 20
20. cittam hi pratibhāsātma yat ca tat pratibhāsanam
tat idam bhāti dehādi sva antam na anyā asti dehadṛk
20. cittam hi pratibhāsātma.
yat ca tat pratibhāsanam tat idam dehādi bhāti.
sva antam [idam eva] na anyā dehadṛk asti.
20. The mind is inherently the nature of appearance itself. Whatever manifests, that very manifestation appears as the body and other objects. It is its own internal perceiver; there is no other observer of the body.

Words meanings summery:

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  • चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought
  • हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for
  • प्रतिभासात्म (pratibhāsātma) - whose essence is appearance, of the nature of manifestation
  • यत् (yat) - which, whatever
  • (ca) - and, also
  • तत् (tat) - that
  • प्रतिभासनम् (pratibhāsanam) - manifestation, appearance, perception
  • तत् (tat) - that
  • इदम् (idam) - this
  • भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, manifests
  • देहादि (dehādi) - body and so forth, beginning with the body
  • स्व (sva) - own, oneself
  • अन्तम् (antam) - inner part, interior, self
  • (na) - not
  • अन्या (anyā) - other, different
  • अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
  • देहदृक् (dehadṛk) - observer of the body, body-seer

Words meanings and morphology

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of citta
citta - mind, consciousness, heart, intellect
Past Passive Participle (from cit)
From the root cit (to perceive, know), with suffix -ta.
Root: cit (class 1)
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for
(indeclinable)
प्रतिभासात्म (pratibhāsātma) - whose essence is appearance, of the nature of manifestation
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pratibhāsātman
pratibhāsātman - one whose essence is appearance or manifestation
Compound type : bahuvrihi (pratibhāsa+ātman)
  • pratibhāsa – appearance, manifestation, splendor, intuition
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: prati
    Root: bhā (class 2)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, ultimate reality (ātman)
    noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'cittam'.
यत् (yat) - which, whatever
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, who, what (relative pronoun)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative or correlative pronoun)
प्रतिभासनम् (pratibhāsanam) - manifestation, appearance, perception
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pratibhāsana
pratibhāsana - appearance, manifestation, perception, shining forth
Verbal noun
From the root bhāś (to shine, appear) with prefix prati, and suffix -ana.
Prefix: prati
Root: bhāś (class 1)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative or correlative pronoun)
इदम् (idam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)
भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, manifests
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhā
Root: bhā (class 2)
देहादि (dehādi) - body and so forth, beginning with the body
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dehādi
dehādi - body etc., beginning with the body
Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+ādi)
  • deha – body, form, mass
    noun (masculine)
  • ādi – beginning, first, etcetera, and so forth
    noun (masculine)
Note: Used adverbially to mean 'etc.' or 'including'.
स्व (sva) - own, oneself
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sva
sva - own, self, one's own property
Note: Modifies 'antam'.
अन्तम् (antam) - inner part, interior, self
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anta
anta - end, limit, interior, vicinity, self, heart
Note: Forms 'svāntaṃ' (its own interior/self).
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
अन्या (anyā) - other, different
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of anya
anya - other, different, another
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
देहदृक् (dehadṛk) - observer of the body, body-seer
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dehadṛś
dehadṛś - one who sees the body, body-seer
Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+dṛś)
  • deha – body, form, mass
    noun (masculine)
  • dṛś – seeing, eye, seer
    noun (feminine)
    Root dṛś used as a noun/agent.
    Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'anyā'.