योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-96, verse-41

चिन्निःस्पन्दो हि मलिनः कलङ्कविकलान्तरम् ।
मन इत्युच्यते राम न जडं न च चिन्मयम् ॥ ४१ ॥

cinniḥspando hi malinaḥ kalaṅkavikalāntaram ,
mana ityucyate rāma na jaḍaṃ na ca cinmayam 41

41. cit niḥspandaḥ hi malinaḥ kalaṅkavikalāntaram
manaḥ iti ucyate rāma na jaḍam na ca cinmayam

41. rāma hi etat manaḥ iti ucyate yat cit niḥspandaḥ
malinaḥ kalaṅkavikalāntaram na jaḍam na ca cinmayam

41. Indeed, that motionless and (seemingly) impure consciousness (cit), whose inner core is devoid of blemish, O Rāma, this is called the mind (manas); it is neither inert nor entirely conscious (cinmaya).

Words meanings summery:

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure awareness

• निःस्पन्दः (niḥspandaḥ) - motionless, still

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• मलिनः (malinaḥ) - impure, tainted, soiled

• कलङ्कविकलान्तरम् (kalaṅkavikalāntaram) - whose inner core is devoid of blemish, having an inner nature free from impurity

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• न (na) - not

• जडम् (jaḍam) - inert, unconscious, inanimate

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and

• चिन्मयम् (cinmayam) - entirely conscious, full of consciousness

Words meanings and morphology

चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure awareness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure awareness, intelligence

Note: Here, 'cit' as the substratum, modified into mind.

निःस्पन्दः (niḥspandaḥ) - motionless, still

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niḥspanda

niḥspanda - motionless, without vibration, quiet

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (nis+spanda)

• nis – out, without, away
  indeclinable
• spanda – trembling, throbbing, movement, vibration
  noun (masculine)
  Root: spand (class 1)

Note: Describes the modified consciousness that becomes mind.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

मलिनः (malinaḥ) - impure, tainted, soiled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of malina

malina - dirty, soiled, impure, dark, tarnished

Note: Describes the 'cit' when it becomes mind; it is not pure 'cit'.

कलङ्कविकलान्तरम् (kalaṅkavikalāntaram) - whose inner core is devoid of blemish, having an inner nature free from impurity

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kalaṅkavikalāntara

kalaṅkavikalāntara - having an inner essence free from stain or blemish

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (kalaṅka+vikala+antara)

• kalaṅka – blemish, stain, impurity, fault
  noun (masculine)
• vikala – devoid of, deficient, imperfect, crippled
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
• antara – interior, inner, core, essence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ' (neuter).

मनः (manaḥ) - mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, understanding

Root: man (class 4)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates direct speech or definition.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, often referring to Vālmīki's Rāma or the sage Rāma in Yogavāsiṣṭha)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

जडम् (jaḍam) - inert, unconscious, inanimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jaḍa

jaḍa - inert, dull, inanimate, senseless

Note: Refers to the mind's nature.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चिन्मयम् (cinmayam) - entirely conscious, full of consciousness

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cinmaya

cinmaya - consisting of consciousness, full of consciousness

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (cit+maya)

• cit – consciousness, awareness
  noun (feminine)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of
  suffix (masculine)

Note: Refers to the mind's nature.