योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-18, verse-37

चिन्मात्रतां तामजहदेव दर्शनदृक्मयम् ।
अन्तःस्वानुभवश्चैव जगत्स्वप्नं प्रपश्यति ॥ ३७ ॥

cinmātratāṃ tāmajahadeva darśanadṛkmayam ,
antaḥsvānubhavaścaiva jagatsvapnaṃ prapaśyati 37

37. cinmātratām tām ajahat eva darśanadṛkmayam
antaḥsvānubhavaḥ ca eva jagatsvapnam prapaśyati

37. antaḥsvānubhavaḥ ca eva tām cinmātratām
darśanadṛkmayam ajahat jagatsvapnam prapaśyati

37. One's inner experience (antaḥsvānubhava), without abandoning that state of pure consciousness (cinmātratā) which is comprised of seeing and perception, indeed perceives the world as a dream.

Words meanings summery:

• चिन्मात्रताम् (cinmātratām) - the state of mere consciousness, pure consciousness

• ताम् (tām) - refers to 'cinmātratā' (that)

• अजहत् (ajahat) - not abandoning, not giving up

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• दर्शनदृक्मयम् (darśanadṛkmayam) - characterizing the pure consciousness (cinmātratā) (consisting of seeing and perception)

• अन्तःस्वानुभवः (antaḥsvānubhavaḥ) - inner self-experience, internal experience of oneself

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• जगत्स्वप्नम् (jagatsvapnam) - the world as a dream, world-dream

• प्रपश्यति (prapaśyati) - perceives, sees

Words meanings and morphology

चिन्मात्रताम् (cinmātratām) - the state of mere consciousness, pure consciousness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cinmātratā

cinmātratā - state of pure consciousness, mere consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+mātratā)

• cit – consciousness, intellect
  noun (feminine)
• mātratā – mere state, state of being only
  noun (feminine)

ताम् (tām) - refers to 'cinmātratā' (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

अजहत् (ajahat) - not abandoning, not giving up

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajahat

ajahat - not abandoning, not giving up

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'hā' (to abandon) with negative prefix 'a-' and suffix '-śatṛ'

Prefix: a

Root: hā (class 3)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

दर्शनदृक्मयम् (darśanadṛkmayam) - characterizing the pure consciousness (cinmātratā) (consisting of seeing and perception)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of darśanadṛkmaya

darśanadṛkmaya - consisting of perception and seeing

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (darśana+dṛś+maya)

• darśana – seeing, perception, view, philosophy
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• dṛś – seeing, sight, vision
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Taddhita suffix indicating 'consisting of'

अन्तःस्वानुभवः (antaḥsvānubhavaḥ) - inner self-experience, internal experience of oneself

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antaḥsvānubhava

antaḥsvānubhava - inner self-experience, internal experience of oneself

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antas+sva+anubhava)

• antas – inner, internal
  indeclinable
• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• anubhava – experience, perception
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

जगत्स्वप्नम् (jagatsvapnam) - the world as a dream, world-dream

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagatsvapna

jagatsvapna - world-dream, the world as a dream

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+svapna)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Root: svap (class 2)

प्रपश्यति (prapaśyati) - perceives, sees

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of prapaśyati

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

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