योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-18, verse-55

संपश्यतितरां कश्चिद्वहीरूपेण चिद्धटः ।
सर्वगत्वादनाशित्वादृश्यबीजस्य वै चितेः ॥ ५५ ॥

saṃpaśyatitarāṃ kaścidvahīrūpeṇa ciddhaṭaḥ ,
sarvagatvādanāśitvādṛśyabījasya vai citeḥ 55

55. sampasyati-tarām kaścit bahī-rūpeṇa cit-ghaṭaḥ
sarva-gatvāt anāśitvāt dṛśya-bījasya vai citeḥ

55. kaścit cit-ghaṭaḥ bahī-rūpeṇa sampasyati-tarām,
sarva-gatvāt anāśitvāt vai dṛśya-bījasya citeḥ (hetunā).

55. Some individual, a pot of consciousness (cit-ghaṭaḥ), perceives intensely in an external form, due to the omnipresence and indestructibility of consciousness (cit) which is, indeed, the seed of all that is visible.

Words meanings summery:

• सम्पस्यति-तराम् (sampasyati-tarām) - perceives intensely (sees very intensely, perceives very much)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - some individual (someone, a certain one, anyone)

• बही-रूपेण (bahī-rūpeṇa) - in an external form (in an external form, outwardly)

• चित्-घटः (cit-ghaṭaḥ) - a pot of consciousness (an individual jīva) (pot of consciousness, individual consciousness)

• सर्व-गत्वात् (sarva-gatvāt) - due to the omnipresence (due to omnipresence, from being all-pervading)

• अनाशित्वात् (anāśitvāt) - due to the indestructibility (due to indestructibility, from being imperishable)

• दृश्य-बीजस्य (dṛśya-bījasya) - of the seed of all that is visible (of the seed of the visible)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, truly, certainly)

• चितेः (citeḥ) - of consciousness (cit) (of consciousness, of intelligence)

Words meanings and morphology

सम्पस्यति-तराम् (sampasyati-tarām) - perceives intensely (sees very intensely, perceives very much)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sampasyati-tarām

Present, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular, intensified.

From root 'dṛś' (to see) with prefix 'sam' and intensive suffix 'tarām'.

Prefix: sam

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The suffix 'tarām' adds intensity, equivalent to 'very much'.

कश्चित् (kaścit) - some individual (someone, a certain one, anyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - someone, a certain one, anyone

Compound of 'ka' (who) and 'cit' (an intensifying/indefinite particle).

Note: Subject of 'sampasyatitarām'.

बही-रूपेण (bahī-rūpeṇa) - in an external form (in an external form, outwardly)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bahī-rūpa

bahī-rūpa - external form, outward appearance

Compound word.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bahī+rūpa)

• bahī – outer, external, outside
  adjective
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rūp (class 10)

चित्-घटः (cit-ghaṭaḥ) - a pot of consciousness (an individual jīva) (pot of consciousness, individual consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cit-ghaṭa

cit-ghaṭa - pot of consciousness, referring to an individual being or embodied consciousness, drawing an analogy to a pot containing a universal substance.

Compound word.

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+ghaṭa)

• cit – consciousness, awareness, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• ghaṭa – pot, jar, vessel
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ghaṭ (class 1)

Note: Appositive to 'kaścit'.

सर्व-गत्वात् (sarva-gatvāt) - due to the omnipresence (due to omnipresence, from being all-pervading)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sarva-gatva

sarva-gatva - omnipresence, all-pervasiveness

Derived from 'sarva-gata' (all-pervading) with suffix 'tva' (abstract noun).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+gata)

• sarva – all, every, entire
  pronoun (neuter)
• gata – gone, pervaded, reached
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam' (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

अनाशित्वात् (anāśitvāt) - due to the indestructibility (due to indestructibility, from being imperishable)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of anāśitva

anāśitva - indestructibility, imperishability

Derived from 'anāśin' (imperishable) with suffix 'tva' (abstract noun). Compound with 'a' (negation).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+nāśin)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• nāśin – perishable, destructive
  adjective (neuter)
  From root 'naś' (to perish).
  Root: naś (class 4)

दृश्य-बीजस्य (dṛśya-bījasya) - of the seed of all that is visible (of the seed of the visible)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of dṛśya-bīja

dṛśya-bīja - seed of the visible, that which is the origin or cause of all that can be seen.

Compound word.

Compound type : tatpurusha (dṛśya+bīja)

• dṛśya – visible, to be seen, perceptible
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see) with suffix '-ya'.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• bīja – seed, origin, cause, germ
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bīj (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, truly, certainly)

(indeclinable)

चितेः (citeḥ) - of consciousness (cit) (of consciousness, of intelligence)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, awareness, pure intelligence

Root noun.

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: The noun to which 'sarvagatvāt', 'anāśitvāt' and 'dṛśyabījasya' refer.