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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-40, verse-7

चित्स्वरूपं परिकचच्छून्यमेवावतिष्ठते ।
यत्तद्दृश्यं स्थितं तत्स्याद्दृश्यमाकाशमेव तत् ॥ ७ ॥
citsvarūpaṃ parikacacchūnyamevāvatiṣṭhate ,
yattaddṛśyaṃ sthitaṃ tatsyāddṛśyamākāśameva tat 7
7. citsvarūpam parikacat śūnyam eva avatiṣṭhate yat
tat dṛśyam sthitam tat syāt dṛśyam ākāśam eva tat
7. citsvarūpam parikacat śūnyam eva avatiṣṭhate.
yat tat dṛśyam sthitam syāt,
tat dṛśyam ākāśam eva tat.
7. The essential nature of consciousness (cit-svarūpa), shining forth as mere emptiness, alone remains. Whatever visible object exists, that is merely an appearance; indeed, that is space (ākāśa) itself.

Words meanings summery:

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  • चित्स्वरूपम् (citsvarūpam) - the essential nature of consciousness (the nature of consciousness, pure consciousness)
  • परिकचत् (parikacat) - shining forth, manifesting (shining, blooming, expanding, appearing brightly)
  • शून्यम् (śūnyam) - emptiness, void (empty, void, nothingness)
  • एव (eva) - only, alone (only, merely, indeed, just)
  • अवतिष्ठते (avatiṣṭhate) - remains, abides (remains, abides, stands, exists)
  • यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever)
  • तत् (tat) - that (that, it)
  • दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - visible object (visible object, appearance, phenomenon)
  • स्थितम् (sthitam) - existing (existing, standing, situated, firm)
  • तत् (tat) - that (referring to the existing visible object) (that, it)
  • स्यात् (syāt) - would be, exists as (would be, may be, should be, exists)
  • दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - appearance (visible object, appearance)
  • आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space (ākāśa) (space, ether, sky)
  • एव (eva) - indeed, itself (only, merely, indeed)
  • तत् (tat) - that (referring to the appearance as space) (that, it)

Words meanings and morphology

चित्स्वरूपम् (citsvarūpam) - the essential nature of consciousness (the nature of consciousness, pure consciousness)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of citsvarūpa
citsvarūpa - the nature of consciousness, pure consciousness, consciousness itself
Compound of cit (consciousness) and svarūpa (one's own form or nature)
Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+svarūpa)
  • cit – consciousness, pure intelligence, understanding
    noun (feminine)
  • svarūpa – one's own form, essential nature, identity
    noun (neuter)
परिकचत् (parikacat) - shining forth, manifesting (shining, blooming, expanding, appearing brightly)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of parikac
parikac - to shine, bloom, expand, be manifest
Present active participle
Root kac (to shine) with prefix pari
Prefix: pari
Root: kac (class 1)
Note: Qualifies citsvarūpam.
शून्यम् (śūnyam) - emptiness, void (empty, void, nothingness)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnya
śūnya - empty, void, zero, non-existent, nothingness
Root: śvi (class 1)
Note: Acts as a predicate nominative with citsvarūpam.
एव (eva) - only, alone (only, merely, indeed, just)
(indeclinable)
Particle for emphasis.
अवतिष्ठते (avatiṣṭhate) - remains, abides (remains, abides, stands, exists)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of avasthā
present middle
Root sthā (to stand) with prefix ava
Prefix: ava
Root: sthā (class 1)
यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that which
Correlative pronoun.
तत् (tat) - that (that, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Corresponds to yat.
दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - visible object (visible object, appearance, phenomenon)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya
dṛśya - visible, to be seen, object of sight, appearance
Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
Derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix ya
Root: dṛś (class 1)
स्थितम् (sthitam) - existing (existing, standing, situated, firm)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita
sthita - stood, stayed, existing, situated, firm
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root sthā (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Qualifies dṛśyam.
तत् (tat) - that (referring to the existing visible object) (that, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
स्यात् (syāt) - would be, exists as (would be, may be, should be, exists)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as
optative active
Optative mood of root as
Root: as (class 2)
दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - appearance (visible object, appearance)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya
dṛśya - visible, to be seen, object of sight, appearance
Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
Derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix ya
Root: dṛś (class 1)
आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space (ākāśa) (space, ether, sky)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśa
ākāśa - space, ether, sky
Prefix: ā
Root: kāś (class 1)
एव (eva) - indeed, itself (only, merely, indeed)
(indeclinable)
Particle for emphasis.
तत् (tat) - that (referring to the appearance as space) (that, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Demonstrative pronoun.