योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-42, verse-17

चिदेवैतदवस्त्वेव व्यतिरिक्ता तथात्मनः ।
अनन्ता तद्गतैवाशु लहरीव महार्णवात् ॥ १७ ॥

cidevaitadavastveva vyatiriktā tathātmanaḥ ,
anantā tadgataivāśu laharīva mahārṇavāt 17

17. cit eva etad avastu eva vyatiriktā tathā ātmanaḥ
anantā tat-gatā eva āśu laharī iva mahā-arṇavāt

17. cit eva etad avastu eva tathā ātmanaḥ vyatiriktā
anantā mahā-arṇavāt laharī iva āśu tat-gatā eva

17. Consciousness (cit) itself is indeed this non-substantial reality (avastu). Appearing distinct from the Self (ātman), it is nonetheless infinite (anantā) and swiftly absorbed into that (Self), just as a wave (laharī) from a great ocean (mahārṇava) is (absorbed).

Words meanings summery:

• चित् (cit) - Consciousness (the Supreme Consciousness) (consciousness, intelligence, thought)

• एव (eva) - indeed, itself (indeed, just, only)

• एतद् (etad) - this (referring to the non-substance) (this, this one)

• अवस्तु (avastu) - non-substantial reality (non-substance, non-thing, non-reality)

• एव (eva) - indeed, precisely (indeed, just, only)

• व्यतिरिक्ता (vyatiriktā) - appearing distinct (distinct, separate, excluded)

• तथा (tathā) - and, also (and, likewise, thus, so)

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - from the Self (ātman) (from the self; of the self)

• अनन्ता (anantā) - infinite (endless, infinite, boundless)

• तत्-गता (tat-gatā) - absorbed into that (Self) (gone to that, contained in that)

• एव (eva) - indeed, just (indeed, just, only)

• आशु (āśu) - swiftly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

• लहरी (laharī) - wave (wave, ripple)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• महा-अर्णवात् (mahā-arṇavāt) - from the great ocean (mahārṇava) (from the great ocean)

Words meanings and morphology

चित् (cit) - Consciousness (the Supreme Consciousness) (consciousness, intelligence, thought)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, intelligence, spirit, mind

From root `cit` (to perceive, know).

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

एव (eva) - indeed, itself (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

एतद् (etad) - this (referring to the non-substance) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Predicative nominative with `avastu`.

अवस्तु (avastu) - non-substantial reality (non-substance, non-thing, non-reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avastu

avastu - non-thing, non-substance, non-reality, unreality

Negative prefix `a` + `vastu`.

Compound type : nah-tatpuruṣa (a+vastu)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• vastu – object, thing, substance, reality
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vas (class 2)

Note: Predicative nominative with `cit`.

एव (eva) - indeed, precisely (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

व्यतिरिक्ता (vyatiriktā) - appearing distinct (distinct, separate, excluded)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vyatirikta

vyatirikta - separated, distinct, excluded, different from

past passive participle

From root `ric` (to leave) with prefix `vyati`.

Prefixes: vi+ati

Root: ric (class 7)

तथा (tathā) - and, also (and, likewise, thus, so)

(indeclinable)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - from the Self (ātman) (from the self; of the self)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, essence, individual soul, Supreme Soul, breath

Root: an (class 2)

अनन्ता (anantā) - infinite (endless, infinite, boundless)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, boundless, eternal

Negative prefix `an` + `anta` (end).

Compound type : nah-tatpuruṣa (an+anta)

• an – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

तत्-गता (tat-gatā) - absorbed into that (Self) (gone to that, contained in that)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tat-gata

tat-gata - gone to that, situated in that, contained in that

past passive participle

`Tat` (that) + `gata` (gone).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+gata)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun
  Demonstrative pronoun.
• gata – gone, reached, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From root `gam` (to go) + suffix `kta`.
  Root: gam (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, just (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

आशु (āśu) - swiftly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

(indeclinable)

Root: aś (class 5)

लहरी (laharī) - wave (wave, ripple)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of laharī

laharī - wave, billow, ripple, emotion

Note: Part of the simile.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

महा-अर्णवात् (mahā-arṇavāt) - from the great ocean (mahārṇava) (from the great ocean)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of mahā-arṇava

mahā-arṇava - great ocean, vast sea

`Mahā` (great) + `arṇava` (ocean).

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (mahā+arṇava)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Feminine stem of `mahat`.
• arṇava – ocean, sea, waves
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Indicates source of `laharī`.