योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-61, verse-16

शरीरमस्थिरमपि संत्यक्त्वा घनशोभनम् ।
वीतमुक्तावलीतन्तुं चिन्मात्रमवलोकयेत् ॥ १६ ॥

śarīramasthiramapi saṃtyaktvā ghanaśobhanam ,
vītamuktāvalītantuṃ cinmātramavalokayet 16

16. śarīram asthiram api saṃtyaktvā ghanaśobhanam
vītamuktāvalītantum cinmātram avalokayet

16. ghanaśobhanam asthiram api śarīram
vītamuktāvalītantum saṃtyaktvā cinmātram avalokayet

16. Even having completely renounced the body—which, though potentially very beautiful, is impermanent—and seeing it as merely a broken string of pearls, one should perceive pure consciousness (cinmātra).

Words meanings summery:

• शरीरम् (śarīram) - physical body (body)

• अस्थिरम् (asthiram) - unstable; impermanent; fickle

• अपि (api) - even (implies 'although') (even; also)

• संत्यक्त्वा (saṁtyaktvā) - having completely abandoned; having renounced

• घनशोभनम् (ghanaśobhanam) - very beautiful; densely beautiful; resplendent

• वीतमुक्तावलीतन्तुम् (vītamuktāvalītantum) - a broken string of pearls (i.e. only the thread remains, the valuable pearls are gone) (a thread of a broken string of pearls; a thread from which pearls have fallen)

• चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - pure consciousness (cinmātra) (mere consciousness; pure consciousness)

• अवलोकयेत् (avalokayet) - one should see; one should perceive; one should observe

Words meanings and morphology

शरीरम् (śarīram) - physical body (body)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body; physical frame; form

Root: śṛ (class 9)

अस्थिरम् (asthiram) - unstable; impermanent; fickle

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asthira

asthira - unstable; impermanent; fickle; not firm

Negation (`a-`) of `sthira` (stable, firm).

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sthira)

• a – not
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• sthira – stable; firm; fixed; lasting
  adjective (neuter)
  From root `sthā` (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `śarīram`.

अपि (api) - even (implies 'although') (even; also)

(indeclinable)

संत्यक्त्वा (saṁtyaktvā) - having completely abandoned; having renounced

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from verb root `tyaj` (to abandon) with prefix `sam-` and suffix `-tvā` (absolutive).

Prefix: sam

Root: tyaj (class 1)

घनशोभनम् (ghanaśobhanam) - very beautiful; densely beautiful; resplendent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghanaśobhana

ghanaśobhana - very beautiful; highly adorned; densely radiant

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (ghana+śobhana)

• ghana – dense; thick; intense; very; cloud
  adjective (neuter)
• śobhana – beautiful; shining; good; auspicious
  adjective (neuter)
  From root `śubh` (to shine, be beautiful).
  Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `śarīram`.

वीतमुक्तावलीतन्तुम् (vītamuktāvalītantum) - a broken string of pearls (i.e. only the thread remains, the valuable pearls are gone) (a thread of a broken string of pearls; a thread from which pearls have fallen)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vītamuktāvalītantu

vītamuktāvalītantu - thread of a string of pearls whose pearls are gone/fallen off

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vīta+muktāvalī+tantu)

• vīta – gone; departed; lost; free from
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `i` (to go) with prefix `vi-`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)
• muktāvalī – string of pearls; necklace of pearls
  noun (feminine)
• tantu – thread; string; filament
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `śarīram` by implication, or `body` is compared to this string.

चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - pure consciousness (cinmātra) (mere consciousness; pure consciousness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cinmātra

cinmātra - mere consciousness; pure consciousness; nothing but consciousness

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (cit+mātra)

• cit – consciousness; thought; pure awareness
  noun (feminine)
  From root `cit` (to perceive, know).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• mātra – only; mere; just; measure
  adjective (neuter)

Note: The object of perception.

अवलोकयेत् (avalokayet) - one should see; one should perceive; one should observe

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of avalok

Optative Mood, 3rd Person Singular

From root `lok` (to see) with prefix `ava-`, in the causative form `lokaya` (or simply `avalok` as a verb stem), optative.

Prefix: ava

Root: lok (class 10)