योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-13, verse-53

चेत्येन रहिता यैषा चित्तद्ब्रह्म सनातनम् ।
चेत्येन सहिता यैषा चित्सेयं कलनोच्यते ॥ ५३ ॥

cetyena rahitā yaiṣā cittadbrahma sanātanam ,
cetyena sahitā yaiṣā citseyaṃ kalanocyate 53

53. cetyena rahitā yā eṣā cit tat brahman sanātanam
| cetyena sahitā yā eṣā cit sā iyam kalanā ucyate

53. yā eṣā cit cetyena rahitā,
tat sanātanam brahman (bhavati).
yā eṣā cit cetyena sahitā,
sā iyam kalanā ucyate

53. That consciousness (cit) which is devoid of any object of consciousness (cetyena rahitā) is indeed the eternal Brahman (brahman). Conversely, this same consciousness (cit), when accompanied by an object of consciousness (cetyena sahitā), is called mental activity (kalanā).

Words meanings summery:

• चेत्येन (cetyena) - by any object of consciousness (by the object of consciousness, by the knowable)

• रहिता (rahitā) - devoid of (devoid of, without, abandoned)

• या (yā) - which (which, who (feminine))

• एषा (eṣā) - this (this (feminine))

• चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit) (consciousness, pure intelligence, spirit)

• तत् (tat) - that (that, this, it)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Brahman (brahman) (the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the universal spirit)

• सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal (eternal, everlasting, perpetual)

• चेत्येन (cetyena) - by any object of consciousness (by the object of consciousness, by the knowable)

• सहिता (sahitā) - accompanied by (accompanied by, joined with, together with)

• या (yā) - which (which, who (feminine))

• एषा (eṣā) - this (this (feminine))

• चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit) (consciousness, pure intelligence, spirit)

• सा (sā) - that (referring to kalana) (she, that (feminine))

• इयम् (iyam) - this (this (feminine))

• कलना (kalanā) - mental activity (kalanā) (mental activity, conceptualization, imagination)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is described (is said, is called)

Words meanings and morphology

चेत्येन (cetyena) - by any object of consciousness (by the object of consciousness, by the knowable)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cetya

cetya - knowable, an object of thought or consciousness

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From root √cit (to perceive, know) + suffix -ya.

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Refers to the contents or objects of awareness.

रहिता (rahitā) - devoid of (devoid of, without, abandoned)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rahita

rahita - devoid of, without, abandoned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √rah (to abandon, leave) with suffix -ta.

Root: rah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies "cit", indicating a state of being free from objects.

या (yā) - which (which, who (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what

Relative pronoun.

एषा (eṣā) - this (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit) (consciousness, pure intelligence, spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure intelligence, spirit

From root √cit (to perceive, know).

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first sentence.

तत् (tat) - that (that, this, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Points to the subject "cit".

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Brahman (brahman) (the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the universal spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the universal spirit

From root √bṛh (to grow, expand).

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for "cit".

सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal (eternal, everlasting, perpetual)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, everlasting, perpetual

From sanā (always) + tana (suffix indicating belonging to).

Note: Qualifies "brahman".

चेत्येन (cetyena) - by any object of consciousness (by the object of consciousness, by the knowable)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cetya

cetya - knowable, an object of thought or consciousness

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From root √cit (to perceive, know) + suffix -ya.

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Refers to the contents or objects of awareness.

सहिता (sahitā) - accompanied by (accompanied by, joined with, together with)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, joined with, together with

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sah (to endure, be able) with suffix -ita. Often used with instrumental for "with".

Prefix: sa

Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies "cit", indicating a state of being with objects.

या (yā) - which (which, who (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what

Relative pronoun.

एषा (eṣā) - this (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit) (consciousness, pure intelligence, spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure intelligence, spirit

From root √cit (to perceive, know).

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second sentence.

सा (sā) - that (referring to kalana) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to "kalanā".

इयम् (iyam) - this (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to "kalanā".

कलना (kalanā) - mental activity (kalanā) (mental activity, conceptualization, imagination)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kalanā

kalanā - mental activity, conceptualization, imagination

From root √kal (to calculate, perceive, imagine).

Root: kal (class 10)

Note: Predicate nominative.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is described (is said, is called)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Passive voice of present tense

Root √vac (2nd class, vakti), here in passive form.

Root: vac (class 2)