योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-18, verse-63

नास्तमेति न चोदेति यश्चिदाकाशवन्महान् ।
सर्वं संपश्यति स्वस्थः स्वस्थो भूमितलं यथा ॥ ६३ ॥

nāstameti na codeti yaścidākāśavanmahān ,
sarvaṃ saṃpaśyati svasthaḥ svastho bhūmitalaṃ yathā 63

63. na astam eti na ca udeti yaḥ cit ākāśavat mahān
sarvam saṃpaśyati svasthaḥ svasthaḥ bhūmitalam yathā

63. yaḥ cit ākāśavat mahān na astam eti ca na udeti
svasthaḥ sarvam saṃpaśyati yathā svasthaḥ bhūmitalam

63. That great one, who neither sets nor rises, being like the space of consciousness (cit-ākāśa), perceives everything while abiding in their true self (svastha), just as one firmly established observes the surface of the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्तम् (astam) - setting, disappearance, home

• एति (eti) - goes, goes to, approaches

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• उदेति (udeti) - rises, goes up

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, intelligence

• आकाशवत् (ākāśavat) - like the space of consciousness (like space, similar to ether)

• महान् (mahān) - great, mighty, large

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything, all

• संपश्यति (saṁpaśyati) - sees completely, perceives, observes

• स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - abiding in oneself, healthy, at ease, stable

• स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - abiding in oneself, healthy, at ease, stable

• भूमितलम् (bhūmitalam) - surface of the earth, ground

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्तम् (astam) - setting, disappearance, home

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asta

asta - setting, disappearance, home

एति (eti) - goes, goes to, approaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of i

Root: i (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

उदेति (udeti) - rises, goes up

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of ud-i

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

चित् (cit) - consciousness, intelligence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, intelligence, thought

आकाशवत् (ākāśavat) - like the space of consciousness (like space, similar to ether)

(adjective)

Nominative, singular of ākāśavat

ākāśavat - like space, like ether

Derived from 'ākāśa' with the suffix '-vat' indicating similarity.

Note: Used here with 'cit' to form a compound idea 'cit-ākāśavat'.

महान् (mahān) - great, mighty, large

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, sublime

सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything, all

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

संपश्यति (saṁpaśyati) - sees completely, perceives, observes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of sam-paś

Prefix: sam

Root: dṛś (class 1)

स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - abiding in oneself, healthy, at ease, stable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svastha

svastha - abiding in oneself, healthy, at ease, stable, self-reliant

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+stha)

• sva – own, one's own self
  pronoun
• stha – standing, abiding, existing
  adjective
  Suffix derived from the root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - abiding in oneself, healthy, at ease, stable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svastha

svastha - abiding in oneself, healthy, at ease, stable, self-reliant

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+stha)

• sva – own, one's own self
  pronoun
• stha – standing, abiding, existing
  adjective
  Suffix derived from the root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

भूमितलम् (bhūmitalam) - surface of the earth, ground

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhūmitala

bhūmitala - surface of the earth, ground, plain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūmi+tala)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, level, plain, bottom
  noun (neuter)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

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