योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-27, verse-19

चितश्चिदिति यन्नाम निर्नामाया न नाम तत् ।
शब्दात्मिकैषा चिच्छक्तिः परिस्फुरति सर्वगा ॥ १९ ॥

citaściditi yannāma nirnāmāyā na nāma tat ,
śabdātmikaiṣā cicchaktiḥ parisphurati sarvagā 19

19. citaḥ cit iti yat nāma nirnāmāyāḥ na nāma tat
śabdātmikā eṣā citśaktiḥ parisphurati sarvagā

19. nirnāmāyāḥ citaḥ yat cit iti nāma tat nāma na
[bhavati] eṣā śabdātmikā sarvagā citśaktiḥ parisphurati

19. The name "consciousness (cit)," which is attributed to consciousness, is truly not a name for the nameless one. This all-pervading power of consciousness (cit-śakti), whose nature is sound (śabda-ātmikā), manifests everywhere.

Words meanings summery:

• चितः (citaḥ) - of consciousness, from consciousness

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, intelligence

• इति (iti) - Used to mark a quotation or an attributed statement, "as 'cit'". (thus, so, as)

• यत् (yat) - The name "cit" which... (which, that)

• नाम (nāma) - The name 'cit'. (name, appellation)

• निर्नामायाः (nirnāmāyāḥ) - of the nameless one

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• नाम (nāma) - Refers to the name 'cit'. (name, appellation)

• तत् (tat) - Refers to the name `nāma`. (that)

• शब्दात्मिका (śabdātmikā) - whose nature is sound, consisting of sound

• एषा (eṣā) - Refers to `citśaktiḥ`. (this (feminine))

• चित्शक्तिः (citśaktiḥ) - power of consciousness (śakti), energy of consciousness

• परिस्फुरति (parisphurati) - manifests, shines forth, appears

• सर्वगा (sarvagā) - all-pervading, omnipresent (feminine)

Words meanings and morphology

चितः (citaḥ) - of consciousness, from consciousness

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, intelligence, thought

चित् (cit) - consciousness, intelligence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, intelligence, thought

इति (iti) - Used to mark a quotation or an attributed statement, "as 'cit'". (thus, so, as)

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - The name "cit" which... (which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with `nāma`.

नाम (nāma) - The name 'cit'. (name, appellation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name, appellation, noun

निर्नामायाः (nirnāmāyāḥ) - of the nameless one

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of nirnāman

nirnāman - nameless, without a name

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+nāman)

• nis – out, forth, without
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating negation or absence.
• nāman – name, appellation
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `cit` (feminine).

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

नाम (nāma) - Refers to the name 'cit'. (name, appellation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name, appellation, noun

तत् (tat) - Refers to the name `nāma`. (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with `nāma`.

शब्दात्मिका (śabdātmikā) - whose nature is sound, consisting of sound

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śabdātmika

śabdātmika - whose nature is sound, consisting of sound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śabda+ātman)

• śabda – sound, word, speech
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `citśaktiḥ`.

एषा (eṣā) - Refers to `citśaktiḥ`. (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Agrees with `citśaktiḥ`.

चित्शक्तिः (citśaktiḥ) - power of consciousness (śakti), energy of consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citśakti

citśakti - power of consciousness (śakti), energy of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+śakti)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• śakti – power, energy, capability, force
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śak (class 5)

परिस्फुरति (parisphurati) - manifests, shines forth, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of parisphur

present active

Present active, 3rd person singular, root sphur with prefix pari.

Prefix: pari

Root: sphur (class 6)

सर्वगा (sarvagā) - all-pervading, omnipresent (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvaga

sarvaga - all-going, all-pervading, omnipresent

Derived from sarva + ga (root gam).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+ga)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, residing in
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `citśaktiḥ`.

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