योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-55, verse-2

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
यदा संक्षीयते चित्तमभावात्यन्तभावनात् ।
चित्सामान्यस्वरूपस्य सत्तासामान्यता तदा ॥ २ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
yadā saṃkṣīyate cittamabhāvātyantabhāvanāt ,
citsāmānyasvarūpasya sattāsāmānyatā tadā 2

2. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca yadā saṃkṣīyate cittam
abhāvātyantabhāvanāt citsāmānyasvarūpasya sattāsāmānyatā tadā

2. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca / yadā abhāvātyantabhāvanāt cittam
saṃkṣīyate / tadā citsāmānyasvarūpasya sattāsāmānyatā (bhavati)

2. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: When the mind (citta) completely ceases through intense contemplation of absolute non-existence, then the essential nature of universal consciousness (cit) is indeed that general existence.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• यदा (yadā) - Introduces a temporal clause. (when, at which time)

• संक्षीयते (saṁkṣīyate) - it diminishes completely, it ceases entirely

• चित्तम् (cittam) - The individual mental faculty. (mind, consciousness, thought)

• अभावात्यन्तभावनात् (abhāvātyantabhāvanāt) - The means by which the mind ceases. (due to intense contemplation of non-existence / absolute absence)

• चित्सामान्यस्वरूपस्य (citsāmānyasvarūpasya) - Describes 'sattāsāmānyatā'. (of the nature of universal consciousness)

• सत्तासामान्यता (sattāsāmānyatā) - The state being described as the answer to Rāma's question. (general existence, universal being)

• तदा (tadā) - Corresponds with 'yadā'. (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Venerable Vasiṣṭha, a revered sage

Note: Subject of the verb 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of vac

Perfect tense form of the root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Verb for Vasiṣṭha.

यदा (yadā) - Introduces a temporal clause. (when, at which time)

(indeclinable)

संक्षीयते (saṁkṣīyate) - it diminishes completely, it ceases entirely

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (Laṭ) of saṃkṣī

Passive voice, present tense, Ātmanepada.

Prefix: sam

Root: kṣī (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'cittam'.

चित्तम् (cittam) - The individual mental faculty. (mind, consciousness, thought)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'saṃkṣīyate'.

अभावात्यन्तभावनात् (abhāvātyantabhāvanāt) - The means by which the mind ceases. (due to intense contemplation of non-existence / absolute absence)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of abhāvātyantabhāvana

abhāvātyantabhāvana - intense contemplation of absolute non-existence

Compound type : Tatpurusha (abhāva+atyanta+bhāvana)

• abhāva – non-existence, absence, negation
  noun (masculine)
• atyanta – excessive, extreme, absolute
  adjective
• bhāvana – contemplation, meditation, production, causing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates the cause or means.

चित्सामान्यस्वरूपस्य (citsāmānyasvarūpasya) - Describes 'sattāsāmānyatā'. (of the nature of universal consciousness)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of citsāmānyasvarūpa

citsāmānyasvarūpa - the essential nature of universal consciousness

Compound type : Tatpurusha (cit+sāmānya+svarūpa)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• sāmānya – general, universal, common
  adjective (neuter)
• svarūpa – one's own form, essential nature, identity
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'sattāsāmānyatā'.

सत्तासामान्यता (sattāsāmānyatā) - The state being described as the answer to Rāma's question. (general existence, universal being)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sattāsāmānyatā

sattāsāmānyatā - general existence, universality of being, common state of existence

Compound type : Tatpurusha (sattā+sāmānya+tā)

• sattā – existence, being, reality
  noun (feminine)
  Root: as (class 2)
• sāmānya – general, universal, common
  adjective (neuter)
• tā – -ness, -ity (suffix forming abstract nouns)
  suffix (feminine)

Note: Predicate nominative (implies 'bhavati' - is).

तदा (tadā) - Corresponds with 'yadā'. (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)