योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-57, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
यदात्ममरिचस्यान्तश्चित्त्वात्तीक्ष्णत्ववेदनम् ।
तदहंतादि भेदादि देशकालादि चेत्यतः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
yadātmamaricasyāntaścittvāttīkṣṇatvavedanam ,
tadahaṃtādi bhedādi deśakālādi cetyataḥ 1

1. yat ātma-maricasya antaḥ cittvāt tīkṣṇatva-vedanam
| tat ahaṃtā-ādi bheda-ādi deśakāla-ādi ca iti ataḥ

1. yat ātma-maricasya antaḥ cittvāt tīkṣṇatva-vedanam,
tat ataḥ ahaṃtā-ādi,
bheda-ādi ca deśakāla-ādi iti.

1. Sri Vasishtha said: Just as within the 'chili' of the self (ātman), the experience of its inherent sharpness arises through consciousness, so too, from this (same consciousness), concepts such as the ego (ahaṃtā), distinctions, and ideas of space and time arise.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - when, just as (when, that which, because)

• आत्म-मरिचस्य (ātma-maricasya) - of the self-chili, of the chili of the self

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within, internal

• चित्त्वात् (cittvāt) - due to consciousness (from consciousness, due to the nature of consciousness)

• तीक्ष्णत्व-वेदनम् (tīkṣṇatva-vedanam) - the experience of sharpness/pungency

• तत् (tat) - then, consequently (then, that)

• अहंता-आदि (ahaṁtā-ādi) - ego-sense and similar concepts (egoism and so on)

• भेद-आदि (bheda-ādi) - division and so on, distinctions etc.

• देशकाल-आदि (deśakāla-ādi) - space, time and so on

• च (ca) - and, also

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative marker)

• अतः (ataḥ) - from this (consciousness/experience) (from this, therefore, hence)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - when, just as (when, that which, because)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Can also function as a conjunction meaning 'when'.

आत्म-मरिचस्य (ātma-maricasya) - of the self-chili, of the chili of the self

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātma-marica

ātma-marica - self-chili, chili of the self (metaphorical)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+marica)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, breath
  noun (masculine)
• marica – chili, pepper
  noun (neuter)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within, internal

(indeclinable)

चित्त्वात् (cittvāt) - due to consciousness (from consciousness, due to the nature of consciousness)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of cittva

cittva - state of being conscious, consciousness

Derived from 'cit' (consciousness) + 'tva' (abstract suffix)

तीक्ष्णत्व-वेदनम् (tīkṣṇatva-vedanam) - the experience of sharpness/pungency

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tīkṣṇatva-vedana

tīkṣṇatva-vedana - experience of sharpness, perception of pungency

Compound type : tatpurusha (tīkṣṇatva+vedana)

• tīkṣṇatva – sharpness, pungency, acuteness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'tīkṣṇa' (sharp) + 'tva' (abstract suffix)
• vedana – feeling, sensation, perception, experience
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vid (class 6)

तत् (tat) - then, consequently (then, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Used as a correlative for 'yat'.

अहंता-आदि (ahaṁtā-ādi) - ego-sense and similar concepts (egoism and so on)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ahaṃtā-ādi

ahaṁtā-ādi - egoism etc., the ego and other similar concepts

Compound type : tatpurusha (ahaṃtā+ādi)

• ahaṃtā – egoism, ego-sense, 'I'-ness
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'aham' (I) + 'tā' (abstract suffix)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
  noun (masculine)

Note: Acts as a collective noun here.

भेद-आदि (bheda-ādi) - division and so on, distinctions etc.

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bheda-ādi

bheda-ādi - division etc., distinctions and so on

Compound type : tatpurusha (bheda+ādi)

• bheda – division, distinction, separation, difference
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
  noun (masculine)

देशकाल-आदि (deśakāla-ādi) - space, time and so on

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of deśakāla-ādi

deśakāla-ādi - space and time etc., concepts of space and time

Compound type : dvandva (deśa+kāla+ādi)

• deśa – place, space, region
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative marker)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used to indicate completion of a list or thought.

अतः (ataḥ) - from this (consciousness/experience) (from this, therefore, hence)

(indeclinable)

Note: Ablative use.