योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-57, verse-2

यदात्मलवणस्यान्तश्चित्त्वाल्लवणवेदनम् ।
तदहंतादि भेदादि देशकालादि मत्स्थितम् ॥ २ ॥

yadātmalavaṇasyāntaścittvāllavaṇavedanam ,
tadahaṃtādi bhedādi deśakālādi matsthitam 2

2. yat ātma-lavaṇasya antaḥ cittvāt lavaṇa-vedanam |
tat ahaṃtā-ādi bheda-ādi deśakāla-ādi matsthitam

2. yat ātma-lavaṇasya antaḥ cittvāt lavaṇa-vedanam,
tat ahaṃtā-ādi,
bheda-ādi,
deśakāla-ādi [ca sarvam] matsthitam.

2. Just as within the 'salt' of the self (ātman), the experience of saltiness arises through consciousness, so too, the ego (ahaṃtā) and other distinctions, including those of space and time, are all situated within me (the ultimate consciousness).

Words meanings summery:

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

• आत्म-लवणस्य (ātma-lavaṇasya) - of the self-salt, of the salt of the self

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within, internal

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

• लवण-वेदनम् (lavaṇa-vedanam) - the experience of saltiness

• 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

• मत्स्थितम् (matsthitam) - situated within the ultimate consciousness (situated in me, resting in me, abiding in me)

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-लवणस्य (ātma-lavaṇasya) - of the self-salt, of the salt of the self

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of ātma-lavaṇa

ātma-lavaṇa - self-salt, salt of the self (metaphorical)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+lavaṇa)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, breath
  noun (masculine)
• lavaṇa – salt, saltiness
  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)

लवण-वेदनम् (lavaṇa-vedanam) - the experience of saltiness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lavaṇa-vedana

lavaṇa-vedana - experience of saltiness, perception of salt

Compound type : tatpurusha (lavaṇa+vedana)

• lavaṇa – salt, saltiness
  noun (neuter)
• vedana – feeling, sensation, perception, experience
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vid (class 6)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: 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)

मत्स्थितम् (matsthitam) - situated within the ultimate consciousness (situated in me, resting in me, abiding in me)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of matsthita

matsthita - situated in me, resting in me

Compound type : tatpurusha (mad+sthita)

• mad – I, me
  pronoun
  Ablative singular of 'aham', here used as a prefix meaning 'in me'.
• sthita – situated, standing, abiding, existing
  past passive participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Adjectival form here agreeing with the implicit subject (ahaṃtādi, bhedādi, deśakālādi).