योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-59, verse-16

शेषस्तु चेतनो जीवः स चेच्चेत्येन चेतति ।
अन्येन बोध्यमानोऽसौ नात्मतत्त्ववपुर्भवेत् ॥ १६ ॥

śeṣastu cetano jīvaḥ sa ceccetyena cetati ,
anyena bodhyamāno'sau nātmatattvavapurbhavet 16

16. śeṣaḥ tu cetanaḥ jīvaḥ saḥ cet cetyena cetati
anyena bodhyamānaḥ asau na ātmatattvavapuḥ bhavet

16. tu śeṣaḥ cetanaḥ jīvaḥ saḥ cet cetyena cetati
asau anyena bodhyamānaḥ na ātmatattvavapuḥ bhavet

16. But the remainder is the conscious individual soul. If this soul perceives by means of an object of perception, and is itself made known by another, then it cannot possibly be of the true intrinsic nature of the Self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• शेषः (śeṣaḥ) - the remainder (after discarding the non-Self) (remainder, rest, remnant)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• चेतनः (cetanaḥ) - conscious (conscious, intelligent, sentient, alive)

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul, living being, life principle

• सः (saḥ) - that (jīva) (that, he)

• चेत् (cet) - if

• चेत्येन (cetyena) - by means of an object of perception (by the perceived, by the object of thought/consciousness)

• चेतति (cetati) - perceives (he/she/it perceives, thinks, understands)

• अन्येन (anyena) - by something else (by another, by another one)

• बोध्यमानः (bodhyamānaḥ) - being made known or illumined (being made to know, being taught, being illumined)

• असौ (asau) - that one (the jīva) (that one, he, she, it)

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• आत्मतत्त्ववपुः (ātmatattvavapuḥ) - possessing the intrinsic nature of the true Self (ātman) (having the form/nature of the reality of the Self)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - cannot possibly be (with na) (may be, should be, would be, becomes)

Words meanings and morphology

शेषः (śeṣaḥ) - the remainder (after discarding the non-Self) (remainder, rest, remnant)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śeṣa

śeṣa - remainder, residue, surplus, rest, end

From √śiṣ (to remain, leave)

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

चेतनः (cetanaḥ) - conscious (conscious, intelligent, sentient, alive)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cetana

cetana - conscious, sentient, intelligent, rational, spirit, soul

From √cit (to perceive, know, understand)

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Agrees with jīvaḥ

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul, living being, life principle

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - individual soul, living being, life, existence, living principle

From √jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - that (jīva) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to jīvaḥ

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: This is a variant of ced often found in sandhi.

चेत्येन (cetyena) - by means of an object of perception (by the perceived, by the object of thought/consciousness)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cetya

cetya - perceptible, knowable, object of consciousness/thought

Gerundive

From √cit (to perceive, know) + -ya (passive potential participle suffix)

Root: cit (class 1)

चेतति (cetati) - perceives (he/she/it perceives, thinks, understands)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √cit

present active, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada

From root √cit (class 1)

Root: cit (class 1)

अन्येन (anyena) - by something else (by another, by another one)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

बोध्यमानः (bodhyamānaḥ) - being made known or illumined (being made to know, being taught, being illumined)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bodhyamāna

bodhyamāna - being taught, being informed, being made aware, being enlightened

Present Passive Participle

From causative stem of √budh (to know, awaken) + śānac

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with asau (jīva).

असौ (asau) - that one (the jīva) (that one, he, she, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder, that one (more remote than tad)

Note: Refers to jīvaḥ.

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

आत्मतत्त्ववपुः (ātmatattvavapuḥ) - possessing the intrinsic nature of the true Self (ātman) (having the form/nature of the reality of the Self)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmatattvavapus

ātmatattvavapus - having the body/nature of the reality of the Self (ātman)

Compound of ātman (Self), tattva (reality, truth), and vapus (body, nature)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ātman+tattva+vapus)

• ātman – Self, soul, essence, breath, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  From √at (to move, go) or √an (to breathe)
  Root: at (class 1)
• tattva – reality, truth, principle, essence, true nature
  noun (neuter)
  From tad (that) + -tva (suffix of abstract noun)
• vapus – body, form, figure, essence, nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate of bhavet (may be, becomes). Agrees with asau (jīva).

भवेत् (bhavet) - cannot possibly be (with na) (may be, should be, would be, becomes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of √bhū

optative active, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada

From root √bhū (class 1)

Root: bhū (class 1)