योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-71, verse-24

चिदात्मा निर्मलो नित्यः स्वावभासो निरामयः ।
देहस्त्वनित्यो मलवांस्तेन संबध्यते कथम् ॥ २४ ॥

cidātmā nirmalo nityaḥ svāvabhāso nirāmayaḥ ,
dehastvanityo malavāṃstena saṃbadhyate katham 24

24. cit ātmā nirmalaḥ nityaḥ svāvabhāsaḥ nirāmayaḥ |
dehaḥ tu anityaḥ malavān tena saṃbadhyate katham

24. cit ātmā nirmalaḥ nityaḥ svāvabhāsaḥ nirāmayaḥ (asti) tu
dehaḥ anityaḥ malavān (asti) tena katham saṃbadhyate?

24. The conscious self (ātman) is pure, eternal, self-luminous, and flawless. But the body is impermanent and impure. How, then, can it be connected with that (self)?

Words meanings summery:

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure intelligence

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)

• निर्मलः (nirmalaḥ) - pure, spotless, clean, flawless

• नित्यः (nityaḥ) - eternal, permanent, constant

• स्वावभासः (svāvabhāsaḥ) - self-luminous, self-manifesting, shining by itself

• निरामयः (nirāmayaḥ) - flawless, healthy, free from disease or defect

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body, corporeal frame

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

• अनित्यः (anityaḥ) - impermanent, transient, non-eternal

• मलवान् (malavān) - impure, dirty, possessing impurity, full of defects

• तेन (tena) - with the (conscious) self (by that, with that, therefore)

• संबध्यते (saṁbadhyate) - is connected, is bound, is associated

• कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?, why?

Words meanings and morphology

चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure intelligence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, pure intelligence

Note: Used here as an adjective or first part of a compound with 'ātmā'.

आत्मा (ātmā) - the self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - the self, soul, spirit, principle of life, essence

निर्मलः (nirmalaḥ) - pure, spotless, clean, flawless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirmala

nirmala - pure, spotless, clean, stainless, flawless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+mala)

• nir – without, devoid of
  indeclinable
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain, defect
  noun (masculine)

नित्यः (nityaḥ) - eternal, permanent, constant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nitya

nitya - eternal, perpetual, constant, permanent, always existing

स्वावभासः (svāvabhāsaḥ) - self-luminous, self-manifesting, shining by itself

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svāvabhāsa

svāvabhāsa - self-luminous, self-manifesting, shining by itself

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+avabhāsa)

• sva – self, own
  pronoun (masculine)
• avabhāsa – light, splendour, appearance, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: bhās (class 1)

निरामयः (nirāmayaḥ) - flawless, healthy, free from disease or defect

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirāmaya

nirāmaya - free from disease, healthy, flawless, perfect

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+āmaya)

• nir – without, devoid of
  indeclinable
• āmaya – disease, sickness, defect
  noun (masculine)

देहः (dehaḥ) - body, corporeal frame

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, corporeal frame, form, mass

Root: dih (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

अनित्यः (anityaḥ) - impermanent, transient, non-eternal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anitya

anitya - impermanent, transient, non-eternal, momentary

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nitya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• nitya – eternal, permanent, constant
  adjective (masculine)

मलवान् (malavān) - impure, dirty, possessing impurity, full of defects

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of malavat

malavat - impure, dirty, having dirt, defective

derived from 'mala' with 'vat' suffix indicating possession

तेन (tena) - with the (conscious) self (by that, with that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'cit ātmā'.

संबध्यते (saṁbadhyate) - is connected, is bound, is associated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of sam-bandh

present stem, passive voice

root 'bandh' (class 9) with 'sam' prefix, passive form

Prefix: sam

Root: bandh (class 9)

कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?, why?

(indeclinable)