योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-89, verse-52

सर्वत्र विद्यते संवित्काष्ठलोष्टोपलादिके ।
सत्तासामान्यरूपेण संस्थिता मूकबालवत् ॥ ५२ ॥

sarvatra vidyate saṃvitkāṣṭhaloṣṭopalādike ,
sattāsāmānyarūpeṇa saṃsthitā mūkabālavat 52

52. sarvatra vidyate saṃvit kāṣṭha-loṣṭa-upala-ādike
sattā-sāmānya-rūpeṇa saṃsthitā mūka-bāla-vat

52. saṃvit sarvatra vidyate kāṣṭha-loṣṭa-upala-ādike
sattā-sāmānya-rūpeṇa saṃsthitā mūka-bāla-vat

52. Consciousness is present everywhere, even in objects such as wood, clods of earth, and stones. It remains established as a general principle of existence, like a silent, unmoving child.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, always

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is present, is found

• संवित् (saṁvit) - pure, unmanifested consciousness (consciousness, knowledge, understanding, intellect)

• काष्ठ-लोष्ट-उपल-आदिके (kāṣṭha-loṣṭa-upala-ādike) - inanimate objects such as wood, clods, and stones (in wood, clods of earth, stones, and the like)

• सत्ता-सामान्य-रूपेण (sattā-sāmānya-rūpeṇa) - in the form of general existence, as universal being

• संस्थिता (saṁsthitā) - established, situated, existing

• मूक-बाल-वत् (mūka-bāla-vat) - like a silent, unmoving child (like a dumb child, like a silent child)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, always

(indeclinable)

From `sarva` (all) + `trā` (suffix indicating 'where')

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is present, is found

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Indicative

Root `vid` (to be) in middle voice, 3rd person singular present indicative. Belongs to class 4 `divādi` or class 2 `adādi` for 'to know', but here 'to be'.

Root: vid (class 4)

संवित् (saṁvit) - pure, unmanifested consciousness (consciousness, knowledge, understanding, intellect)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - consciousness, knowledge, understanding, intellect

Derived from `sam` + `vid` (to know). Feminine noun.

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Refers to pure, unmanifested consciousness.

काष्ठ-लोष्ट-उपल-आदिके (kāṣṭha-loṣṭa-upala-ādike) - inanimate objects such as wood, clods, and stones (in wood, clods of earth, stones, and the like)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kāṣṭha-loṣṭa-upala-ādi

kāṣṭha-loṣṭa-upala-ādi - wood, clod, stone, etc.

Dvandva compound followed by `ādi` (etc.). Declined in locative singular.

Compound type : dvandva (kāṣṭha+loṣṭa+upala+ādi)

• kāṣṭha – wood, stick
  noun (neuter)
• loṣṭa – clod of earth, lump
  noun (masculine)
• upala – stone, rock
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  indeclinable (masculine)

Note: Refers to inanimate objects, implying the pervasive nature of consciousness.

सत्ता-सामान्य-रूपेण (sattā-sāmānya-rūpeṇa) - in the form of general existence, as universal being

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sattā-sāmānya-rūpa

sattā-sāmānya-rūpa - form of general existence

Tatpuruṣa compound: `sattā-sāmānya` (general existence) + `rūpa` (form). Declined in instrumental singular.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sattā+sāmānya+rūpa)

• sattā – existence, being, reality
  noun (feminine)
  From root `as` (to be) + `ktin` suffix
  Root: as (class 2)
• sāmānya – general, universal, common
  adjective (neuter)
  From `samāna` (same) + `ṣyañ` suffix
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

संस्थिता (saṁsthitā) - established, situated, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - established, situated, existing, standing together

Past Passive Participle

From `sam` + root `sthā` (to stand) + `kta` suffix. Feminine nominative singular, agreeing with `saṃvit`.

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies `saṃvit`.

मूक-बाल-वत् (mūka-bāla-vat) - like a silent, unmoving child (like a dumb child, like a silent child)

(indeclinable)

Compound noun `mūka-bāla` (dumb child) followed by the suffix `vat` (like, as).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mūka+bāla+vat)

• mūka – dumb, silent, mute
  adjective (masculine)
• bāla – child, young boy, ignorant person
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, as, similar to
  indeclinable
  Suffix `vat` forming adverbs of comparison.

Note: Implies that consciousness, though omnipresent, is unmoving and unexpressive in its fundamental state within inanimate objects, not actively manifesting or speaking.