योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-101, verse-55

ब्रह्म चिन्मात्रममलं सत्त्वमित्यादिनामकम् ।
यद्गीतं तदिदं मूढाः पश्यन्त्यङ्ग जगत्तया ॥ ५५ ॥

brahma cinmātramamalaṃ sattvamityādināmakam ,
yadgītaṃ tadidaṃ mūḍhāḥ paśyantyaṅga jagattayā 55

55. brahma cinmātram amalam sattvam iti ādi nāmakam
yat gītam tat idam mūḍhāḥ paśyanti aṅga jagattayā

55. aṅga yat amalam cinmātram brahma sattvam iti ādi nāmakam gītam,
tat idam mūḍhāḥ jagattayā paśyanti

55. O dear one, that stainless, pure consciousness (brahman), which is spoken of in scriptures and called by names like 'existence' (sattva), this very reality is what the ignorant perceive as the world.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute, the ultimate reality (brahman)

• चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - consciousness alone, mere consciousness

• अमलम् (amalam) - stainless, pure, faultless

• सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - A quality or fundamental aspect of reality (existence, being, reality, goodness (sattva))

• इति (iti) - thus, so, a particle marking quotation or enumeration

• आदि (ādi) - and so on, by names like these (beginning, etcetera, and so on)

• नामकम् (nāmakam) - called by names (named, called)

• यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

• गीतम् (gītam) - spoken of (in scriptures, traditions) (sung, celebrated, spoken of)

• तत् (tat) - that

• इदम् (idam) - this

• मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ) - ignorant ones, fools, deluded persons

• पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they perceive

• अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one (vocative particle) (O dear one, indeed, moreover)

• जगत्तया (jagattayā) - as the world (as the world, by means of the world)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute, the ultimate reality (brahman)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the universal spirit (brahman)

Neuter nominative singular of 'brahman'

Root: bṛh (class 1)

चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - consciousness alone, mere consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cinmātra

cinmātra - mere consciousness, consciousness alone

Compound of 'cit' (consciousness) and 'mātra' (only, mere)

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+mātra)

• cit – consciousness, thought, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From √cit (to perceive, understand)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• mātra – only, mere, quantity
  indeclinable (neuter)
  suffix 'mātra' forms adjectives or nouns indicating 'merely' or 'only'

Note: Agrees with 'brahma' and 'amalam'.

अमलम् (amalam) - stainless, pure, faultless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of amala

amala - stainless, pure, faultless, spotless

Negative prefix 'a' + 'mala' (dirt)

Compound type : privative bahuvrihi (a+mala)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'brahma'.

सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - A quality or fundamental aspect of reality (existence, being, reality, goodness (sattva))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - existence, being, reality, essence, goodness, purity (sattva)

From √as (to be) + ktvaca or similar suffix

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Part of the compound 'sattvamityādināmakam'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, a particle marking quotation or enumeration

(indeclinable)

Particle used to introduce or conclude direct speech or enumerate items

आदि (ādi) - and so on, by names like these (beginning, etcetera, and so on)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, origin, first, and so on

Used as a suffix to mean 'etc.', 'and others'

Note: Often functions as an indeclinable or adverbial phrase in compounds.

नामकम् (nāmakam) - called by names (named, called)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nāmaka

nāmaka - named, called, having the name

Formed from 'nāman' (name) + 'ka' suffix

यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Neuter nominative singular of 'yad'

गीतम् (gītam) - spoken of (in scriptures, traditions) (sung, celebrated, spoken of)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gīta

gīta - sung, chanted, celebrated, spoken of

Past Passive Participle

From √gai (to sing) + kta

Root: gai (class 1)

Note: Functions here as a predicate adjective.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Neuter nominative singular of 'tad'

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Neuter nominative singular of 'idam'

Note: Joins with 'tat' to emphasize 'that very this'.

मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ) - ignorant ones, fools, deluded persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mūḍha

mūḍha - foolish, ignorant, deluded

Past Passive Participle

From √muh (to be bewildered) + kta

Root: muh (class 4)

पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they perceive

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present active 3rd plural

From √dṛś (to see), with thematic stem 'paśya'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'mūḍhāḥ'.

अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one (vocative particle) (O dear one, indeed, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Particle used for addressing or emphasis

जगत्तया (jagattayā) - as the world (as the world, by means of the world)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jagattā

jagattā - state of being the world, world-ness

Formed from 'jagat' (world) + 'tā' (suffix denoting state or quality)