योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-114, verse-26

नापूर्वं विद्यते किंचित्सत्यमित्येव भावयन् ।
यद्यत्करोषि तद्विद्धि चिन्मात्रममलं ततम् ॥ २६ ॥

nāpūrvaṃ vidyate kiṃcitsatyamityeva bhāvayan ,
yadyatkaroṣi tadviddhi cinmātramamalaṃ tatam 26

26. na apūrvam vidyate kiṃcit satyam iti eva bhāvayan
yat yat karoṣi tat viddhi cinmātram amalam tatam

26. yat yat karoṣi,
tat viddhi (idam) cinmātram amalam tatam,
(evam) bhāvayan (yat) kiṃcit na apūrvam vidyate iti eva satyam

26. Realizing that nothing unprecedented exists, but only truth (satyam) itself, know that whatever you do is merely pure consciousness, immaculate and all-pervading.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अपूर्वम् (apūrvam) - unprecedented, not new, not existing before

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

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something, anything

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality, real

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way, (marks direct speech or thought)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• भावयन् (bhāvayan) - contemplating, realizing, meditating, producing

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

• करोषि (karoṣi) - you do, you perform

• तत् (tat) - that

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know!

• चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - pure consciousness, consciousness only

• अमलम् (amalam) - pure, spotless, stainless

• ततम् (tatam) - pervaded, spread, extended

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अपूर्वम् (apūrvam) - unprecedented, not new, not existing before

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apūrva

apūrva - unprecedented, not new, never happened before

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pūrva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• pūrva – before, prior, former, ancient
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Nominative singular neuter, subject of 'vidyate'.

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

(verb)

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

Present tense, middle voice

3rd person singular, present indicative, middle voice, from root vid (class 4, 'to exist')

Root: vid (class 4)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something, anything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcid

kiṁcid - something, anything

Note: Nominative singular neuter, subject of 'vidyate'.

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality, real

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, real, existent

From sat (being, existing)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Functions as predicate nominative: 'it is truth'.

इति (iti) - thus, in this way, (marks direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

भावयन् (bhāvayan) - contemplating, realizing, meditating, producing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāvayant

bhāvayant - contemplating, realizing, causing to be, producing

Present active participle (causative)

Derived from root bhū (to be) in causative form (bhāvaya), present active participle, masculine nominative singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (you).

यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever, that

Relative pronoun

Note: Nom/Acc singular neuter, part of the repetitive 'yat yat'.

यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever, that

Relative pronoun

Note: Nom/Acc singular neuter, part of the repetitive 'yat yat'.

करोषि (karoṣi) - you do, you perform

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of kṛ

Present tense, active voice

2nd person singular, present indicative, active voice, from root kṛ (class 8)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Accusative singular neuter, direct object of 'viddhi'.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Imperative

2nd person singular, imperative, active voice, from root vid (class 2, 'to know')

Root: vid (class 2)

चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - pure consciousness, consciousness only

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cinmātra

cinmātra - consisting of consciousness only, pure consciousness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+mātra)

• cit – consciousness, thought
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – only, mere, pure, consisting only of
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Accusative singular neuter, predicate complement to 'tat'.

अमलम् (amalam) - pure, spotless, stainless

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of amala

amala - pure, spotless, stainless, immaculate

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mala)

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

Note: Accusative singular neuter, modifying 'cinmātram'.

ततम् (tatam) - pervaded, spread, extended

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tata

tata - pervaded, spread, extended, stretched

Past passive participle

Derived from root tan (to stretch, extend), past passive participle, masculine/neuter nominative/accusative singular

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Accusative singular neuter, modifying 'cinmātram'.