योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-30, verse-18

चित्तत्त्वं यन्ममेदं च चित्तत्त्वं यज्जगत्रये ।
तद्देव इति तत्त्वज्ञा विदुरुत्तमबुद्धयः ॥ १८ ॥

cittattvaṃ yanmamedaṃ ca cittattvaṃ yajjagatraye ,
taddeva iti tattvajñā viduruttamabuddhayaḥ 18

18. cit-tattvam yat mama idam ca cit-tattvam yat jagat-traye
tat devaḥ iti tattva-jñāḥ viduḥ uttama-buddhayaḥ

18. yat cit-tattvam mama,
ca idam,
yat cit-tattvam jagat-traye,
tat devaḥ iti uttama-buddhayaḥ tattva-jñāḥ viduḥ.

18. That essence of consciousness (cit-tattva) which is mine, and this (universe), and that essence of consciousness (cit-tattva) which pervades the three worlds – that very thing, say the knowers of reality (tattva-jñāḥ) with excellent intellects, is God.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्-तत्त्वम् (cit-tattvam) - essence of consciousness, principle of consciousness, conscious reality

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• मम (mama) - of me, my

• इदम् (idam) - this, this (universe)

• च (ca) - and, also

• चित्-तत्त्वम् (cit-tattvam) - essence of consciousness, principle of consciousness, conscious reality

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• जगत्-त्रये (jagat-traye) - in the three worlds

• तत् (tat) - that

• देवः (devaḥ) - god, deity

• इति (iti) - thus, so, saying, as

• तत्त्व-ज्ञाः (tattva-jñāḥ) - knowers of reality, those who know the truth

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

• उत्तम-बुद्धयः (uttama-buddhayaḥ) - (those) with excellent intellects, excellent-minded

Words meanings and morphology

चित्-तत्त्वम् (cit-tattvam) - essence of consciousness, principle of consciousness, conscious reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cit-tattva

cit-tattva - essence of consciousness, principle of consciousness, conscious reality

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+tattva)

• cit – consciousness, thought, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• tattva – truth, reality, principle, essence
  noun (neuter)

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what

Note: Used here as a relative pronoun, implying 'that which'.

मम (mama) - of me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

इदम् (idam) - this, this (universe)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

चित्-तत्त्वम् (cit-tattvam) - essence of consciousness, principle of consciousness, conscious reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cit-tattva

cit-tattva - essence of consciousness, principle of consciousness, conscious reality

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+tattva)

• cit – consciousness, thought, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• tattva – truth, reality, principle, essence
  noun (neuter)

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what

Note: Used here as a relative pronoun, implying 'that which'.

जगत्-त्रये (jagat-traye) - in the three worlds

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat-traya

jagat-traya - the three worlds

Compound type : tatpurusha (jagat+traya)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root gam (to go) + śatṛ pratyaya
  Root: gam (class 1)
• traya – a triad, a group of three
  noun (neuter)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

देवः (devaḥ) - god, deity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

इति (iti) - thus, so, saying, as

(indeclinable)

तत्त्व-ज्ञाः (tattva-jñāḥ) - knowers of reality, those who know the truth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tattva-jña

tattva-jña - knower of reality, one who knows the truth

Compound type : tatpurusha (tattva+jña)

• tattva – truth, reality, principle, essence
  noun (neuter)
• jña – knower, knowing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect indicative (lit) of vid

Perfect Indicative

3rd Person Plural, Perfect Tense, Parasmaipada

Root: vid (class 2)

उत्तम-बुद्धयः (uttama-buddhayaḥ) - (those) with excellent intellects, excellent-minded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of uttama-buddhi

uttama-buddhi - excellent intellect, keen intelligence

Compound type : bahuvrihi (uttama+buddhi)

• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of ud-
  Prefix: ud
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)