योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-30, verse-60

चिदालोकं विना कस्य रसनाग्रे स्फुरन्नपि ।
कथं कदा प्रकटतामेति दृष्टः क्व वा रसः ॥ ६० ॥

cidālokaṃ vinā kasya rasanāgre sphurannapi ,
kathaṃ kadā prakaṭatāmeti dṛṣṭaḥ kva vā rasaḥ 60

60. cidālokaṃ vinā kasya rasanāgre sphuran api
kathaṃ kadā prakaṭatām eti dṛṣṭaḥ kva vā rasaḥ

60. cidālokaṃ vinā,
(sva) rasanāgre api sphuran dṛṣṭaḥ rasaḥ,
kasya (kṛte) kathaṃ kadā vā kva prakaṭatām eti?

60. Without the light of consciousness (cit-āloka), how or when can a perceived taste (rasa), even if it appears at the tip of the tongue, become manifest for anyone, or where would it be perceived?

Words meanings summery:

• चिदालोकं (cidālokaṁ) - the light of consciousness

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom

• रसनाग्रे (rasanāgre) - at the tip of the tongue

• स्फुरन् (sphuran) - appearing, manifesting, throbbing

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

• कदा (kadā) - when

• प्रकटताम् (prakaṭatām) - manifestness, obviousness

• एति (eti) - attains, goes to, reaches

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, perceived

• क्व (kva) - where, in what place

• वा (vā) - or

• रसः (rasaḥ) - taste, essence, fluid

Words meanings and morphology

चिदालोकं (cidālokaṁ) - the light of consciousness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cidāloka

cidāloka - light of consciousness, perception of consciousness

Compound of cit and āloka

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+āloka)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• āloka – light, sight, perception
  noun (masculine)
  From root lok with upasarga ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 1)

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

रसनाग्रे (rasanāgre) - at the tip of the tongue

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rasanāgra

rasanāgra - tip of the tongue

Compound of rasanā and agra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rasanā+agra)

• rasanā – tongue, sense of taste
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root ras
  Root: ras (class 1)
• agra – tip, front, top, summit
  noun (neuter)

स्फुरन् (sphuran) - appearing, manifesting, throbbing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sphurat

sphurat - throbbing, quivering, flashing, appearing, manifesting

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root sphur

Root: sphur (class 6)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

कदा (kadā) - when

(indeclinable)

प्रकटताम् (prakaṭatām) - manifestness, obviousness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prakaṭatā

prakaṭatā - manifestness, conspicuousness, obviousness, visibility

Derived from prakaṭa (manifest) with suffix -tā

एति (eti) - attains, goes to, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of i

Root: i (class 2)

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

क्व (kva) - where, in what place

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

रसः (rasaḥ) - taste, essence, fluid

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rasa

rasa - taste, flavor, essence, juice, emotion, sentiment