योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-30, verse-69

स एव हि पुमान्कोपाद्यथेहान्य इव क्षणात् ।
भवत्येवं विकल्पाङ्का चित्स्वरूपान्यतां गता ॥ ६९ ॥

sa eva hi pumānkopādyathehānya iva kṣaṇāt ,
bhavatyevaṃ vikalpāṅkā citsvarūpānyatāṃ gatā 69

69. saḥ eva hi pumān kopāt yathā iha anyaḥ iva kṣaṇāt
bhavati evam vikalpāṅkā citsvarūpānyatām gatā

69. yathā hi pumān kopāt iha kṣaṇāt anyaḥ iva bhavati,
evam vikalpāṅkā cit citsvarūpānyatām gatā bhavati

69. Just as a man, driven by anger, momentarily becomes as if he were a different person, so too does Consciousness (cit), bearing the imprint of conceptualization (vikalpa), assume a state of difference from its own intrinsic nature (svarūpa).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that very man (he, that)

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

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

• पुमान् (pumān) - a man (man, male, person)

• कोपात् (kopāt) - driven by anger (from anger, due to anger)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

• इह (iha) - here (referring to the present situation/world) (here, in this world, in this case)

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - a different person (other, different)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as if, similar to)

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - momentarily, in an instant (from an instant, in an instant, in a moment)

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, is, exists)

• एवम् (evam) - so too, similarly (thus, in this manner, similarly)

• विकल्पाङ्का (vikalpāṅkā) - bearing the imprint of conceptualization (vikalpa) (marked by conceptualization, bearing the sign of mental constructs)

• चित्स्वरूपान्यताम् (citsvarūpānyatām) - a state of difference from its own intrinsic nature (svarūpa) as Consciousness (cit) (otherness from the nature of Consciousness)

• गता (gatā) - attains, assumed (gone, attained, reached)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that very man (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

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

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word.

पुमान् (pumān) - a man (man, male, person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pums

pums - man, male, person

कोपात् (kopāt) - driven by anger (from anger, due to anger)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kopa

kopa - anger, wrath

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.

इह (iha) - here (referring to the present situation/world) (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - a different person (other, different)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, different

Note: Refers to another person.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as if, similar to)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle used for comparison.

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - momentarily, in an instant (from an instant, in an instant, in a moment)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, very short time

Note: Denotes the short duration of the transformation.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - so too, similarly (thus, in this manner, similarly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the simile to the main statement.

विकल्पाङ्का (vikalpāṅkā) - bearing the imprint of conceptualization (vikalpa) (marked by conceptualization, bearing the sign of mental constructs)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vikalpāṅka

vikalpāṅka - marked by conceptualization, bearing the sign of mental constructs

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vikalpa+aṅka)

• vikalpa – conceptualization, mental construct, doubt, option
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from vi-kl̥p (to form, imagine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kl̥p (class 10)
• aṅka – mark, sign, numerical figure, lap
  noun (masculine)

Note: Feminine singular nominative, agreeing with implied 'cit'.

चित्स्वरूपान्यताम् (citsvarūpānyatām) - a state of difference from its own intrinsic nature (svarūpa) as Consciousness (cit) (otherness from the nature of Consciousness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of citsvarūpānyatā

citsvarūpānyatā - otherness from the nature of Consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+svarūpa+anyatā)

• cit – Consciousness, knowledge, pure awareness
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• svarūpa – own form, one's true nature, intrinsic nature
  noun (neuter)
• anyatā – otherness, difference
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'anya' (other) with the suffix '-tā' (feminine abstract noun).

Note: Object of 'gatā'.

गता (gatā) - attains, assumed (gone, attained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam- (to go) with kta suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Feminine singular nominative, agreeing with implied 'cit'. Functions as a predicate here, implying "having gone" or "having attained" (becomes).