योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-31, verse-19

साक्षिवत्तिष्ठति सती स्पन्दते न च कुत्रचित् ।
दीपः प्रकाशनायेव करोति न पुनः क्रियाम् ॥ १९ ॥

sākṣivattiṣṭhati satī spandate na ca kutracit ,
dīpaḥ prakāśanāyeva karoti na punaḥ kriyām 19

19. sākṣivat tiṣṭhati satī spandate na ca kutracit
dīpaḥ prakāśanāya eva karoti na punaḥ kriyām

19. satī sākṣivat tiṣṭhati ca na kutracit spandate
dīpaḥ prakāśanāya eva karoti punaḥ kriyām na

19. It exists like a witness, remaining steady, and does not move anywhere. Just as a lamp (dīpa) only serves for illumination, it performs no further action.

Words meanings summery:

• साक्षिवत् (sākṣivat) - Emphasizes the detached, observing nature of consciousness. (like a witness, in the manner of a witness)

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - Implies a steady, unchanging presence. (stands, remains, abides)

• सती (satī) - The existing consciousness. (existing, being, true, pure)

• स्पन्दते (spandate) - Emphasizes the motionless, unchanging nature of consciousness. (trembles, vibrates, moves, stirs)

• न (na) - Negates the action of spandate. (not, no)

• च (ca) - Connects the two clauses about consciousness. (and, also)

• कुत्रचित् (kutracit) - With na, means 'not anywhere'. (anywhere, somewhere)

• दीपः (dīpaḥ) - Used as an analogy for the function of consciousness. (a lamp, a light)

• प्रकाशनाय (prakāśanāya) - Indicates the sole purpose of the lamp in the analogy. (for illumination, for shining)

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes that the lamp's purpose is only illumination. (only, just, indeed)

• करोति (karoti) - The action performed by the lamp (illumination). (does, makes, performs)

• न (na) - Negates the performance of other actions. (not)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - Implies 'but not any other' or 'moreover, not'. (again, moreover, but)

• क्रियाम् (kriyām) - Refers to any other activity besides illumination. (action, activity)

Words meanings and morphology

साक्षिवत् (sākṣivat) - Emphasizes the detached, observing nature of consciousness. (like a witness, in the manner of a witness)

(indeclinable)

From sākṣin (witness) + suffix vat (like).

Note: Adverbial use.

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - Implies a steady, unchanging presence. (stands, remains, abides)

(verb)

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

Present tense, active voice.

Class 1 verb.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject is implicit cit.

सती (satī) - The existing consciousness. (existing, being, true, pure)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sat

sat - existing, being, good, true, real

Present Active Participle

From root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used in feminine nominative singular to agree with cit.

स्पन्दते (spandate) - Emphasizes the motionless, unchanging nature of consciousness. (trembles, vibrates, moves, stirs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of spand

Present tense, middle voice.

Class 1 verb (ātmanepada).

Root: spand (class 1)

Note: Subject is implicit cit.

न (na) - Negates the action of spandate. (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

च (ca) - Connects the two clauses about consciousness. (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction particle.

कुत्रचित् (kutracit) - With na, means 'not anywhere'. (anywhere, somewhere)

(indeclinable)

From kutra (where) + cit (particle of indefiniteness).

दीपः (dīpaḥ) - Used as an analogy for the function of consciousness. (a lamp, a light)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīpa

dīpa - a lamp, a light, anything that gives light

From √dīp (to shine).

Root: dīp (class 4)

प्रकाशनाय (prakāśanāya) - Indicates the sole purpose of the lamp in the analogy. (for illumination, for shining)

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of prakāśana

prakāśana - shining, illuminating, manifesting, making clear

Verbal noun

From pra-kāś (to shine forth, illuminate) + suffix ana.

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

एव (eva) - Emphasizes that the lamp's purpose is only illumination. (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

करोति (karoti) - The action performed by the lamp (illumination). (does, makes, performs)

(verb)

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

Present tense, active voice.

Class 8 verb.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - Negates the performance of other actions. (not)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

पुनः (punaḥ) - Implies 'but not any other' or 'moreover, not'. (again, moreover, but)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle.

क्रियाम् (kriyām) - Refers to any other activity besides illumination. (action, activity)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kriyā

kriyā - action, activity, performance, rite

From √kṛ (to do) + suffix yā.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of karoti.