योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-32, verse-20

चिच्छक्तिः सर्वशक्तित्वान्नाहं चिदिति भावनात् ।
अत्र सैवैति वैवश्यं सूर्यो दीप्तैरिवाम्बुदैः ॥ २० ॥

cicchaktiḥ sarvaśaktitvānnāhaṃ ciditi bhāvanāt ,
atra saivaiti vaivaśyaṃ sūryo dīptairivāmbudaiḥ 20

20. citśaktiḥ sarvaśaktitvāt na aham cit iti bhāvanāt
atra sā eva eti vaivaśyam sūryaḥ dīptaiḥ iva ambudaiḥ

20. atra citśaktiḥ sarvaśaktitvāt aham cit na iti bhāvanāt
vaivaśyam eti yathā sūryaḥ dīptaiḥ ambudaiḥ iva

20. Because of the idea 'I am not consciousness', the power of consciousness (cicchakti), despite its all-encompassing power (sarvaśaktitva), becomes helpless here, just as the sun is obscured by bright clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्शक्तिः (citśaktiḥ) - the power of consciousness (śakti)

• सर्वशक्तित्वात् (sarvaśaktitvāt) - because of being all-powerful, due to all-encompassing power

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• चित् (cit) - consciousness

• इति (iti) - marker for a direct quote or thought (thus, that)

• भावनात् (bhāvanāt) - from the thought, from the conception, because of the idea

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this (regard)

• सा (sā) - she (referring to the power of consciousness - citśakti) (she)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, herself

• एति (eti) - goes, attains, reaches

• वैवश्यम् (vaivaśyam) - helplessness, dependency, subservience

• सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun

• दीप्तैः (dīptaiḥ) - by bright (clouds) (by shining ones, by bright ones)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• अम्बुदैः (ambudaiḥ) - by clouds

Words meanings and morphology

चित्शक्तिः (citśaktiḥ) - the power of consciousness (śakti)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citśakti

citśakti - the power of consciousness, conscious energy

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+śakti)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• śakti – power, energy, capability, divine feminine power
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śak (class 5)

सर्वशक्तित्वात् (sarvaśaktitvāt) - because of being all-powerful, due to all-encompassing power

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sarvaśaktitva

sarvaśaktitva - the state of being all-powerful, omnipotence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarvaśakti+tva)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• śakti – power, energy, capability
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śak (class 5)
• tva – suffix denoting a state or condition
  indeclinable

Note: Used here to express 'despite' or 'even though' when contrasted with helplessness.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I, me (first person pronoun)

चित् (cit) - consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, intelligence, pure thought

इति (iti) - marker for a direct quote or thought (thus, that)

(indeclinable)

भावनात् (bhāvanāt) - from the thought, from the conception, because of the idea

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of bhāvanā

bhāvanā - thought, idea, conception, meditation, mental creation

Root: bhū (class 1)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this (regard)

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - she (referring to the power of consciousness - citśakti) (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, herself

(indeclinable)

एति (eti) - goes, attains, reaches

(verb)

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

Root: i (class 2)

वैवश्यम् (vaivaśyam) - helplessness, dependency, subservience

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaivaśya

vaivaśya - helplessness, dependence, subjection, powerlessness

सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - the sun, the sun-god

दीप्तैः (dīptaiḥ) - by bright (clouds) (by shining ones, by bright ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dīpta

dīpta - shining, bright, blazing, brilliant

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root dīp (to shine)

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'ambudaiḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

अम्बुदैः (ambudaiḥ) - by clouds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ambuda

ambuda - cloud (giver of water)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambu+da)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, bestower
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dā (class 1)