योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-33, verse-20

महाविद्योपनयना चिद्भवत्यभिधा सती ।
सा जीवत्वेन बाह्यत्वं तदा द्वीन्द्विव पश्यति ॥ २० ॥

mahāvidyopanayanā cidbhavatyabhidhā satī ,
sā jīvatvena bāhyatvaṃ tadā dvīndviva paśyati 20

20. mahāvidyopanayanā cit bhavati abhidhā satī sā
jīvatvena bāhyatvam tadā dvi īndu iva paśyati

20. cit mahāvidyopanayanā satī abhidhā bhavati sā
tadā jīvatvena bāhyatvam dvi īndu iva paśyati

20. When consciousness (cit), initiated into the great knowledge (mahāvidyā), becomes an auspicious (satī) designation, then that same consciousness, in its state as an individual soul (jīva), perceives externality as if seeing two moons (due to illusion).

Words meanings summery:

• महाविद्योपनयना (mahāvidyopanayanā) - that (consciousness) which is initiated into the great knowledge (mahāvidyā) (initiated into great knowledge; leading to great knowledge)

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, knowledge, understanding

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

• अभिधा (abhidhā) - name, appellation, designation, word

• सती (satī) - a truly existing or auspicious designation (existing, real, true, virtuous, auspicious)

• सा (sā) - that (consciousness) (that, she)

• जीवत्वेन (jīvatvena) - by the state of being an individual soul; as an individual soul

• बाह्यत्वम् (bāhyatvam) - externality, outwardness

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• द्वि (dvi) - two

• ईन्दु (īndu) - moon

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, beholds

Words meanings and morphology

महाविद्योपनयना (mahāvidyopanayanā) - that (consciousness) which is initiated into the great knowledge (mahāvidyā) (initiated into great knowledge; leading to great knowledge)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahāvidyopanayana

mahāvidyopanayana - initiation into great knowledge

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mahāvidyā+upanayana)

• mahāvidyā – great knowledge
  noun (feminine)
• upanayana – initiation, leading near, sacred thread ceremony
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  root nī with upasarga upa and suffix -ana
  Prefix: upa
  Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Declined in feminine to agree with 'cit' or 'abhidhā'.

चित् (cit) - consciousness, knowledge, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, knowledge, intelligence, understanding

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of bhū

present active

3rd person singular present indicative

Root: bhū (class 1)

अभिधा (abhidhā) - name, appellation, designation, word

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhidhā

abhidhā - name, appellation, designation, word

सती (satī) - a truly existing or auspicious designation (existing, real, true, virtuous, auspicious)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, true, good, virtuous

present active participle

from root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Feminine nominative singular of 'sat'.

सा (sā) - that (consciousness) (that, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

जीवत्वेन (jīvatvena) - by the state of being an individual soul; as an individual soul

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jīvatva

jīvatva - the state of being a living being, the state of being an individual soul (jīva)

derived from jīva with suffix -tva

बाह्यत्वम् (bāhyatvam) - externality, outwardness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bāhyatva

bāhyatva - externality, outwardness, the state of being external

derived from bāhya (external) with suffix -tva

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

द्वि (dvi) - two

(numeral)

ईन्दु (īndu) - moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īndu

īndu - moon, drop, spot

Note: Used here in the sense of an illusory perception, like seeing two moons.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, beholds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of dṛś

present active

root dṛś, takes 'paśya' stem in present system

Root: dṛś (class 1)