योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-36, verse-4

चेतनं चेतनौघानां चेतनात्मनि चेतनम् ।
स्वं चेत्यचेतनं चेत्यपरमं भूरिभावनम् ॥ ४ ॥

cetanaṃ cetanaughānāṃ cetanātmani cetanam ,
svaṃ cetyacetanaṃ cetyaparamaṃ bhūribhāvanam 4

4. cetanam cetanaughānām cetanātmani cetanam
svam cetyacetanam cetyaparamam bhūribhāvanam

4. cetanam cetanaughānām cetanātmani cetanam
svam cetyacetanam cetyaparamam bhūribhāvanam

4. It is the consciousness of all streams of conscious beings, conscious within the conscious self (ātman). It is its own nature, both the cognizable and the non-cognizable, the supreme object of knowledge, and the abundant source of existence.

Words meanings summery:

• चेतनम् (cetanam) - the ultimate consciousness (consciousness, conscious, animate)

• चेतनौघानाम् (cetanaughānām) - of the multitude of conscious beings, of the streams of conscious entities

• चेतनात्मनि (cetanātmani) - in the conscious self, in the conscious (ātman)

• चेतनम् (cetanam) - being inherently conscious (conscious, consciousness)

• स्वम् (svam) - its own nature (one's own, its own, property)

• चेत्यचेतनम् (cetyacetanam) - both the cognizable and the non-cognizable (the knowable and the unknowable/unconscious)

• चेत्यपरमम् (cetyaparamam) - the supreme knowable, the highest object of knowledge

• भूरिभावनम् (bhūribhāvanam) - the abundant source of existence (abundant in manifestation/existence, having many beings)

Words meanings and morphology

चेतनम् (cetanam) - the ultimate consciousness (consciousness, conscious, animate)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetana

cetana - conscious, animate, sentient; consciousness, intellect

From root 'cit' (to perceive, know) with suffix '-ana'

Root: cit (class 1)

चेतनौघानाम् (cetanaughānām) - of the multitude of conscious beings, of the streams of conscious entities

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of cetanaugha

cetanaugha - multitude of conscious beings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cetana+ogha)

• cetana – conscious, animate, sentient
  adjective (neuter)
  From root 'cit' with suffix '-ana'
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ogha – flood, stream, multitude, collection
  noun (masculine)

चेतनात्मनि (cetanātmani) - in the conscious self, in the conscious (ātman)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of cetanātman

cetanātman - the conscious self

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cetana+ātman)

• cetana – conscious, sentient
  adjective (neuter)
  From root 'cit' with suffix '-ana'
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

चेतनम् (cetanam) - being inherently conscious (conscious, consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetana

cetana - conscious, animate, sentient; consciousness, intellect

From root 'cit' (to perceive, know) with suffix '-ana'

Root: cit (class 1)

स्वम् (svam) - its own nature (one's own, its own, property)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, own property

चेत्यचेतनम् (cetyacetanam) - both the cognizable and the non-cognizable (the knowable and the unknowable/unconscious)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetyācetana

cetyācetana - the conscious and the unconscious, the knowable and the unknowable

Compound type : dvandva (cetya+acetana)

• cetya – to be known, knowable, object of consciousness
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive of root 'cit' (to perceive, know)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• acetana – unconscious, inanimate, non-sentient
  adjective (neuter)
  Negative prefix 'a' + 'cetana'

चेत्यपरमम् (cetyaparamam) - the supreme knowable, the highest object of knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetyaparama

cetyaparama - supreme object of knowledge, highest knowable

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cetya+parama)

• cetya – to be known, knowable
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive of root 'cit'
  Root: cit (class 1)
• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (neuter)

भूरिभावनम् (bhūribhāvanam) - the abundant source of existence (abundant in manifestation/existence, having many beings)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūribhāvana

bhūribhāvana - having abundant existence/manifestation, producing much

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhūri+bhāvana)

• bhūri – much, abundant, numerous
  adjective
• bhāvana – manifestation, existence, being, producing
  noun (neuter)
  From causal root 'bhū' with suffix '-ana'
  Root: bhū (class 1)

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