योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-42, verse-24

स्वरूपतश्चेल्लुठिता सैषोदेत्यनवस्थितिः ।
सा ज्ञरूपा शिलाकाश इव चित्स्वात्मनिस्थिता ॥ २४ ॥

svarūpataścelluṭhitā saiṣodetyanavasthitiḥ ,
sā jñarūpā śilākāśa iva citsvātmanisthitā 24

24. svarūpataḥ ca cet luṭhitā sā eṣā udeti anavasthitiḥ
sā jñarūpā śilākāśaḥ iva cit svātmanisthitā

24. cet sā svarūpataḥ luṭhitā,
(tarhi) eṣā anavasthitiḥ udeti.
sā jñarūpā cit śilākāśaḥ iva svātmanisthitā (asti)

24. If it (consciousness) were to deviate from its inherent nature (svarūpa), then this unstable state would manifest. However, that Consciousness (cit), which is characterized by pure knowing (jñarūpā), remains established within its own self (ātman), like the space inside a rock (śilākāśa).

Words meanings summery:

• स्वरूपतः (svarūpataḥ) - by its own nature, intrinsically

• च (ca) - and

• चेत् (cet) - if

• लुठिता (luṭhitā) - fallen, dissolved, deviated

• सा (sā) - referring to consciousness (she, that (feminine))

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• उदेति (udeti) - arises, comes forth, manifests

• अनवस्थितिः (anavasthitiḥ) - instability, unsettled state, fluctuation

• सा (sā) - referring to Consciousness (cit) (she, that (feminine))

• ज्ञरूपा (jñarūpā) - of the nature of pure knowing, intelligent form

• शिलाकाशः (śilākāśaḥ) - rock-space, space within a rock

• इव (iva) - like, as

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure awareness

• स्वात्मनिस्थिता (svātmanisthitā) - abiding in its own self (ātman), established in its own nature

Words meanings and morphology

स्वरूपतः (svarūpataḥ) - by its own nature, intrinsically

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'svarūpa' with the suffix '-tas'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+rūpa)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun/adjective
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

लुठिता (luṭhitā) - fallen, dissolved, deviated

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of luṭhita

luṭhita - rolled, tossed, fallen, deviated, disturbed

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'luṭh' (to roll, to fall).

Root: luṭh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sā' (referring to 'cit').

सा (sā) - referring to consciousness (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Agrees with 'anavasthitiḥ'.

उदेति (udeti) - arises, comes forth, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of ud-i

Present Indicative

3rd person singular present active indicative.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

अनवस्थितिः (anavasthitiḥ) - instability, unsettled state, fluctuation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anavasthiti

anavasthiti - instability, unsteadiness, unsettled state

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+avasthiti)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• avasthiti – state, situation, stability, fixed position
  noun (feminine)

सा (sā) - referring to Consciousness (cit) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ज्ञरूपा (jñarūpā) - of the nature of pure knowing, intelligent form

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jñarūpa

jñarūpa - having the form of knowledge, whose nature is knowing

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jña+rūpa)

• jña – knowing, wise, knower
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'cit'.

शिलाकाशः (śilākāśaḥ) - rock-space, space within a rock

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śilākāśa

śilākāśa - space within a rock, rock-space (metaphor for subtle, contained space)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śilā+ākāśa)

• śilā – rock, stone
  noun (feminine)
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure awareness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure awareness, intelligence

Root: cit (class 1)

स्वात्मनिस्थिता (svātmanisthitā) - abiding in its own self (ātman), established in its own nature

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svātmanisthita

svātmanisthita - situated in its own self, abiding in its own nature

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'sva', 'ātman', and 'sthita' (PPP of sthā). Locative case implied for 'ātman'.

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman+sthita)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun/adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• sthita – situated, standing, established
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root 'sthā' (to stand, to be).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'cit'.