योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-47, verse-28

गुणगुण्यर्थसत्तात्मरूपिण्यासां परात्मता ।
चिति चित्तेऽस्ति मेर्वादि तदभिव्यञ्जनात्मनि ॥ २८ ॥

guṇaguṇyarthasattātmarūpiṇyāsāṃ parātmatā ,
citi citte'sti mervādi tadabhivyañjanātmani 28

28. guṇaguṇyarthasattātmarūpiṇyām āsām parātmatā
citi citte asti mervādi tat abhivyañjanātmani

28. āsām parātmatā guṇaguṇyarthasattātmarūpiṇyām
citi mervādi tat abhivyañjanātmani citte asti

28. The supreme essence (parātmatā) of these displays of forms [mentioned previously] resides in pure consciousness (citi), which embodies the intrinsic nature (ātman) of existence (sattā) and the meaning of both qualities (guṇa) and qualified entities (guṇin). Mount Meru and similar [phenomena] exist within the mind (citta), which is of the nature of their manifestation.

Words meanings summery:

• गुणगुण्यर्थसत्तात्मरूपिण्याम् (guṇaguṇyarthasattātmarūpiṇyām) - in that which embodies the self-nature of existence as the meaning of quality and the qualified

• आसाम् (āsām) - of these displays of forms (referring to `rūpavilāsānām` from the previous verse) (of these (feminine))

• परात्मता (parātmatā) - the supreme self-ness, supreme essence

• चिति (citi) - in pure consciousness, in intelligence

• चित्ते (citte) - in the mind, in consciousness (citta)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• मेर्वादि (mervādi) - Mount Meru and similar phenomena (Meru and so on, beginning with Meru)

• तत् (tat) - that (neuter)

• अभिव्यञ्जनात्मनि (abhivyañjanātmani) - in the self/nature of manifestation, in its manifesting nature

Words meanings and morphology

गुणगुण्यर्थसत्तात्मरूपिण्याम् (guṇaguṇyarthasattātmarūpiṇyām) - in that which embodies the self-nature of existence as the meaning of quality and the qualified

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of guṇaguṇyarthasattātmarūpiṇī

guṇaguṇyarthasattātmarūpiṇī - embodying the self of existence as the meaning of quality and the qualified

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (guṇa+guṇin+artha+sattā+ātman+rūpiṇī)

• guṇa – quality, attribute, property
  noun (masculine)
• guṇin – qualified, possessing qualities
  noun (masculine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• sattā – existence, being, reality
  noun (feminine)
  Root: as (class 2)
• ātman – self, nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• rūpiṇī – embodying, having the form of, beautiful (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)
  From 'rūpa' (form) with suffix '-in'.

आसाम् (āsām) - of these displays of forms (referring to `rūpavilāsānām` from the previous verse) (of these (feminine))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of idam

idam - this (proximate demonstrative)

परात्मता (parātmatā) - the supreme self-ness, supreme essence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parātmatā

parātmatā - supreme self-ness, the nature of the supreme self

Compound type : Tatpurusha (parā+ātmatā)

• parā – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (feminine)
• ātmatā – self-ness, state of being the self
  noun (feminine)

चिति (citi) - in pure consciousness, in intelligence

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of citi

citi - consciousness, intelligence, understanding, spiritual insight

From root 'cit' (to perceive, understand).

Root: cit (class 1)

चित्ते (citte) - in the mind, in consciousness (citta)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect (citta)

From root 'cit' (to perceive, understand).

Root: cit (class 1)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

मेर्वादि (mervādi) - Mount Meru and similar phenomena (Meru and so on, beginning with Meru)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mervādi

mervādi - Meru and others, etcetera

Compound type : Tatpurusha (meru+ādi)

• meru – Mount Meru (mythical mountain, center of the world)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used here in a collective sense, implying plural.

तत् (tat) - that (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used here to introduce the compound 'abhivyañjanātmani'.

अभिव्यञ्जनात्मनि (abhivyañjanātmani) - in the self/nature of manifestation, in its manifesting nature

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of abhivyañjanātman

abhivyañjanātman - whose nature is manifestation, self of manifestation

Compound type : Tatpurusha (abhivyañjana+ātman)

• abhivyañjana – manifestation, expression, revealing
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal Noun
  Derived from root 'añj' (to anoint, manifest) with prefixes 'abhi' and 'vi'.
  Prefixes: abhi+vi
  Root: añj (class 7)
• ātman – self, nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)