योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-56, verse-27

प्रवृत्तौ वा निवृत्तौ वा कैव सा वज्रसारता ।
चित्तचित्रकृतश्चित्स्थं जगच्चित्रं कदा स्थितम् ॥ २७ ॥

pravṛttau vā nivṛttau vā kaiva sā vajrasāratā ,
cittacitrakṛtaścitsthaṃ jagaccitraṃ kadā sthitam 27

27. pravṛttau vā nivṛttau vā kā eva sā vajrasāratā
cittacitrakṛtaḥ citstham jagat citram kadā sthitam

27. pravṛttau vā nivṛttau vā sā vajrasāratā kā eva
cittacitrakṛtaḥ citstham jagat citram kadā sthitam

27. Whether in action or in cessation, where indeed is that adamantine firmness (vajrasāratā)? When has the world-picture, which is created by the artist of the mind (citta) and exists within consciousness, ever been stable?

Words meanings summery:

• प्रवृत्तौ (pravṛttau) - in activity, in engagement, in manifestation

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• निवृत्तौ (nivṛttau) - in cessation, in disengagement, in repose

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• का (kā) - what? who? (feminine)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, certainly

• सा (sā) - that (feminine)

• वज्रसारता (vajrasāratā) - adamantine firmness, substantiality, hardness like a diamond

• चित्तचित्रकृतः (cittacitrakṛtaḥ) - of the artist of the mind, by the mind's painter

• चित्स्थम् (citstham) - existing in consciousness, located in mind

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• चित्रम् (citram) - picture, painting, wonderful

• कदा (kadā) - when?, at what time?

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - existing, established, stable

Words meanings and morphology

प्रवृत्तौ (pravṛttau) - in activity, in engagement, in manifestation

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pravṛtti

pravṛtti - activity, engagement, manifestation, tendency

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

निवृत्तौ (nivṛttau) - in cessation, in disengagement, in repose

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of nivṛtti

nivṛtti - cessation, disengagement, repose, withdrawal, return

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

का (kā) - what? who? (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - what?, who?, which?

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

वज्रसारता (vajrasāratā) - adamantine firmness, substantiality, hardness like a diamond

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vajrasāratā

vajrasāratā - adamantine firmness, diamond-like hardness, substantiality

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajra+sāratā)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond, hard
  noun (neuter)
• sāratā – essentiality, substantiality, hardness
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from sāra (essence, strength) with suffix -tā

चित्तचित्रकृतः (cittacitrakṛtaḥ) - of the artist of the mind, by the mind's painter

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of cittacitrakṛt

cittacitrakṛt - the artist of the mind, one who creates mind-pictures

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (citta+citrakṛt)

• citta – mind, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
• citrakṛt – painter, artist, picture-maker
  noun (masculine)

चित्स्थम् (citstham) - existing in consciousness, located in mind

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citstha

citstha - standing or existing in consciousness/mind

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (cit+stha)

• cit – consciousness, mind, intellect
  noun (feminine)
• stha – standing, situated, existing
  adjective (masculine)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves, living beings

चित्रम् (citram) - picture, painting, wonderful

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - picture, painting, drawing, wonderful, varied, variegated

कदा (kadā) - when?, at what time?

(indeclinable)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - existing, established, stable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - established, existing, standing, situated, firm, stable

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the root 'sthā' (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)