योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-59, verse-23

असन्नपि स्वभावं तत्संवित्स्पन्द उदाहृतम् ।
शून्यत्वमजडं यत्तत्परमाहुश्चितेर्वपुः ॥ २३ ॥

asannapi svabhāvaṃ tatsaṃvitspanda udāhṛtam ,
śūnyatvamajaḍaṃ yattatparamāhuścitervapuḥ 23

23. asan api svabhāvam tat saṃvit-spandaḥ udāhṛtam
śūnyatvam ajaḍam yat tat param āhuḥ citeḥ vapuḥ

23. tat saṃvit-spandaḥ svabhāvam asan api udāhṛtam.
yat ajaḍam śūnyatvam tat param citeḥ vapuḥ āhuḥ.

23. Even though it is non-existent in its essential nature (svabhāva), that vibration of consciousness (saṃvit-spanda) is spoken of. That which is non-inert emptiness (śūnyatva)—that, they declare to be the supreme form (vapur) of consciousness (cit).

Words meanings summery:

• असन् (asan) - non-existent, not being, unreal

• अपि (api) - even, also, though, indeed

• स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - essential nature, inherent disposition

• तत् (tat) - that

• संवित्-स्पन्दः (saṁvit-spandaḥ) - vibration of consciousness, pulsation of knowledge

• उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - declared, said, spoken of

• शून्यत्वम् (śūnyatvam) - emptiness, voidness, nullity

• अजडम् (ajaḍam) - non-inert, non-material, intelligent, conscious

• यत् (yat) - that which, what

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare, they speak

• चितेः (citeḥ) - of consciousness, of the mind

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - form, body, figure

Words meanings and morphology

असन् (asan) - non-existent, not being, unreal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad, false

Present Active Participle (negative)

Derived from root as (to be) with negation a-

Root: as (class 2)

अपि (api) - even, also, though, indeed

(indeclinable)

स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - essential nature, inherent disposition

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - own being, inherent nature, innate character, disposition

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun/adjective
• bhāva – state of being, existence, nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

संवित्-स्पन्दः (saṁvit-spandaḥ) - vibration of consciousness, pulsation of knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvit-spanda

saṁvit-spanda - vibration of consciousness/knowledge

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃvit+spanda)

• saṃvit – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)
• spanda – vibration, throb, pulsation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: spand (class 1)

उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - declared, said, spoken of

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udāhṛta

udāhṛta - declared, stated, cited, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root hṛ with prefixes ud- and ā-

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

शून्यत्वम् (śūnyatvam) - emptiness, voidness, nullity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnyatva

śūnyatva - emptiness, voidness, state of being empty

Derived from śūnya (empty) + -tva (suffix for abstract noun)

अजडम् (ajaḍam) - non-inert, non-material, intelligent, conscious

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajaḍa

ajaḍa - not inert, not dull, intelligent, conscious

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jaḍa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• jaḍa – cold, inert, dull, foolish, unconscious, material
  adjective

यत् (yat) - that which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare, they speak

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of ah

Perfect tense

Perfect 3rd person plural of root ah/brū

Root: ah (class 2)

चितेः (citeḥ) - of consciousness, of the mind

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, intelligence, thought, mind

वपुः (vapuḥ) - form, body, figure

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, astonishing form

Root: vap (class 1)