योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-59, verse-34

क्वचिदात्मावलोके च स्वाङ्गावदलनैरपि ।
चिच्चेत्यं चेत्यकोटिस्था तावत्पश्यति विभ्रमम् ॥ ३४ ॥

kvacidātmāvaloke ca svāṅgāvadalanairapi ,
ciccetyaṃ cetyakoṭisthā tāvatpaśyati vibhramam 34

34. kvacit ātma-avaloke ca sva-aṅga-avadalanaiḥ api
cit cetyam cetya-koṭi-sthā tāvat paśyati vibhramam

34. kvacit api ātma-avaloke ca sva-aṅga-avadalanaiḥ,
cetya-koṭi-sthā cit tāvat cetyam vibhramam paśyati

34. Sometimes, even in the contemplation of the self (ātman) and through self-mortification, consciousness (cit), which is located amidst a multitude of objects of perception, still perceives illusion.

Words meanings summery:

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, at some time, in some place

• आत्म-अवलोके (ātma-avaloke) - in the contemplation of the self, in self-observation

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्व-अङ्ग-अवदलनैः (sva-aṅga-avadalanaiḥ) - by the cutting off of one's own limbs, by self-mortification, by tormenting one's own body

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, mind, spirit

• चेत्यम् (cetyam) - the knowable, the object of thought/perception

• चेत्य-कोटि-स्था (cetya-koṭi-sthā) - situated amidst a multitude of knowable objects, standing at the limit of the knowable

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then, still

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

• विभ्रमम् (vibhramam) - delusion, error, illusion, confusion

Words meanings and morphology

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, at some time, in some place

(indeclinable)

From 'ka' (who/what) + 'cit' (emphatic/indefinite particle).

आत्म-अवलोके (ātma-avaloke) - in the contemplation of the self, in self-observation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātma-avaloka

ātma-avaloka - contemplation of the self, self-observation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+avaloka)

• ātman – self, soul, supreme spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• avaloka – looking at, seeing, contemplation, observation
  noun (masculine)
  From `ava-` (prefix) + `lok` (root to see)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: lok (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

स्व-अङ्ग-अवदलनैः (sva-aṅga-avadalanaiḥ) - by the cutting off of one's own limbs, by self-mortification, by tormenting one's own body

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sva-aṅga-avadalana

sva-aṅga-avadalana - cutting off one's own limbs, self-mortification

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva-aṅga+avadalana)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (neuter)
• aṅga – limb, body part, body
  noun (neuter)
• avadalana – cutting off, tearing off, tormenting, splitting
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From `ava-` (prefix) + `dal` (root to split/tear) + `-ana` (suffix for verbal noun)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: dal (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

चित् (cit) - consciousness, mind, spirit

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness (cit), thought, understanding, mind, spirit

Root: cit (class 1)

चेत्यम् (cetyam) - the knowable, the object of thought/perception

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cetya

cetya - that which is to be thought of, knowable, object of thought/perception

gerundive

Future Passive Participle/Gerundive from root `cit` (to know, perceive).

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Acts as the object of `paśyati`.

चेत्य-कोटि-स्था (cetya-koṭi-sthā) - situated amidst a multitude of knowable objects, standing at the limit of the knowable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cetya-koṭi-stha

cetya-koṭi-stha - situated in the multitude/limit of knowables

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cetya+koṭi+stha)

• cetya – knowable, object of thought/perception
  adjective (neuter)
  gerundive
  Future Passive Participle/Gerundive from root `cit`
  Root: cit (class 1)
• koṭi – extreme limit, edge, point, multitude, category
  noun (feminine)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding in
  adjective (masculine)
  From root `sthā` (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to `cit`.

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then, still

(indeclinable)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

(verb)

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

present stem of `dṛś` (paśya-)

Third person singular present active indicative.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The subject is `cit`.

विभ्रमम् (vibhramam) - delusion, error, illusion, confusion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vibhrama

vibhrama - delusion, error, illusion, confusion, wandering, agitation

From `vi-` (prefix) + `bhram` (root to wander, err).

Prefix: vi

Root: bhram (class 1)