योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-6, verse-9

आदत्ते तत्कथं नित्यं चिन्मयत्वं सदोदितम् ।
ययोरेकपरिज्ञाने जडतैवाऽपरस्थिता ॥ ९ ॥

ādatte tatkathaṃ nityaṃ cinmayatvaṃ sadoditam ,
yayorekaparijñāne jaḍataivā'parasthitā 9

9. ādatte tat katham nityam cinmayatvam sadā uditam
yayoḥ ekaparijñāne jaḍatā eva aparasthitā

9. tat nityam sadā uditam cinmayatvam katham ādatte? yayoḥ ekaparijñāne,
aparasthitā jaḍatā eva (asti).

9. How can that perpetually manifest pure consciousness (cinmayatvam) take on (anything)? For of these two (consciousness and inertness), when one is fully understood, only inertness (jaḍatā) remains in the other.

Words meanings summery:

• आदत्ते (ādatte) - assumes, takes, grasps, receives

• तत् (tat) - that

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

• नित्यम् (nityam) - eternally, perpetually, always

• चिन्मयत्वम् (cinmayatvam) - pure consciousness, the nature of consciousness

• सदा (sadā) - always, perpetually, eternally

• उदितम् (uditam) - risen, manifest, appeared

• ययोः (yayoḥ) - of the two (consciousness and inertness) mentioned implicitly (of which two)

• एकपरिज्ञाने (ekaparijñāne) - in the knowledge of one, in the full understanding of one

• जडता (jaḍatā) - inertness, dullness, unconsciousness

• एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed

• अपरस्थिता (aparasthitā) - situated in the other, remaining in the other

Words meanings and morphology

आदत्ते (ādatte) - assumes, takes, grasps, receives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ā-dā

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, it

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)

नित्यम् (nityam) - eternally, perpetually, always

(indeclinable)

Note: used adverbially here, modifying 'cinmayatvam sadā uditam'

चिन्मयत्वम् (cinmayatvam) - pure consciousness, the nature of consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cinmayatva

cinmayatva - the state or nature of being pure consciousness, consisting of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citmaya+tva)

• citmaya – consisting of consciousness, full of consciousness
  adjective (neuter)
  derived from cit (consciousness) with suffix -maya
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, -ness, -hood
  suffix (neuter)

सदा (sadā) - always, perpetually, eternally

(indeclinable)

उदितम् (uditam) - risen, manifest, appeared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udita

udita - risen, appeared, manifested, spoken

Past Passive Participle

derived from root i with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

ययोः (yayoḥ) - of the two (consciousness and inertness) mentioned implicitly (of which two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

एकपरिज्ञाने (ekaparijñāne) - in the knowledge of one, in the full understanding of one

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ekaparijñāna

ekaparijñāna - knowledge of one, full understanding of one

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+parijñāna)

• eka – one, single, alone
  numeral
• parijñāna – complete knowledge, full understanding, ascertainment
  noun (neuter)
  from root jñā with prefix pari
  Prefix: pari
  Root: jñā (class 9)

जडता (jaḍatā) - inertness, dullness, unconsciousness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jaḍatā

jaḍatā - inertness, dullness, stupidity, unconsciousness

abstract noun formed from 'jaḍa' (inert) + suffix '-tā'

एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

अपरस्थिता (aparasthitā) - situated in the other, remaining in the other

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aparasthita

aparasthita - situated in the other, remaining in another place

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (apara+sthitā)

• apara – other, another, posterior
  adjective
• sthitā – situated, standing, remaining
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)