योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-69, verse-38

चेतो हि वासनामात्रं तदभावे परं पदम् ।
तत्त्वं संपद्यते ज्ञानं ज्ञानमाहुर्विचारणम् ॥ ३८ ॥

ceto hi vāsanāmātraṃ tadabhāve paraṃ padam ,
tattvaṃ saṃpadyate jñānaṃ jñānamāhurvicāraṇam 38

38. cetaḥ hi vāsanāmātram tat-abhāve paraṃ padam
tattvam saṃpadyate jñānam jñānam āhuḥ vicāraṇam

38. hi cetaḥ vāsanāmātram tat-abhāve paraṃ padam
tattvam jñānam saṃpadyate jñānam vicāraṇam āhuḥ

38. Indeed, the mind (cetaḥ) is nothing but latent impressions (vāsanā). In the absence of these impressions, the supreme state (pada) is realized. This ultimate reality (tattvam) transforms into knowledge (jñāna), and they declare that true knowledge (jñāna) is (self-)inquiry.

Words meanings summery:

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, intellect

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

• वासनामात्रम् (vāsanāmātram) - merely latent impressions, only vāsanā

• तत्-अभावे (tat-abhāve) - in the absence of latent impressions (in its absence, in their absence)

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest

• पदम् (padam) - the supreme spiritual state (state, condition, step, place, spiritual state)

• तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - ultimate reality (truth, reality, essence, principle)

• संपद्यते (saṁpadyate) - is attained, is accomplished, becomes, transforms into

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom, spiritual knowledge

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom, spiritual knowledge

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

• विचारणम् (vicāraṇam) - self-inquiry, philosophical investigation (inquiry, investigation, deliberation, discrimination)

Words meanings and morphology

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, consciousness, understanding

From root cit (to perceive, understand).

Root: cit (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

(indeclinable)

वासनामात्रम् (vāsanāmātram) - merely latent impressions, only vāsanā

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāsanāmātra

vāsanāmātra - consisting merely of latent impressions, only vāsanā

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vāsanā+mātra)

• vāsanā – latent impression, subtle desire, habit
  noun (feminine)
  From root vas (to dwell, perfume)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• mātra – only, mere, just, consisting merely of
  adjective (neuter)

तत्-अभावे (tat-abhāve) - in the absence of latent impressions (in its absence, in their absence)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tadabhāva

tadabhāva - its absence, their absence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+abhāva)

• tad – that, its
  pronoun (neuter)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence, lack
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be) with prefix a- (negation).
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhū (class 1)

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, distant, supreme, ultimate, highest

पदम् (padam) - the supreme spiritual state (state, condition, step, place, spiritual state)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, path, position, state, spiritual abode

तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - ultimate reality (truth, reality, essence, principle)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - truth, reality, essence, principle, element, category

From 'tad' (that) + '-tva' (abstract noun suffix); 'thatness'.

संपद्यते (saṁpadyate) - is attained, is accomplished, becomes, transforms into

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of saṃpad

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom, spiritual knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding, realization

From root jñā (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom, spiritual knowledge

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding, realization

From root jñā (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

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

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of ah

Root: ah (class 2)

विचारणम् (vicāraṇam) - self-inquiry, philosophical investigation (inquiry, investigation, deliberation, discrimination)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vicāraṇa

vicāraṇa - inquiry, investigation, consideration, discrimination

From root car (to move, wander) with prefix vi + ā, nominalized with suffix -ana.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: car (class 1)