योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-78, verse-25

जीवो जीवति जीर्णेन चिद्रूपेणात्मरूपिणा ।
चेत्यभ्रमवता जीवश्चिद्रूपेणैव जीवति ॥ २५ ॥

jīvo jīvati jīrṇena cidrūpeṇātmarūpiṇā ,
cetyabhramavatā jīvaścidrūpeṇaiva jīvati 25

25. jīvaḥ jīvati jīrṇena cidrūpeṇa ātmarūpiṇā
cetyabhramavatā jīvaḥ cidrūpeṇa eva jīvati

25. jīvaḥ jīrṇena cidrūpeṇa ātmarūpiṇā jīvati
cetyabhramavatā jīvaḥ cidrūpeṇa eva jīvati

25. The individual soul (jīva) exists, identifying with the transient, even though its true nature is that of pure consciousness, embodying the Self (ātman). This very individual soul (jīva), entangled in the delusion of perceivable objects, in fact lives solely by virtue of its fundamental nature as consciousness.

Words meanings summery:

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul (living being, soul, individual soul)

• जीवति (jīvati) - exists (lives, exists, is alive)

• जीर्णेन (jīrṇena) - by that which is transient or perishable (e.g., the body, material forms) (by that which is worn out, old, consumed, decayed)

• चिद्रूपेण (cidrūpeṇa) - by its true nature as consciousness (by the nature of consciousness, by consciousness as its form)

• आत्मरूपिणा (ātmarūpiṇā) - embodying the Self (ātman) (by that which has the form of the Self, embodying the Self)

• चेत्यभ्रमवता (cetyabhramavatā) - by the individual soul (jīva) entangled in the delusion of perceivable objects (by one who possesses the delusion of the perceivable, by one having the error of objects)

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul (living being, soul, individual soul)

• चिद्रूपेण (cidrūpeṇa) - by its fundamental nature as consciousness (by the nature of consciousness, by consciousness as its form)

• एव (eva) - solely (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• जीवति (jīvati) - lives (lives, exists, is alive)

Words meanings and morphology

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul (living being, soul, individual soul)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living being, individual soul, principle of life

Derived from root jīv (to live) with 'a' suffix.

Root: jīv (class 1)

जीवति (jīvati) - exists (lives, exists, is alive)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice.

Root: jīv (class 1)

जीर्णेन (jīrṇena) - by that which is transient or perishable (e.g., the body, material forms) (by that which is worn out, old, consumed, decayed)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jīrṇa

jīrṇa - worn out, old, decayed, digested, assimilated, consumed

Past Passive Participle

From root jṛ (to wear out, decay)

Root: jṛ (class 9)

Note: Implied neuter, referring to 'that which is worn out'.

चिद्रूपेण (cidrūpeṇa) - by its true nature as consciousness (by the nature of consciousness, by consciousness as its form)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cidrūpa

cidrūpa - having the form of consciousness, consisting of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+rūpa)

• cit – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature, essence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with ātmarūpiṇā and implies jīrṇena is also neuter.

आत्मरूपिणा (ātmarūpiṇā) - embodying the Self (ātman) (by that which has the form of the Self, embodying the Self)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ātmarūpin

ātmarūpin - having the form of the Self, Self-bodied, embodying the Self (ātman)

Derived from ātmarūpa + in (possessive suffix)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+rūpa)

• ātman – Self, soul, spirit, essence, breath
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature, essence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies an implied neuter noun or cidrūpeṇa.

चेत्यभ्रमवता (cetyabhramavatā) - by the individual soul (jīva) entangled in the delusion of perceivable objects (by one who possesses the delusion of the perceivable, by one having the error of objects)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of cetyabhramavat

cetyabhramavat - possessing the delusion of the perceivable/objects, deluded by phenomena

Formed from cetyabhrama + vat (possessive suffix)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cetya+bhrama)

• cetya – perceivable, knowable, object of thought, phenomenon
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive/Passive Future Participle
  From root cit (to perceive, know)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• bhrama – delusion, error, wandering, confusion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Though instrumental, it functions here to describe the state or characteristic of the nominative subject jīvaḥ, meaning 'characterized by the delusion of perceivable objects'.

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul (living being, soul, individual soul)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living being, individual soul, principle of life

Derived from root jīv (to live) with 'a' suffix.

Root: jīv (class 1)

चिद्रूपेण (cidrūpeṇa) - by its fundamental nature as consciousness (by the nature of consciousness, by consciousness as its form)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cidrūpa

cidrūpa - having the form of consciousness, consisting of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+rūpa)

• cit – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature, essence
  noun (neuter)

एव (eva) - solely (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

particle

Note: Emphatic particle.

जीवति (jīvati) - lives (lives, exists, is alive)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice.

Root: jīv (class 1)