योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-82, verse-16

तच्चिनोत्यात्मनात्मानं संकल्पोन्मुखतां गतम् ।
यदा तदा जीव इति प्रोक्तमाविलतां गतम् ॥ १६ ॥

taccinotyātmanātmānaṃ saṃkalponmukhatāṃ gatam ,
yadā tadā jīva iti proktamāvilatāṃ gatam 16

16. tat cinoti ātmanā ātmānam saṅkalponmukhatām
gatam yadā tadā jīva iti proktam āvilatām gatam

16. yadā tat ātmanā ātmānam saṅkalponmukhatām gatam
cinoti tadā āvilatām gatam jīva iti proktam

16. When that [pure consciousness], by its own essential nature (ātman), perceives itself as having reached a state of being inclined towards intention, then it is designated as the individual soul, having thus attained a state of impurity.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that [pure consciousness] (that, it)

• चिनोति (cinoti) - perceives or identifies (itself with a state) (he/she/it gathers, collects, perceives, observes)

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by its own essential nature (ātman) (by the self, by itself, by one's own nature)

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - itself (the consciousness) (itself, the self)

• सङ्कल्पोन्मुखताम् (saṅkalponmukhatām) - the state of being directed by volitional thought (state of being inclined towards intention/will, tendency to resolve)

• गतम् (gatam) - having attained (a state) (gone, attained, reached)

• यदा (yadā) - when

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• जीव (jīva) - individual soul (living being, individual soul, life principle)

• इति (iti) - marks that 'jīva' is a designation (thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech or definition))

• प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - declared, said, proclaimed

• आविलताम् (āvilatām) - a state of impurity or turbidity (state of impurity, muddiness, turbidness)

• गतम् (gatam) - having attained (a state) (gone, attained, reached)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that [pure consciousness] (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

चिनोति (cinoti) - perceives or identifies (itself with a state) (he/she/it gathers, collects, perceives, observes)

(verb)

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

Present tense, active voice

From root ci-, 3rd person singular

Root: ci (class 5)

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by its own essential nature (ātman) (by the self, by itself, by one's own nature)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - itself (the consciousness) (itself, the self)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)

सङ्कल्पोन्मुखताम् (saṅkalponmukhatām) - the state of being directed by volitional thought (state of being inclined towards intention/will, tendency to resolve)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṅkalponmukhatā

saṅkalponmukhatā - state of having the face turned towards saṅkalpa, inclination towards intention

Compound noun, with suffix -tā.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpa+unmukha+tā)

• saṅkalpa – intention, will, resolve, volitional thought
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix sam- + root kḷp- (to be well ordered)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• unmukha – facing, inclined towards, eager
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix ud- + mukha (face)
  Prefix: ud
• tā – state of being, -ness, -hood
  suffix (feminine)
  Abstract noun suffix

गतम् (gatam) - having attained (a state) (gone, attained, reached)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, past, obtained

Past Passive Participle

From root gam- (to go), suffix -kta

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with ātmānam (masculine accusative singular).

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time

जीव (jīva) - individual soul (living being, individual soul, life principle)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living being, individual soul, life, existing

From root jīv- (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

इति (iti) - marks that 'jīva' is a designation (thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech or definition))

(indeclinable)

प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - declared, said, proclaimed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prokta

prokta - said, declared, proclaimed

Past Passive Participle

From prefix pra- + root vac- (to speak), suffix -kta. 'Vac' changes to 'ukta'.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Acts as the predicate for 'that which is called jīva'.

आविलताम् (āvilatām) - a state of impurity or turbidity (state of impurity, muddiness, turbidness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āvilatā

āvilatā - state of being āvila (turbid, impure, muddy)

Abstract noun from āvīla (turbid) + suffix -tā.

गतम् (gatam) - having attained (a state) (gone, attained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, past, obtained

Past Passive Participle

From root gam- (to go), suffix -kta

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (the consciousness that becomes jīva), which is neuter.