योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-97, verse-6

वेदनामात्रसारत्वाद्यथा चित्सार उच्यते ।
द्रवत्वं सलिलस्येव चिदचित्त्वमकारणम् ॥ ६ ॥

vedanāmātrasāratvādyathā citsāra ucyate ,
dravatvaṃ salilasyeva cidacittvamakāraṇam 6

6. vedanāmātrasāratvāt yathā cit-sāraḥ ucyate
dravatvam salilasya iva cit-acittvam akāraṇam

6. vedanāmātrasāratvāt yathā cit-sāraḥ ucyate,
salilasya dravatvam iva,
cit-acittvam akāraṇam (asti)

6. Because its essential nature is merely sensation (vedanā), it is described as the essence of consciousness (cit-sāra). Similarly, being conscious or non-conscious is without cause, just as liquidity is an inherent property of water.

Words meanings summery:

• वेदनामात्रसारत्वात् (vedanāmātrasāratvāt) - because its essential nature is merely sensation (because its essence is merely sensation, due to its nature being only feeling)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, in which way, how, like

• चित्-सारः (cit-sāraḥ) - the essence of consciousness (whose essence is consciousness, essence of consciousness)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is described (is said, is called, is declared)

• द्रवत्वम् (dravatvam) - liquidity, fluidity, the state of being liquid

• सलिलस्य (salilasya) - of water

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were, seemingly

• चित्-अचित्त्वम् (cit-acittvam) - the state of being conscious or non-conscious (the state of being conscious and non-conscious, consciousness and non-consciousness)

• अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - without cause, causeless, uncaused, groundless

Words meanings and morphology

वेदनामात्रसारत्वात् (vedanāmātrasāratvāt) - because its essential nature is merely sensation (because its essence is merely sensation, due to its nature being only feeling)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vedanāmātrasāratva

vedanāmātrasāratva - the state of having merely sensation as essence

Compound of 'vedanā' (sensation), 'mātra' (mere), 'sāra' (essence) and 'tva' (abstract noun suffix).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vedanā+mātra+sāra+tva)

• vedanā – sensation, feeling, pain, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'vid' (to know, feel) + suffix 'anā'.
  Root: vid (class 4)
• mātra – mere, only, just; measure, amount
  adjective (neuter)
• sāra – essence, core, pith, strength, best part
  noun (masculine)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, 'nature of being'
  suffix (neuter)

Note: Indicates cause or reason.

यथा (yathā) - just as, in which way, how, like

(indeclinable)

चित्-सारः (cit-sāraḥ) - the essence of consciousness (whose essence is consciousness, essence of consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citsāra

citsāra - whose essence is consciousness, essence of consciousness

Compound of 'cit' (consciousness) and 'sāra' (essence).

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+sāra)

• cit – consciousness, thought, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'cit' (to perceive, understand).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• sāra – essence, core, pith, strength, best part
  noun (masculine)

Note: Could also be an adjective here, 'having consciousness as its essence'.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is described (is said, is called, is declared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

द्रवत्वम् (dravatvam) - liquidity, fluidity, the state of being liquid

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dravatva

dravatva - liquidity, fluidity, state of being liquid

From 'drava' (liquid) + suffix 'tva' (abstract noun).

सलिलस्य (salilasya) - of water

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were, seemingly

(indeclinable)

चित्-अचित्त्वम् (cit-acittvam) - the state of being conscious or non-conscious (the state of being conscious and non-conscious, consciousness and non-consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cit-acittva

cit-acittva - the state of being conscious and non-conscious

Compound of 'cit' (conscious) and 'acit' (non-conscious) + 'tva' (abstract noun suffix).

Compound type : dvandva (cit+acit+tva)

• cit – conscious, thinking, intelligent; consciousness
  adjective
  Root: cit (class 1)
• acit – non-conscious, unconscious, inanimate
  adjective
  Negative prefix 'a' + 'cit'.
  Prefix: a
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, 'nature of being'
  suffix (neuter)

अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - without cause, causeless, uncaused, groundless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akāraṇa

akāraṇa - without cause, uncaused, groundless, causeless

Negative prefix 'a' + 'kāraṇa' (cause).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+kāraṇa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do) + suffix 'ana'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'cit-acittvam'.