योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-100, verse-10

जगच्चिद्व्योमकचनमात्रमेवेति भाविते ।
तत्कथं वेदनं व्योम्ना बोधः कस्य कुतो भवेत् ॥ १० ॥

jagaccidvyomakacanamātrameveti bhāvite ,
tatkathaṃ vedanaṃ vyomnā bodhaḥ kasya kuto bhavet 10

10. jagat citvyomakacanamātram eva iti bhāvite tat
katham vedanam vyomnā bodhaḥ kasya kutaḥ bhavet

10. jagat citvyomakacanamātram eva iti bhāvite,
tat katham vyomnā vedanam bhavet? kasya bodhaḥ kutaḥ bhavet?

10. When it is considered that the universe (jagat) is merely a manifestation of consciousness (cit) as space (vyoma), then how can there be perception (vedana) by space? Whose understanding (bodha) would arise, and from where?

Words meanings summery:

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe, moving, what moves

• चित्व्योमकचनमात्रम् (citvyomakacanamātram) - merely a manifestation of conscious space

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly, even, just

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (marks direct speech or thought)

• भाविते (bhāvite) - when considered, when reflected upon, when imagined

• तत् (tat) - then, therefore, that

• कथम् (katham) - how? why?

• वेदनम् (vedanam) - perception, experience, feeling, knowing

• व्योम्ना (vyomnā) - by space, by the ether, by the sky

• बोधः (bodhaḥ) - understanding, knowledge, awakening, perception

• कस्य (kasya) - whose? of whom?

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - whence? from where? why?

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be, might happen

Words meanings and morphology

जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe, moving, what moves

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - the world, universe, moving, all that exists, living beings

Present Active Participle (from gam)

Derived from root 'gam' with suffix '-at'

Root: gam (class 1)

चित्व्योमकचनमात्रम् (citvyomakacanamātram) - merely a manifestation of conscious space

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citvyomakacanamātra

citvyomakacanamātra - merely a manifestation of conscious space

Compound of 'cit' (consciousness), 'vyoman' (space), 'kacana' (manifestation), and 'mātra' (merely)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+vyoman+kacana+mātra)

• cit – consciousness, pure awareness, knowledge (cit)
  noun (feminine)
• vyoman – sky, ether, space
  noun (neuter)
• kacana – shining, appearing, manifestation, bringing forth
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  Derived from root 'kac' with suffix '-ana'
  Root: kac (class 1)
• mātra – only, merely, size, measure, quantity
  adjective/indeclinable (neuter)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly, even, just

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (marks direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

भाविते (bhāvite) - when considered, when reflected upon, when imagined

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhāvita

bhāvita - considered, reflected, imagined, produced, caused to be

Past Passive Participle (causative)

Derived from the causative of root 'bhū'

Root: bhū (class 10)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

तत् (tat) - then, therefore, that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an adverbial conjunction.

कथम् (katham) - how? why?

(indeclinable)

वेदनम् (vedanam) - perception, experience, feeling, knowing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vedana

vedana - perception, experience, feeling, knowing, sensation, knowledge

verbal noun

Derived from root 'vid' with suffix '-ana'

Root: vid (class 6)

व्योम्ना (vyomnā) - by space, by the ether, by the sky

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, ether, space, atmosphere

बोधः (bodhaḥ) - understanding, knowledge, awakening, perception

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bodha

bodha - understanding, knowledge, perception, awakening, sense

Derived from root 'budh'

Root: budh (class 1)

कस्य (kasya) - whose? of whom?

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of kim

kim - who? what? which?

कुतः (kutaḥ) - whence? from where? why?

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be, might happen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)