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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-100, verse-21

संविच्चेदस्ति तज्ज्ञानां शरणं भवभेदने ।
नास्ति चेत्तच्छिलामूकमान्ध्यमेवावशिष्यते ॥ २१ ॥
saṃviccedasti tajjñānāṃ śaraṇaṃ bhavabhedane ,
nāsti cettacchilāmūkamāndhyamevāvaśiṣyate 21
21. saṃvit cet asti tat-jñānām śaraṇam bhava-bhedane
na asti cet tat śilā mūka māndhyam eva avaśiṣyate
21. cet saṃvit asti tat-jñānām bhava-bhedane śaraṇam asti
cet na asti tat śilā mūka māndhyam eva avaśiṣyate
21. If consciousness (saṃvit) exists, it is a refuge for those who understand it, enabling them to break free from the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra). If it does not exist, then only a stone-like, inert blindness remains.

Words meanings summery:

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  • संवित् (saṁvit) - consciousness, knowledge, understanding
  • चेत् (cet) - if
  • अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
  • तत्-ज्ञानाम् (tat-jñānām) - of those who know that (ultimate reality), of the knowers of truth
  • शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, protection, shelter
  • भव-भेदने (bhava-bhedane) - in cutting through the cycle of existence (saṃsāra), in destroying rebirth
  • (na) - not, no
  • अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
  • चेत् (cet) - if
  • तत् (tat) - that, it
  • शिला (śilā) - stone, rock
  • मूक (mūka) - dumb, silent, mute, inarticulate
  • मान्ध्यम् (māndhyam) - dullness, slowness, languor, blindness (in context)
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly
  • अवशिष्यते (avaśiṣyate) - remains, is left over

Words meanings and morphology

संवित् (saṁvit) - consciousness, knowledge, understanding
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvit
saṁvit - consciousness, knowledge, understanding
Prefix: sam
Root: vid (class 2)
चेत् (cet) - if
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
तत्-ज्ञानाम् (tat-jñānām) - of those who know that (ultimate reality), of the knowers of truth
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tat-jñānin
tat-jñānin - knower of that, knower of ultimate truth
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+jñānin)
  • tad – that, it
    pronoun (neuter)
  • jñānin – knower, wise person
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root jñā (to know)
    Root: jñā (class 9)
शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, protection, shelter
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa
śaraṇa - refuge, shelter, protection
Root: śṛ (class 1)
भव-भेदने (bhava-bhedane) - in cutting through the cycle of existence (saṃsāra), in destroying rebirth
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of bhava-bhedana
bhava-bhedana - breaking the cycle of existence, cutting through saṃsāra
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhava+bhedana)
  • bhava – existence, becoming, birth, the world, saṃsāra (cycle of rebirth)
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root bhū (to be, become)
    Root: bhū (class 1)
  • bhedana – breaking, splitting, piercing, destroying
    noun (neuter)
    Derived from root bhid (to break, cleave)
    Root: bhid (class 7)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
चेत् (cet) - if
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - that, it
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
शिला (śilā) - stone, rock
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śilā
śilā - stone, rock
Note: Part of a larger compound `śilā-mūka-māndhyam`
मूक (mūka) - dumb, silent, mute, inarticulate
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mūka
mūka - dumb, silent, mute
Note: Part of a larger compound `śilā-mūka-māndhyam`
मान्ध्यम् (māndhyam) - dullness, slowness, languor, blindness (in context)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of māndya
māndya - dullness, slowness, languor, apathy
Derived from manda (dull, slow)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (śilā+mūka+māndya)
  • śilā – stone, rock
    noun (feminine)
  • mūka – dumb, silent
    adjective (masculine)
  • māndya – dullness, slowness, apathy
    noun (neuter)
    Derived from manda (dull, slow)
    Root: mand (class 1)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly
(indeclinable)
अवशिष्यते (avaśiṣyate) - remains, is left over
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive/middle, present (laṭ) of avaśiṣ
Prefix: ava
Root: śiṣ (class 7)