योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-100, verse-31

अथवा नास्ति संवित्तिरिति निश्चयवान्यदि ।
ततस्तादृग्वेदनतो भवत्येव दृषज्जडः ॥ ३१ ॥

athavā nāsti saṃvittiriti niścayavānyadi ,
tatastādṛgvedanato bhavatyeva dṛṣajjaḍaḥ 31

31. athavā na asti saṃvittiḥ iti niścayavān yadi
| tataḥ tādṛk vedanataḥ bhavati eva dṛṣatjaḍaḥ

31. athavā yadi niścayavān (narāḥ) "saṃvittiḥ na asti" iti,
tataḥ tādṛk vedanataḥ eva (saḥ) dṛṣatjaḍaḥ bhavati

31. Or, if one is certain, 'there is no consciousness (saṃvitti),' then from such a perception, one indeed becomes as inert as a stone.

Words meanings summery:

• अथवा (athavā) - or (or, alternatively)

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• संवित्तिः (saṁvittiḥ) - consciousness (saṃvitti) (consciousness, perception, feeling)

• इति (iti) - (marks the preceding phrase as a statement) (thus, so, (quotative particle))

• निश्चयवान् (niścayavān) - one who is certain (one who has certainty, resolute, certain)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that (cause) (then, therefrom, after that)

• तादृक् (tādṛk) - such (a perception) (such, of that kind)

• वेदनतः (vedanataḥ) - from such a perception (from knowing, from perceiving, from feeling)

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, is, exists)

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

• दृषत्जडः (dṛṣatjaḍaḥ) - as inert as a stone (inert as a stone, dull as a rock)

Words meanings and morphology

अथवा (athavā) - or (or, alternatively)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates `asti`.

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

संवित्तिः (saṁvittiḥ) - consciousness (saṃvitti) (consciousness, perception, feeling)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvitti

saṁvitti - consciousness, perception, feeling, knowledge

From `sam-vid` (to know, perceive) + `ti` suffix.

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Subject of `na asti`.

इति (iti) - (marks the preceding phrase as a statement) (thus, so, (quotative particle))

(indeclinable)

निश्चयवान् (niścayavān) - one who is certain (one who has certainty, resolute, certain)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścayavat

niścayavat - one possessing certainty, resolute, determined

Possessive suffix `mat/vat` applied to `niścaya`.

Note: Modifies an implied subject like 'one' or 'person'.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the conditional clause.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that (cause) (then, therefrom, after that)

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal base `tad` + `tas` suffix.

Note: Correlative to `yadi`.

तादृक् (tādṛk) - such (a perception) (such, of that kind)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of tādṛś

tādṛś - such, of that kind

From `tad` + `dṛś`.

Note: Modifies `vedanataḥ`. `tādṛk` is the stem, often appears as `tādṛś` in nominative for masculine/feminine.

वेदनतः (vedanataḥ) - from such a perception (from knowing, from perceiving, from feeling)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vedana

vedana - knowing, perception, feeling, sensation

From root `vid` (to know, perceive) + `ana` suffix.

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Indicates cause, formed with `tas` suffix.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, is, exists)

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject is the implied 'one' (from niścayavān).

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

दृषत्जडः (dṛṣatjaḍaḥ) - as inert as a stone (inert as a stone, dull as a rock)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣatjaḍa

dṛṣatjaḍa - inert as a stone, dull-witted, senseless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛṣat+jaḍa)

• dṛṣat – stone, rock
  noun (feminine)
• jaḍa – inert, dull, unconscious, stupid
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Predicative adjective for the implied subject.