योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-100, verse-36

स्थिरमस्त्वस्थिरं वापि मह्यादिमहतामपि ।
चिद्भामात्रमिदं भाति यावदज्ञानमाततम् ॥ ३६ ॥

sthiramastvasthiraṃ vāpi mahyādimahatāmapi ,
cidbhāmātramidaṃ bhāti yāvadajñānamātatam 36

36. sthiram astu asthiram vā api mahyādimahatām api
cidbhāmātram idam bhāti yāvat ajñānam ātatam

36. mahyādimahatām api idam sthiram asthiram vā api
astu yāvat ajñānam ātatam idam cidbhāmātram bhāti

36. Whether this is stable or unstable, even for great entities like the earth and so on, it appears as merely a manifestation of consciousness (cit) as long as ignorance (ajñāna) is pervasive.

Words meanings summery:

• स्थिरम् (sthiram) - stable, firm, permanent

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• अस्थिरम् (asthiram) - unstable, impermanent

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• मह्यादिमहताम् (mahyādimahatām) - of the great ones like earth, etc.

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• चिद्भामात्रम् (cidbhāmātram) - merely an appearance/manifestation of consciousness

• इदम् (idam) - this

• भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, manifests

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as far as

• अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - ignorance

• आततम् (ātatam) - extended, spread out, pervasive

Words meanings and morphology

स्थिरम् (sthiram) - stable, firm, permanent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthira

sthira - stable, firm, steady, permanent

Root: sthā (class 1)

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

अस्थिरम् (asthiram) - unstable, impermanent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asthira

asthira - unstable, impermanent, unsteady

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+sthira)

• na – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sthira – stable, firm, steady, permanent
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

मह्यादिमहताम् (mahyādimahatām) - of the great ones like earth, etc.

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahyādimahat

mahyādimahat - great ones like the earth, etc.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mahī+ādi+mahat)

• mahī – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  noun (masculine)
• mahat – great, large, important, noble
  adjective (neuter)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

चिद्भामात्रम् (cidbhāmātram) - merely an appearance/manifestation of consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cidbhāmātra

cidbhāmātra - merely a manifestation of consciousness

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (cit+bhā+mātra)

• cit – consciousness, pure awareness
  noun (feminine)
• bhā – light, splendor, appearance, manifestation
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – mere, only, consisting only of
  adjective (neuter)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, manifests

(verb)

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

Root: bhā (class 2)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as far as

(indeclinable)

अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajñāna

ajñāna - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+jñāna)

• na – not, non-
  indeclinable
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

आततम् (ātatam) - extended, spread out, pervasive

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātata

ātata - stretched, extended, spread out, pervaded

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: ā

Root: tan (class 8)