योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-101, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
चिन्मात्रमेव पुरुषस्तदेवेत्थमवस्थितम् ।
चिन्मात्रव्यतिरेकेण किमन्यदुपपद्यते ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
cinmātrameva puruṣastadevetthamavasthitam ,
cinmātravyatirekeṇa kimanyadupapadyate 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca cinmātram eva puruṣaḥ tat eva ittham
avasthitam cinmātravyatirekeṇa kim anyat upapadyate

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca puruṣaḥ cinmātram eva tat eva ittham avasthitam
(asti) cinmātravyatirekeṇa anyat kim upapadyate (asti)

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: The supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) is nothing but pure consciousness, and that very consciousness is established in this way. What else could possibly exist apart from pure consciousness?

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - the revered sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha, the revered sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - pure consciousness, consciousness alone

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, alone

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (person, man, male, conscious entity, supreme cosmic person (puruṣa))

• तत् (tat) - that (consciousness) (that, it)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, alone

• इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner, in this way

• अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - established, existing (situated, established, existing, standing)

• चिन्मात्रव्यतिरेकेण (cinmātravyatirekeṇa) - apart from pure consciousness (by the exclusion of consciousness alone, apart from consciousness alone)

• किम् (kim) - what (what?, why?, whether)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other (thing) (another, other, different)

• उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - can possibly exist, can be established (is fitting, is appropriate, is proper, occurs, exists, can be proved)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - the revered sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha, the revered sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - the revered Vasiṣṭha; a proper noun for a renowned Vedic sage

Compound of 'śrī' (revered, auspicious) and 'vasiṣṭha' (a proper name).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – splendor, wealth, prosperity, beauty, auspicious, revered
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (a proper name), best, most excellent
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Used here as the speaker's name.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense, Active voice, 3rd person singular

Root 'vac' (to speak), perfect form.

Root: vac (class 2)

चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - pure consciousness, consciousness alone

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cinmātra

cinmātra - consisting of mere consciousness, consciousness alone, pure consciousness

Compound of 'cit' (consciousness) and 'mātra' (mere, only).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+mātra)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, thought
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – mere, only, consisting of
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective for 'puruṣaḥ'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, alone

(indeclinable)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (person, man, male, conscious entity, supreme cosmic person (puruṣa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, male, person, spirit, soul, the supreme being, the conscious entity (puruṣa)

तत् (tat) - that (consciousness) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Refers to 'cinmātram'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, alone

(indeclinable)

इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner, in this way

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'idam' (this).

अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - established, existing (situated, established, existing, standing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avasthita

avasthita - situated, standing, established, existing, remaining

Past Passive Participle

From verb root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'ava'.

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Forms a compound verb with 'asti' (is) implied.

चिन्मात्रव्यतिरेकेण (cinmātravyatirekeṇa) - apart from pure consciousness (by the exclusion of consciousness alone, apart from consciousness alone)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of cinmātravyatireka

cinmātravyatireka - exclusion of consciousness alone, difference from consciousness alone

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cinmātra+vyatireka)

• cinmātra – pure consciousness, consciousness alone
  adjective (neuter)
• vyatireka – separation, exclusion, difference, exception
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'ric' (to separate) with prefixes 'vi' and 'ati'.
  Prefixes: vi+ati
  Root: ric (class 7)

Note: Used with the sense of 'without' or 'apart from'.

किम् (kim) - what (what?, why?, whether)

(interrogative pronoun)

अन्यत् (anyat) - other (thing) (another, other, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different, distinct

Note: Agrees with 'kim'.

उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - can possibly exist, can be established (is fitting, is appropriate, is proper, occurs, exists, can be proved)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pad

Present tense, Middle voice, 3rd person singular

From verb root 'pad' (to go, to fall) with prefix 'upa'.

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)