योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-103, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
भामात्रं भानमात्रं वा शान्तं भासत एव च ।
चिन्मात्रं यदनाद्यन्तं तस्य नाशः कथं कदा ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
bhāmātraṃ bhānamātraṃ vā śāntaṃ bhāsata eva ca ,
cinmātraṃ yadanādyantaṃ tasya nāśaḥ kathaṃ kadā 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca bhāmātram bhānamātram vā śāntam bhāsate
eva ca cinmātram yat anādyantam tasya nāśaḥ katham kadā

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca yat cinmātram anādyantam bhāmātram vā
bhānamātram śāntam eva ca bhāsate tasya nāśaḥ katham kadā

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: That which is merely effulgence, or merely a manifestation, and is tranquil, truly shines forth. How and when can there be the destruction of that which is mere consciousness (cinmātram), without beginning or end?

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The venerable sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha, venerable Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - declared, stated (said, spoke, declared)

• भामात्रम् (bhāmātram) - nothing but luminosity (merely light, only effulgence)

• भानमात्रम् (bhānamātram) - nothing but a manifestation (merely appearance, only manifestation, only consciousness)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either, like)

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - serene, unperturbed (tranquil, peaceful, calmed)

• भासते (bhāsate) - shines forth, reveals itself (shines, appears, manifests)

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

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - pure consciousness (cinmātram) (merely consciousness, only thought, pure consciousness)

• यत् (yat) - that which (which, what, that)

• अनाद्यन्तम् (anādyantam) - beginningless and endless (without beginning or end, eternal)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (consciousness) (of that, its)

• नाशः (nāśaḥ) - disappearance, annihilation (destruction, perishing, loss)

• कथम् (katham) - by what means (how, in what manner)

• कदा (kadā) - at what point in time (when, at what time)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The venerable sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha, venerable Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The venerable sage Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated Vedic sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, veneration
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a famous sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: vas (class 2)

उवाच (uvāca) - declared, stated (said, spoke, declared)

(verb)

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

perfect active indicative 3rd singular

From root vac (to speak), perfect tense (lit).

Root: vac (class 2)

भामात्रम् (bhāmātram) - nothing but luminosity (merely light, only effulgence)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāmātra

bhāmātra - merely light, only effulgence

Compound of bhā (light) and mātra (mere).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhā+mātra)

• bhā – light, luster, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhā (class 2)
• mātra – mere, only, measure, quantity
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Used as a predicate adjective, agreeing with an implied neuter subject (like 'that').

भानमात्रम् (bhānamātram) - nothing but a manifestation (merely appearance, only manifestation, only consciousness)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhānamātra

bhānamātra - merely appearance, only manifestation, only consciousness

Compound of bhāna (appearance, consciousness) and mātra (mere).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhāna+mātra)

• bhāna – appearance, manifestation, consciousness, knowing
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root bhā (to shine, appear).
  Root: bhā (class 2)
• mātra – mere, only, measure, quantity
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Used as a predicate adjective, agreeing with an implied neuter subject (like 'that').

वा (vā) - or (or, either, like)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

शान्तम् (śāntam) - serene, unperturbed (tranquil, peaceful, calmed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - tranquil, peaceful, calmed, ceased

past passive participle

From root śam (to be calm).

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Used as a predicate adjective, agreeing with an implied neuter subject (like 'that').

भासते (bhāsate) - shines forth, reveals itself (shines, appears, manifests)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of bhā

present middle indicative 3rd singular

From root bhā (to shine), present tense.

Root: bhā (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - pure consciousness (cinmātram) (merely consciousness, only thought, pure consciousness)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cinmātra

cinmātra - merely consciousness, only thought, consisting only of consciousness

Compound of cit (consciousness) and mātra (mere). Sandhi: cit + mātra -> cinmātra.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+mātra)

• cit – consciousness, thought, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From root cit (to perceive, know).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• mātra – mere, only, measure, quantity
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies the relative pronoun yat.

यत् (yat) - that which (which, what, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun, neuter singular nominative/accusative.

Note: Refers to 'cinmātram'.

अनाद्यन्तम् (anādyantam) - beginningless and endless (without beginning or end, eternal)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anādyanta

anādyanta - without beginning or end, eternal

Bahuvrīhi compound: na + ādi + anta.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+ādi+anta)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• ādi – beginning, origin, first
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ad (class 2)
• anta – end, limit, conclusion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ant (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'cinmātram'.

तस्य (tasya) - of that (consciousness) (of that, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter singular genitive.

Note: Refers to 'cinmātram'.

नाशः (nāśaḥ) - disappearance, annihilation (destruction, perishing, loss)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, perishing, loss, ruin

From root naś (to perish).

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Subject of the rhetorical question.

कथम् (katham) - by what means (how, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb.

कदा (kadā) - at what point in time (when, at what time)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb.