योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-103, verse-2

तावन्मात्रं च पुरुषः कदाचित्स न नश्यति ।
यदि नश्यति चिन्मात्रं भूयो जायेत किं कथम् ॥ २ ॥

tāvanmātraṃ ca puruṣaḥ kadācitsa na naśyati ,
yadi naśyati cinmātraṃ bhūyo jāyeta kiṃ katham 2

2. tāvanmātram ca puruṣaḥ kadācit saḥ na naśyati
yadi naśyati cinmātram bhūyaḥ jāyeta kim katham

2. ca puruṣaḥ tāvanmātram saḥ kadācit na naśyati
yadi cinmātram naśyati bhūyaḥ kim katham jāyeta

2. And the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) is merely that much (consciousness). He never perishes. If pure consciousness (cinmātram) were to perish, how could it ever be born again?

Words meanings summery:

• तावन्मात्रम् (tāvanmātram) - nothing but that (consciousness) (merely that much, only so much)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

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

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - never (when combined with 'na') (sometimes, at some time, ever)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the puruṣa) (he, that)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• नश्यति (naśyati) - is annihilated (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)

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

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again (again, further, more)

• जायेत (jāyeta) - could be born (may be born, should be born, would be born)

• किम् (kim) - how (in rhetorical question) (what, why, whether)

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

Words meanings and morphology

तावन्मात्रम् (tāvanmātram) - nothing but that (consciousness) (merely that much, only so much)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tāvanmātra

tāvanmātra - merely that much, only so much

Compound of tāvat (so much, that much) and mātra (mere).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tāvat+mātra)

• tāvat – so much, that much, so many
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from demonstrative pronoun tad.
• mātra – mere, only, measure, quantity
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'puruṣaḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - person, man, male, spirit, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

Root: pṛ

Note: Subject of the sentence.

कदाचित् (kadācit) - never (when combined with 'na') (sometimes, at some time, ever)

(indeclinable)

Formed from kadā (when) and cit (an indefinite particle).

सः (saḥ) - he (the puruṣa) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular nominative.

Note: Refers to 'puruṣaḥ'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Used to negate verbs or adjectives.

नश्यति (naśyati) - is annihilated (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of naś

present active indicative 3rd singular

From root naś (to perish), class 4.

Root: naś (class 4)

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)

(indeclinable)

Conditional conjunction.

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

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: Subject of the conditional clause.

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again (again, further, more)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Root: bhū

जायेत (jāyeta) - could be born (may be born, should be born, would be born)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of jan

optative middle 3rd singular

From root jan (to be born), class 4 jāyate. Optative mood.

Root: jan (class 4)

किम् (kim) - how (in rhetorical question) (what, why, whether)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative particle/pronoun, neuter nominative/accusative singular used adverbially.

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

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb.