योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-106, verse-20

देशाद्देशान्तरप्राप्तौ यन्मध्ये संविदो वपुः ।
दूरतोऽर्धनिमेषेण तच्चिन्मात्रवपुः स्मृतम् ॥ २० ॥

deśāddeśāntaraprāptau yanmadhye saṃvido vapuḥ ,
dūrato'rdhanimeṣeṇa taccinmātravapuḥ smṛtam 20

20. deśāt deśāntaraprāptau yat madhye saṃvidaḥ vapuḥ
dūrataḥ ardhanimeṣeṇa tat cinmātravapuḥ smṛtam

20. yat saṃvidaḥ vapuḥ deśāt deśāntaraprāptau madhye
tat ardhanimeṣeṇa dūrataḥ cinmātravapuḥ smṛtam

20. The form of consciousness (saṃvid) that exists in the interval when one moves from one place to another, even for a fleeting moment (half a blink), is considered to be a form consisting solely of pure consciousness.

Words meanings summery:

• देशात् (deśāt) - from one place (from a place, from a country, from a region)

• देशान्तरप्राप्तौ (deśāntaraprāptau) - in the arrival at another place (in the attainment of another place, upon reaching another region)

• यत् (yat) - which (referring to the form of consciousness) (which, what, that)

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the interval, in between (in the middle, between, among)

• संविदः (saṁvidaḥ) - of consciousness (of consciousness, of knowledge, of understanding)

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - form (body, form, nature, figure)

• दूरतः (dūrataḥ) - for a fleeting moment (lit. from a distance, implying brevity) (from afar, remotely, at a distance)

• अर्धनिमेषेण (ardhanimeṣeṇa) - by half a blink, for a fleeting moment (by half a wink, in half a blink, in an instant)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the form of consciousness) (that)

• चिन्मात्रवपुः (cinmātravapuḥ) - a form consisting solely of pure consciousness (a form consisting solely of consciousness, a purely conscious form)

• स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is considered, is known (remembered, recollected, considered, known as)

Words meanings and morphology

देशात् (deśāt) - from one place (from a place, from a country, from a region)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, country, region, spot

Root: diś (class 6)

देशान्तरप्राप्तौ (deśāntaraprāptau) - in the arrival at another place (in the attainment of another place, upon reaching another region)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of deśāntaraprāpti

deśāntaraprāpti - attainment of another place, reaching another country

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deśa+antara+prāpti)

• deśa – place, country, region
  noun (masculine)
• antara – other, another, interval
  adjective (neuter)
• prāpti – attainment, acquisition, arrival
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from pra-āp + ktin
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

यत् (yat) - which (referring to the form of consciousness) (which, what, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

मध्ये (madhye) - in the interval, in between (in the middle, between, among)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, central, interval

संविदः (saṁvidaḥ) - of consciousness (of consciousness, of knowledge, of understanding)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - consciousness, knowledge, understanding, agreement

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

वपुः (vapuḥ) - form (body, form, nature, figure)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, nature, beauty

Root: vap

दूरतः (dūrataḥ) - for a fleeting moment (lit. from a distance, implying brevity) (from afar, remotely, at a distance)

(indeclinable)

Derived from dūra + tasi (ablative suffix)

अर्धनिमेषेण (ardhanimeṣeṇa) - by half a blink, for a fleeting moment (by half a wink, in half a blink, in an instant)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ardhanimeṣa

ardhanimeṣa - half a wink, half a blink, a very short instant

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ardha+nimeṣa)

• ardha – half
  adjective (masculine)
• nimeṣa – wink, blink, moment, instant
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from ni-miṣ + ghañ
  Prefix: ni
  Root: miṣ (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the form of consciousness) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

चिन्मात्रवपुः (cinmātravapuḥ) - a form consisting solely of pure consciousness (a form consisting solely of consciousness, a purely conscious form)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cinmātravapus

cinmātravapus - whose body/form is pure consciousness, consisting only of consciousness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+mātra+vapus)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, spirit
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – only, merely, solely, quantity
  adjective (neuter)
• vapus – body, form, figure
  noun (neuter)

स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is considered, is known (remembered, recollected, considered, known as)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, known, taught

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √smṛ + kta

Root: smṛ (class 1)