योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-136, verse-14

निराकारं निराधारमाकाशवलयोपमम् ।
चित्तं किंचिदिवाचेत्यमासीच्चेतनमासुरम् ॥ १४ ॥

nirākāraṃ nirādhāramākāśavalayopamam ,
cittaṃ kiṃcidivācetyamāsīccetanamāsuram 14

14. nirākāraṃ nirādhāram ākāśavalayopamam cittaṃ
kiñcit iva acetiam āsīt cetanam āsuram

14. āsuram cetanam cittaṃ nirākāraṃ nirādhāram ākāśavalayopamam,
kiñcit iva acetiam āsīt.

14. The demon's consciousness (citta) became formless, without support, resembling a circle in the sky, and somewhat incomprehensible (acetiam).

Words meanings summery:

• निराकारं (nirākāraṁ) - formless, shapeless

• निराधारम् (nirādhāram) - unsupported, baseless

• आकाशवलयोपमम् (ākāśavalayopamam) - resembling a circle in space, boundless like space

• चित्तं (cittaṁ) - the consciousness (of the demon) (mind, consciousness)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - somewhat (something, somewhat, a little)

• इव (iva) - as if (introducing a degree of uncertainty or likeness) (like, as, as if)

• अचेतिअम् (acetiam) - incomprehensible (unknowable, imperceptible, incomprehensible)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - it became, it was (was, it was)

• चेतनम् (cetanam) - conscious (nature of the mind) (conscious, sentient, consciousness)

• आसुरम् (āsuram) - demonic (nature of the consciousness) (demonic, belonging to demons)

Words meanings and morphology

निराकारं (nirākāraṁ) - formless, shapeless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirākāra

nirākāra - formless, shapeless, bodiless

Compound of nis (without) + ākāra (form)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+ākāra)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
  Prefix/preposition
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with cittaṃ.

निराधारम् (nirādhāram) - unsupported, baseless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirādhāra

nirādhāra - without support, baseless, independent

Compound of nis (without) + ādhāra (support)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+ādhāra)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
  Prefix/preposition
• ādhāra – support, basis, receptacle
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with cittaṃ.

आकाशवलयोपमम् (ākāśavalayopamam) - resembling a circle in space, boundless like space

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśavalayopama

ākāśavalayopama - resembling a circle in space/sky, boundless like the expanse of space

Compound of ākāśa (space) + valaya (circle) + upama (similar)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+valaya+upama)

• ākāśa – space, sky, ether
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• valaya – circle, ring, bracelet
  noun (masculine)
• upama – likeness, comparison, similar, resembling
  adjective (neuter)
  Prefix: upa

Note: Agrees with cittaṃ.

चित्तं (cittaṁ) - the consciousness (of the demon) (mind, consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect

From root cit (to perceive, observe)

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of āsīt.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - somewhat (something, somewhat, a little)

(indeclinable)

From kim (what) + cid (indefinite particle)

Note: Adverbial modifier to acetiam.

इव (iva) - as if (introducing a degree of uncertainty or likeness) (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison

Note: Used with kiñcit for 'somewhat as if' or 'a little bit like'.

अचेतिअम् (acetiam) - incomprehensible (unknowable, imperceptible, incomprehensible)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of acetya

acetya - unknowable, imperceptible, incomprehensible, not to be thought of

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Compound of a (not) + cetya (that which is to be known/perceived, from cit)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+cetya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• cetya – to be thought, knowable, perceptible
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root cit (to perceive, know)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Agrees with cittaṃ.

आसीत् (āsīt) - it became, it was (was, it was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

चेतनम् (cetanam) - conscious (nature of the mind) (conscious, sentient, consciousness)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetana

cetana - conscious, sentient; consciousness, intellect

From root cit (to perceive, be conscious)

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Agrees with cittaṃ.

आसुरम् (āsuram) - demonic (nature of the consciousness) (demonic, belonging to demons)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āsura

āsura - demonic, belonging to demons; divine (early Vedic)

Derived from asura

Note: Agrees with cittaṃ.