योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-137, verse-40

तच्चेतनं खमेवास्ति स्थितं तद्देहवत्कचत् ।
अनन्तमविभागात्म प्रतिघाप्रतिघात्मकम् ॥ ४० ॥

taccetanaṃ khamevāsti sthitaṃ taddehavatkacat ,
anantamavibhāgātma pratighāpratighātmakam 40

40. tat cetanam kham eva asti sthitam tat dehavat
kacat anantam avibhāgātma pratighāpratighātmakam

40. tat cetanam kham eva asti tat dehavat kacat
sthitam anantam avibhāgātma pratighāpratighātmakam

40. That conscious principle (cetana) is indeed like space (kha), existing and shining as if it were a body. It is infinite, its very essence (ātman) is indivisible, and it is by nature without obstruction or resistance.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - Refers to the 'cetanam' (conscious principle) from the previous verse. (that, it)

• चेतनम् (cetanam) - consciousness, conscious principle

• खम् (kham) - space, ether, sky

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - existing, situated

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• देहवत् (dehavat) - like a body, having a body

• कचत् (kacat) - shining, sparkling, appearing

• अनन्तम् (anantam) - infinite, endless

• अविभागात्म (avibhāgātma) - whose self (ātman) is indivisible, non-divisible by nature

• प्रतिघाप्रतिघात्मकम् (pratighāpratighātmakam) - By nature, it is without obstruction or resistance, implying its subtle, pervasive, and unhindered nature. (whose nature (ātman) is free from and endowed with resistance, or rather, free from resistance)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - Refers to the 'cetanam' (conscious principle) from the previous verse. (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'cetanam'.

चेतनम् (cetanam) - consciousness, conscious principle

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetana

cetana - conscious, animate, sentient; consciousness, spirit

Derived from root cit (to perceive, know)

Root: cit (class 1)

खम् (kham) - space, ether, sky

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - space, ether, sky, air, zero

Note: Metaphorically compares consciousness to space.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the identity.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - existing, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, abiding, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with suffix -ta

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'cetanam'.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used demonstratively, referring to 'cetanam'.

देहवत् (dehavat) - like a body, having a body

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dehavat

dehavat - like a body, corporeal, having a body

Suffix -vat indicating 'like' or 'possessing'

Note: Modifies 'cetanam'.

कचत् (kacat) - shining, sparkling, appearing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kacat

kacat - shining, appearing, sparkling

Present Active Participle

Derived from root kac (to shine, appear)

Root: kac (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'cetanam'.

अनन्तम् (anantam) - infinite, endless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, boundless

Compound: a (negation) + anta (end)

Note: Modifies 'cetanam'.

अविभागात्म (avibhāgātma) - whose self (ātman) is indivisible, non-divisible by nature

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avibhāgātman

avibhāgātman - whose nature/self is indivisible, non-divisible essence

Compound: a (negation) + vibhāga (division) + ātman (self, nature)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+vibhāga+ātman)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• vibhāga – division, separation, distinction
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhaj (to divide) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhaj (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound adjective, refers to 'cetanam'. The form 'ātma' is the neuter nominative singular of 'ātman'.

प्रतिघाप्रतिघात्मकम् (pratighāpratighātmakam) - By nature, it is without obstruction or resistance, implying its subtle, pervasive, and unhindered nature. (whose nature (ātman) is free from and endowed with resistance, or rather, free from resistance)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratighāpratighātmaka

pratighāpratighātmaka - whose nature is both resistance and non-resistance (or simply non-resistance, implying an unhindered nature)

Compound: pratigha (resistance) + apratigha (non-resistance) + ātmaka (whose nature is)

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa or iterative compound then tatpuruṣa (pratigha+apratigha+ātmaka)

• pratigha – resistance, obstruction, collision
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root han (to strike) with prefix prati
  Prefix: prati
  Root: han (class 2)
• apratigha – without resistance, unhindered, unopposed
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound: a (negation) + pratigha (resistance)
  Prefix: a
• ātmaka – whose nature is, consisting of, having the nature of
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -ātmaka, derived from ātman

Note: Modifies 'cetanam'.