योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-137, verse-54

एतन्निद्राघनं जाग्रत्यपि संभवति स्वतः ।
न किंचिच्चिन्तयाम्यासे शान्त इत्येकरूपकम् ॥ ५४ ॥

etannidrāghanaṃ jāgratyapi saṃbhavati svataḥ ,
na kiṃciccintayāmyāse śānta ityekarūpakam 54

54. etat nidrā-ghanam jāgrati api saṃbhavati svataḥ
na kiñcit cintayāmi āse śāntaḥ iti eka-rūpakam

54. etat nidrā-ghanam ja̅grati api svataḥ saṃbhavati .
kiñcit na cintayāmi ,
(aham) āse .
śāntaḥ iti eka-rūpakam .

54. This dense, sleep-like state (of profound rest) arises spontaneously even in the waking state. In it, I do not think anything; I simply exist peacefully. This is its sole characteristic.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (state of profound rest) (this, this one)

• निद्रा-घनम् (nidrā-ghanam) - a state dense like sleep, a state of profound rest (dense sleep, profound sleep, thick with sleep)

• जाग्रति (jāgrati) - in the waking state, while awake

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• संभवति (saṁbhavati) - arises, occurs spontaneously (occurs, happens, is possible, is born)

• स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously (by oneself, of its own accord, spontaneously)

• न (na) - not, no

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (negative sense: nothing) (anything, something, a little)

• चिन्तयामि (cintayāmi) - I think, I reflect

• आसे (āse) - I exist (in a state of being) (I sit, I dwell, I exist)

• शान्तः (śāntaḥ) - peaceful (peaceful, calm, tranquil, appeased)

• इति (iti) - — this is (thus, so, in this way)

• एक-रूपकम् (eka-rūpakam) - its single characteristic (having a single form, single characteristic, homogeneous)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (state of profound rest) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, here, now

निद्रा-घनम् (nidrā-ghanam) - a state dense like sleep, a state of profound rest (dense sleep, profound sleep, thick with sleep)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nidrā-ghana

nidrā-ghana - dense sleep, profound sleep, thick with sleep

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nidrā+ghana)

• nidrā – sleep, slumber, profound sleep
  noun (feminine)
• ghana – dense, thick, solid, compact; profound
  adjective

जाग्रति (jāgrati) - in the waking state, while awake

(participle)

Locative, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - waking, awake

Present Active Participle

Derived from root jāgṛ (to wake) + śatṛ

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Used as a noun or adjective in locative to mean 'in the waking state'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

संभवति (saṁbhavati) - arises, occurs spontaneously (occurs, happens, is possible, is born)

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously (by oneself, of its own accord, spontaneously)

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix -tas from sva

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (negative sense: nothing) (anything, something, a little)

(indeclinable)

indeclinable use of kiñcid

Note: Used here adverbially or as an indefinite pronoun in accusative sense.

चिन्तयामि (cintayāmi) - I think, I reflect

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of cintay

Present Indicative

Denominative verb from cintā

Root: cit (class 10)

आसे (āse) - I exist (in a state of being) (I sit, I dwell, I exist)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (lat) of ās

Present Indicative

Root: ās (class 2)

शान्तः (śāntaḥ) - peaceful (peaceful, calm, tranquil, appeased)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, calm, tranquil, appeased, ceased, extinguished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śam (to be calm) + kta

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Refers to the state of 'I'.

इति (iti) - — this is (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the preceding word as a characterization.

एक-रूपकम् (eka-rūpakam) - its single characteristic (having a single form, single characteristic, homogeneous)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of eka-rūpaka

eka-rūpaka - having one form, uniform, homogeneous, single characteristic

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+rūpaka)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral
• rūpaka – form, characteristic, metaphor
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'etat'.