योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-142, verse-9

वच्मीदं मूढसंवित्तौ यदिद तन्न वेद्म्यहम् ।
वस्त्ववस्तुजमाभातं बोधमात्रमिदं ततम् ॥ ९ ॥

vacmīdaṃ mūḍhasaṃvittau yadida tanna vedmyaham ,
vastvavastujamābhātaṃ bodhamātramidaṃ tatam 9

9. vacmi idam mūḍhasaṃvittau yat idam tat na vedmi
aham vastu avastujam ābhātam bodhamātram idam tatam

9. aham mūḍhasaṃvittau idam vacmi yat idam tat na
vedmi idam tatam ābhātam vastu avastujam bodhamātram

9. I declare this for the sake of a deluded consciousness (saṃvitti): 'I do not know what this is.' This entire pervasive manifestation, whether perceived as real (vastu) or as originating from non-reality, is in truth nothing but pure consciousness (bodha).

Words meanings summery:

• वच्मि (vacmi) - I speak, I say, I declare

• इदम् (idam) - this

• मूढसंवित्तौ (mūḍhasaṁvittau) - to a deluded consciousness, in a deluded understanding

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• इदम् (idam) - this

• तत् (tat) - that

• न (na) - not, no

• वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know

• अहम् (aham) - I

• वस्तु (vastu) - reality, thing, substance

• अवस्तुजम् (avastujam) - born from unreality, non-real, unreal

• आभातम् (ābhātam) - appeared, manifested, shone forth

• बोधमात्रम् (bodhamātram) - merely consciousness (bodha), pure consciousness

• इदम् (idam) - this

• ततम् (tatam) - pervasive, extended, spread

Words meanings and morphology

वच्मि (vacmi) - I speak, I say, I declare

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vac

Present Active Indicative

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Object of `vacmi`.

मूढसंवित्तौ (mūḍhasaṁvittau) - to a deluded consciousness, in a deluded understanding

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mūḍhasaṃvitti

mūḍhasaṁvitti - deluded consciousness, confused understanding (saṃvitti)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mūḍha+saṃvitti)

• mūḍha – deluded, confused, foolish, ignorant
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `muh` (to be bewildered, confused).
  Root: muh (class 4)
• saṃvitti – consciousness, knowledge, understanding, perception (saṃvitti)
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root `vid` with prefix `sam`.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Indicates the audience or context for the statement.

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Relative pronoun, refers to 'idam'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Refers to the object of experience/world.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this (demonstrative pronoun)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Active Indicative

Root: vid (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself (first person pronoun)

वस्तु (vastu) - reality, thing, substance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - real thing, object, substance, reality (vastu)

अवस्तुजम् (avastujam) - born from unreality, non-real, unreal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avastuja

avastuja - born from non-existence, unreal

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+vastu+ja)

• a – not, non- (negation prefix)
  indeclinable
• vastu – reality, thing, substance
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced, caused by
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Suffix
  Derived from root `jan` (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Modifies the implicit subject (e.g., 'this world').

आभातम् (ābhātam) - appeared, manifested, shone forth

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ābhāta

ābhāta - shone, appeared, manifested, illuminated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `bhā` (to shine) with prefix `ā` (towards).

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Modifies the implicit subject (e.g., 'this world').

बोधमात्रम् (bodhamātram) - merely consciousness (bodha), pure consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bodhamātra

bodhamātra - merely consciousness, consisting only of consciousness (bodha)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bodha+mātra)

• bodha – awakening, understanding, knowledge, perception, consciousness (bodha)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `budh` (to know, awaken).
  Root: budh (class 1)
• mātra – only, merely, solely, consisting of nothing but
  adjective (neuter)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Refers to the manifestation or reality being discussed.

ततम् (tatam) - pervasive, extended, spread

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tata

tata - spread, extended, pervaded, stretched

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `tan` (to stretch, extend).

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Modifies `idam` (this).