योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-143, verse-39

संविदात्मा स्वयं चित्त्वाद्देहं वेत्ति खमेव खे ।
मृत्वा सन्तं सन्तमिव संकल्पस्वप्नयोरिव ॥ ३९ ॥

saṃvidātmā svayaṃ cittvāddehaṃ vetti khameva khe ,
mṛtvā santaṃ santamiva saṃkalpasvapnayoriva 39

39. saṃvidātmā svayam cittvāt deham vetti kham eva
khe mṛtvā santam santam iva saṃkalpasvapnayoḥ iva

39. saṃvidātmā svayam cittvāt deham khe kham eva vetti
mṛtvā santam santam iva saṃkalpasvapnayoḥ iva

39. The Self (ātman), which is pure consciousness (saṃvid), by its very nature of consciousness (cittva), perceives the body as mere space within space. Even after death (mṛtvā), it continues to perceive that which existed (santam) as if it were still existing (santam iva), just as one perceives things in mental creation (saṃkalpa) and dreams.

Words meanings summery:

• संविदात्मा (saṁvidātmā) - the Self as consciousness, the conscious Self

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, of one's own accord

• चित्त्वात् (cittvāt) - from consciousness, due to being consciousness, because of consciousness

• देहम् (deham) - body

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, perceives, understands

• खम् (kham) - space, ether, sky

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• खे (khe) - in space, in the ether

• मृत्वा (mṛtvā) - having died

• सन्तम् (santam) - existing, being

• सन्तम् (santam) - existing, being

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• संकल्पस्वप्नयोः (saṁkalpasvapnayoḥ) - in mental creation and dreams, of mental creation and dreams

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

संविदात्मा (saṁvidātmā) - the Self as consciousness, the conscious Self

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvidātman

saṁvidātman - the Self that is consciousness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (saṃvid+ātman)

• saṃvid – consciousness, understanding, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
• ātman – Self, soul, essence, individual self, universal Self
  noun (masculine)

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, of one's own accord

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of a reflexive pronoun

चित्त्वात् (cittvāt) - from consciousness, due to being consciousness, because of consciousness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of cittva

cittva - the state of being consciousness, consciousness

Derived from 'cit' (consciousness) with suffix '-tva'

देहम् (deham) - body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, person

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, perceives, understands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

खम् (kham) - space, ether, sky

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - space, ether, sky

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

खे (khe) - in space, in the ether

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - space, ether, sky

मृत्वा (mṛtvā) - having died

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) of root mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

सन्तम् (santam) - existing, being

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - existing, being, real, good

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

सन्तम् (santam) - existing, being

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - existing, being, real, good

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

संकल्पस्वप्नयोः (saṁkalpasvapnayoḥ) - in mental creation and dreams, of mental creation and dreams

(noun)

Locative, masculine, dual of saṃkalpasvapna

saṁkalpasvapna - mental creation and dream

Compound type : dvandva (saṃkalpa+svapna)

• saṃkalpa – intention, resolve, mental creation, imagination, volition
  noun (masculine)
• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)