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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-157, verse-5

चित्तं तु गगनाच्छात्म वपुर्विद्ध्यातिवाहिकम् ।
तदेव वास्ति नेहान्यदाधिभौतिकतादिकम् ॥ ५ ॥
cittaṃ tu gaganācchātma vapurviddhyātivāhikam ,
tadeva vāsti nehānyadādhibhautikatādikam 5
5. cittam tu gaganāt svātma vapuḥ viddhi ativāhikam
tat eva vā asti na iha anyat ādhibhautikatādikam
5. tu cittam gaganāt svātma ativāhikam vapuḥ viddhi vā
tat eva asti iha anyat ādhibhautikatādikam na asti
5. But know that the mind (citta) is its own subtle (ativāhika) form, derived from space. Indeed, only that (mind) exists here; nothing else, such as the forms pertaining to gross elements (ādhibhautika) and so on, is present.

Words meanings summery:

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  • चित्तम् (cittam) - mind (citta) (mind, thought, consciousness)
  • तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, on the other hand, indeed)
  • गगनात् (gaganāt) - from space (from space, from the sky)
  • स्वात्म (svātma) - its own (self) (own self, pertaining to oneself)
  • वपुः (vapuḥ) - form, body (body, form, figure)
  • विद्धि (viddhi) - know (imperative) (know, understand)
  • अतिवाहिकम् (ativāhikam) - subtle, ethereal (subtle, ethereal, conveying beyond, transcending)
  • तत् (tat) - that (mind/subtle body) (that)
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only (only, just, indeed, precisely)
  • वा (vā) - or rather (or, either)
  • अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)
  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, in this case)
  • अन्यत् (anyat) - anything else (other, different, anything else)
  • आधिभौतिकतादिकम् (ādhibhautikatādikam) - such as the forms pertaining to gross elements, and so on (relating to gross material elements, etc.)

Words meanings and morphology

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind (citta) (mind, thought, consciousness)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of citta
citta - mind, thought, intellect, heart, consciousness
Past Passive Participle
From root cit (to perceive), often used as a noun.
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: Subject of the sentence (what is to be known).
तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, on the other hand, indeed)
(indeclinable)
गगनात् (gaganāt) - from space (from space, from the sky)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of gagana
gagana - sky, atmosphere, space, heaven
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Indicating origin of the `svātma vapuḥ`.
स्वात्म (svātma) - its own (self) (own self, pertaining to oneself)
(noun)
masculine, singular of svātman
svātman - one's own self, individual soul, ego
Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'ātman' (self).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman)
  • sva – own, one's own
    pronoun
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, `ātman`
    noun (masculine)
    Root: an
Note: Part of the compound `svātma vapuḥ` where it functions as an adjective modifying `vapuḥ`.
वपुः (vapuḥ) - form, body (body, form, figure)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus
vapus - body, form, figure, nature, essence
s-stem neuter noun.
Root: vap (class 1)
Note: Predicative noun for `cittam` (the mind is the body).
विद्धि (viddhi) - know (imperative) (know, understand)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid
Imperative active
Derived from root vid (2nd class).
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: Addressed to the king.
अतिवाहिकम् (ativāhikam) - subtle, ethereal (subtle, ethereal, conveying beyond, transcending)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ativāhika
ativāhika - conveying beyond, transcending, subtle, ethereal, super-physical
From prefix ati- and root vah (to carry) with suffix -ika.
Prefix: ati
Root: vah (class 1)
Note: Agrees with `vapuḥ`.
तत् (tat) - that (mind/subtle body) (that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that
Note: Subject of the second clause.
एव (eva) - indeed, only (only, just, indeed, precisely)
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or rather (or, either)
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Present active
Derived from root as (2nd class).
Root: as (class 2)
(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, in this case)
(indeclinable)
अन्यत् (anyat) - anything else (other, different, anything else)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anya
anya - other, different, another, any other
Note: Subject of the negated verb 'asti'.
आधिभौतिकतादिकम् (ādhibhautikatādikam) - such as the forms pertaining to gross elements, and so on (relating to gross material elements, etc.)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ādhibhautikatādika
ādhibhautikatādika - relating to gross elements and so on, pertaining to material phenomena, etc.
Compound formed from `ādhibhautikatā` and `ādika`.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ādhibhautikatā+ādika)
  • ādhibhautikatā – the state of pertaining to gross elements, materiality
    noun (feminine)
    Derived from `ādhibhautika` (adjective) with suffix `-tā` (forming feminine abstract noun).
  • ādika – and so on, etc., beginning with
    adjective (neuter)
    Derived from `ādi` (noun) with suffix `-ka` (forming adjective).
Note: Agrees with `anyat`.