योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-157, verse-9

हृदयस्थं जगज्जालं न किंचित्किंचिदास्थितम् ।
जगद्विद्धि निराकारं चित्तमेव न वास्तवम् ॥ ९ ॥

hṛdayasthaṃ jagajjālaṃ na kiṃcitkiṃcidāsthitam ,
jagadviddhi nirākāraṃ cittameva na vāstavam 9

9. hṛdayastham jagajjālam na kiñcit kiñcit āsthitam
jagat viddhi nirākāram cittam eva na vāstavam

9. hṛdayastham jagajjālam kiñcit kiñcid na āsthitam
viddhi jagat nirākāram cittam eva na vāstavam

9. This intricate network of the world (jagat-jāla), though seemingly located within the heart (hṛdayastha), is not truly situated anywhere. Understand that the world (jagat) is formless (nirākāra), nothing but the mind (citta) itself, and therefore not ultimately real.

Words meanings summery:

• हृदयस्थम् (hṛdayastham) - situated in the heart

• जगज्जालम् (jagajjālam) - intricate network of the world (net of the world, illusion of the world)

• न (na) - not, no

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anywhere, at all (anything, something, a little)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anywhere, at all (anything, something, a little)

• आस्थितम् (āsthitam) - truly situated (situated, placed, resting on)

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• विद्धि (viddhi) - understand (know (imperative))

• निराकारम् (nirākāram) - formless, bodiless

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness

• एव (eva) - nothing but (only, indeed, just)

• न (na) - not, no

• वास्तवम् (vāstavam) - ultimately real (real, true, essential)

Words meanings and morphology

हृदयस्थम् (hṛdayastham) - situated in the heart

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hṛdayastha

hṛdayastha - situated in the heart, being in the heart

Compound of 'hṛdaya' (heart) and 'stha' (standing, situated)

Compound type : Upapada-Tatpuruṣa (hṛdaya+stha)

• hṛdaya – heart, mind, soul
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix '-stha' from root 'sthā'
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'jagajjālam'

जगज्जालम् (jagajjālam) - intricate network of the world (net of the world, illusion of the world)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagajjāla

jagajjāla - net of the world, illusion of the world

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'jagat' (world) and 'jāla' (net, snare, illusion)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (jagat+jāla)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'gam'
  Root: gam (class 1)
• jāla – net, snare, illusion, web
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anywhere, at all (anything, something, a little)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, anything, a little, perhaps

Indeclinable particle 'cid' attached to 'kim'

Note: Used here in conjunction with another 'kiñcit' and 'na' for emphasis ("not at all, in anything").

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anywhere, at all (anything, something, a little)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, anything, a little, perhaps

Indeclinable particle 'cid' attached to 'kim'

Note: Used here as a locative (or dative) indefinite pronoun with 'āsthitam'.

आस्थितम् (āsthitam) - truly situated (situated, placed, resting on)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āsthita

āsthita - situated, placed, relying on, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'jagajjālam'

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe; moving, living beings

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'gam' (to go, move)

Root: gam (class 1)

विद्धि (viddhi) - understand (know (imperative))

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

निराकारम् (nirākāram) - formless, bodiless

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirākāra

nirākāra - formless, bodiless, without specific shape

Compound: 'nir' (without) + 'ākāra' (form)

Compound type : Avyayībhāva / Bahuvrīhi (nir+ākāra)

• nir – without, out of, away
  indeclinable
  Prefix/preposition
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'jagat'

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, heart

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'cit' (to perceive, know)

Root: cit (class 1)

एव (eva) - nothing but (only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle

वास्तवम् (vāstavam) - ultimately real (real, true, essential)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vāstava

vāstava - real, true, essential, belonging to a dwelling

Derived from 'vastu' (thing, reality) with suffix '-a'

Note: Agrees with 'jagat'