योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-159, verse-52

चेतितं चैकमेवास्ति स्वस्त्यनन्तमतश्चितः ।
चिन्मात्रव्यतिरेकेण किं नाम वद जीवनम् ॥ ५२ ॥

cetitaṃ caikamevāsti svastyanantamataścitaḥ ,
cinmātravyatirekeṇa kiṃ nāma vada jīvanam 52

52. cetitam ca ekam eva asti svasti anantam ataḥ citaḥ
| cit mātra vyatirekeṇa kim nāma vada jīvanam

52. ca cetitam ekam eva asti ataḥ citaḥ anantam svasti
cin mātra vyatirekeṇa nāma kim jīvanam vada

52. And what is cognized is only one, leading to endless well-being (svasti) of consciousness (cit). Therefore, apart from mere consciousness (cit), tell me, what indeed is life?

Words meanings summery:

• चेतितम् (cetitam) - what is cognized (cognized, conscious, perceived, known)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single (one, single, alone)

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

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being, peace (well-being, welfare, prosperity, peace)

• अनन्तम् (anantam) - endless (endless, infinite, eternal)

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, from this (reason) (therefore, hence, from this)

• चितः (citaḥ) - of consciousness (cit) (of consciousness, of thought)

• चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit) (consciousness, thought, pure awareness)

• मात्र (mātra) - mere, only (mere, only, consisting only of)

• व्यतिरेकेण (vyatirekeṇa) - apart from, without (by separation, by distinction, apart from, without)

• किम् (kim) - what (interrogative) (what, which, why)

• नाम (nāma) - indeed (expletive for emphasis), pray tell (indeed, namely, by name)

• वद (vada) - tell (me) (say, speak, tell)

• जीवनम् (jīvanam) - life (life, living, existence)

Words meanings and morphology

चेतितम् (cetitam) - what is cognized (cognized, conscious, perceived, known)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetita

cetita - made conscious, perceived, cognized, understood

Past Passive Participle

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

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Used here substantively as 'that which is cognized'.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

एकम् (ekam) - one, single (one, single, alone)

(numeral)

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

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being, peace (well-being, welfare, prosperity, peace)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svasti

svasti - well-being, welfare, prosperity, peace, happiness (often used as an exclamation 'hail!')

अनन्तम् (anantam) - endless (endless, infinite, eternal)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, eternal, unbounded; the infinite (often referring to Viṣṇu or the serpent Śeṣa)

Derived from 'an' (negation) + 'anta' (end)

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi or nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+anta)

• an – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix used before vowels
• anta – end, limit, boundary, conclusion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'svasti' implicitly or explicitly.

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, from this (reason) (therefore, hence, from this)

(indeclinable)

चितः (citaḥ) - of consciousness (cit) (of consciousness, of thought)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, understanding, pure awareness

Root: cit (class 1)

चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit) (consciousness, thought, pure awareness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, understanding, pure awareness

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Forms part of a compound 'cinmātra'.

मात्र (mātra) - mere, only (mere, only, consisting only of)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mātra

mātra - mere, only, consisting only of, dimension, measure

Note: Forms part of the compound 'cinmātra' (pure consciousness).

व्यतिरेकेण (vyatirekeṇa) - apart from, without (by separation, by distinction, apart from, without)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vyatireka

vyatireka - separation, distinction, difference, exclusion, exception, opposition

Derived from 'vi' + 'ati' + root 'ric' (to separate)

Prefixes: vi+ati

Root: ric (class 7)

Note: Often used with a genitive or ablative to mean 'apart from'.

किम् (kim) - what (interrogative) (what, which, why)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, why

नाम (nāma) - indeed (expletive for emphasis), pray tell (indeed, namely, by name)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used to add emphasis in questions.

वद (vada) - tell (me) (say, speak, tell)

(verb)

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

Root: vad (class 1)

जीवनम् (jīvanam) - life (life, living, existence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvana

jīvana - life, living, means of livelihood, water

Derived from root 'jīv' (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)