योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-163, verse-18

अचेत्यमेव चिन्मात्रमिदं जगदिति स्थितम् ।
इत्येव सत्यबोधस्य बन्धमोक्षदृशौ कुतः ॥ १८ ॥

acetyameva cinmātramidaṃ jagaditi sthitam ,
ityeva satyabodhasya bandhamokṣadṛśau kutaḥ 18

18. acetyam eva cinmātram idam jagat iti sthitam
iti eva satyabodhasya bandhamokṣadṛśau kutaḥ

18. idam jagat acetyam eva cinmātram iti sthitam
iti eva satyabodhasya bandhamokṣadṛśau kutaḥ

18. This world (jagat) is established as purely consciousness (cit), beyond conception. For one possessing true understanding, from where could the perspectives of bondage and liberation (mokṣa) possibly arise?

Words meanings summery:

• अचेत्यम् (acetyam) - inconceivable, unthinkable, not to be thought of

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - mere consciousness, only consciousness (cit)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• इति (iti) - thus, this (marks quotation or refers to preceding statement)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - established, existing, standing, situated

• इति (iti) - thus, this (referring to the entire preceding statement)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• सत्यबोधस्य (satyabodhasya) - of one who has true understanding/knowledge

• बन्धमोक्षदृशौ (bandhamokṣadṛśau) - the two perceptions/views of bondage and liberation (mokṣa)

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - whence, from where, how is it that

Words meanings and morphology

अचेत्यम् (acetyam) - inconceivable, unthinkable, not to be thought of

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of acetya

acetya - unthinkable, inconceivable, not to be conceived

Gerundive (negated)

From root 'cit' (to perceive, think) + suffix 'ya' (gerundive) + negative prefix 'a'.

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Used here predicatively for 'jagat'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - mere consciousness, only consciousness (cit)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cinmātra

cinmātra - mere consciousness, only consciousness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+mātra)

• cit – consciousness, thought, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'cit' (to perceive, understand).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• mātra – mere, only, purely
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Used here predicatively for 'jagat'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves

present active participle (used as noun)

From root 'gam' (to go) + present participle suffix. Often used substantively.

Root: gam (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, this (marks quotation or refers to preceding statement)

(indeclinable)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - established, existing, standing, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, existing, situated, established

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand) + 'kta' (ta) suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used here predicatively for 'jagat'.

इति (iti) - thus, this (referring to the entire preceding statement)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

सत्यबोधस्य (satyabodhasya) - of one who has true understanding/knowledge

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of satyabodha

satyabodha - true knowledge, true understanding

Compound type : karmadhāraya (satya+bodha)

• satya – truth, reality, true, real
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from root 'as' (to be) + 'tya' suffix.
  Root: as (class 2)
• bodha – awakening, understanding, knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  nominalization
  From root 'budh' (to know, awaken) + 'a' suffix.
  Root: budh (class 1)

बन्धमोक्षदृशौ (bandhamokṣadṛśau) - the two perceptions/views of bondage and liberation (mokṣa)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of bandhamokṣadṛś

bandhamokṣadṛś - perception/view of bondage and liberation

Compound type : dvandva + karmadhāraya (bandha+mokṣa+dṛś)

• bandha – bondage, fetter, tying
  noun (masculine)
  nominalization
  From root 'bandh' (to bind).
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• mokṣa – liberation, release, freedom
  noun (masculine)
  nominalization
  From root 'muc' (to release) + suffix 'sa'.
  Root: muc (class 6)
• dṛś – sight, vision, perception, view
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'dṛś' (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - whence, from where, how is it that

(indeclinable)

Ablative adverb from 'kim' (what).