योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-163, verse-4

चिन्मात्रं पुरुषं विद्धि चेतनाज्जीवनामकम् ।
यच्चेतति स जीवोऽन्तस्तन्मयो भवति क्षणात् ॥ ४ ॥

cinmātraṃ puruṣaṃ viddhi cetanājjīvanāmakam ,
yaccetati sa jīvo'ntastanmayo bhavati kṣaṇāt 4

4. cinmātram puruṣam viddhi cetanāt jīvanāmakam yat
cetati saḥ jīvaḥ antaḥ tanmayaḥ bhavati kṣaṇāt

4. puruṣam cinmātram viddhi cetanāt jīvanāmakam yat
cetati saḥ antaḥ jīvaḥ kṣaṇāt tanmayaḥ bhavati

4. Understand the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) as pure consciousness (cinmātra). From this consciousness, it is named the individual soul (jīva). Whatever (being) is conscious, that individual soul (jīva) residing within quickly becomes identical with that (supreme consciousness).

Words meanings summery:

• चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - pure consciousness (cinmātra) (merely consciousness, pure consciousness)

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (the person, cosmic person, human being)

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

• चेतनात् (cetanāt) - from consciousness, by intelligence

• जीवनामकम् (jīvanāmakam) - named the individual soul (jīva) (named jīva, called the individual soul)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (being) (what, which, whoever)

• चेतति (cetati) - is conscious, perceives, thinks

• सः (saḥ) - that (individual soul) (that, he)

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul (jīva) (individual soul, living being)

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside

• तन्मयः (tanmayaḥ) - consisting of that, identical with that, absorbed in that

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - instantly, in a moment, quickly

Words meanings and morphology

चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - pure consciousness (cinmātra) (merely consciousness, pure consciousness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cinmātra

cinmātra - consisting merely of consciousness, pure consciousness

Compound of `cit` (consciousness) and `mātra` (only, merely).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (cit+mātra)

• cit – consciousness, pure thought, spirit
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – only, merely, full, whole, measure
  adjective/indeclinable

Note: Predicate accusative to `puruṣam`.

पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (the person, cosmic person, human being)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - person, man, human being, the Supreme Being, spirit, cosmic person

Note: Object of `viddhi`.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

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

Imperative Active Indicative

2nd person singular, Parasmaipada, Imperative mood, from root √vid (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Addressed to Rama.

चेतनात् (cetanāt) - from consciousness, by intelligence

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of cetanā

cetanā - consciousness, intelligence, awareness, sensation

From √cit (to perceive, observe).

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Indicates source or origin.

जीवनामकम् (jīvanāmakam) - named the individual soul (jīva) (named jīva, called the individual soul)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvanāmaka

jīvanāmaka - named 'jīva'

Compound of `jīva` (individual soul) and `nāmaka` (named, called).

Compound type : tatpurusha (jīva+nāmaka)

• jīva – individual soul, living being, life
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• nāmaka – named, called, denoting
  adjective
  From `nāman` (name) + `ka` suffix.

Note: Qualifies an implied 'it' or 'that being'.

यत् (yat) - whatever (being) (what, which, whoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

Note: Subject of `cetati`.

चेतति (cetati) - is conscious, perceives, thinks

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, Present tense

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Verb for the relative clause.

सः (saḥ) - that (individual soul) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun to `yat`.

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul (jīva) (individual soul, living being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - individual soul, living being, life

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Subject of `bhavati`.

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside

(indeclinable)

Note: Qualifies the location of `jīva`.

तन्मयः (tanmayaḥ) - consisting of that, identical with that, absorbed in that

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tanmaya

tanmaya - consisting of that, absorbed in that, identical with that

Compound of `tad` (that) and `maya` (consisting of).

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+maya)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• maya – consisting of, made of
  suffix/adjective

Note: Predicate adjective, describing `jīvaḥ`.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, Present tense

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the second clause.

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - instantly, in a moment, quickly

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - instant, moment, short time

Note: Adverbial ablative.