योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-169, verse-12

ते हि चेत्यचिदाभासनभस्याभान्ति भामयाः ।
भास्करा उदिता नित्यं नेह तिष्ठन्ति ते क्वचित् ॥ १२ ॥

te hi cetyacidābhāsanabhasyābhānti bhāmayāḥ ,
bhāskarā uditā nityaṃ neha tiṣṭhanti te kvacit 12

12. te hi cetyacidābhāsanabhasi ābhānti bhāmayāḥ
bhāskarāḥ uditāḥ nityam na iha tiṣṭhanti te kvacit

12. hi te bhāmayāḥ cetyacidābhāsanabhasi ābhānti
uditāḥ nityam bhāskarāḥ te iha kvacit na tiṣṭhanti

12. Indeed, these radiant ones shine forth in the firmament of manifest consciousness and non-consciousness. Like perpetually risen suns, they do not remain fixed anywhere in this realm.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, these

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• चेत्यचिदाभासनभसि (cetyacidābhāsanabhasi) - in the firmament/expanse of the manifestation of the knowable and unknowable / consciousness and non-consciousness

• आभान्ति (ābhānti) - shine, appear, manifest

• भामयाः (bhāmayāḥ) - radiant ones, luminous ones

• भास्कराः (bhāskarāḥ) - suns, sun-creators

• उदिताः (uditāḥ) - risen, ascended

• नित्यम् (nityam) - perpetually, eternally, always

• न (na) - not, no

• इह (iha) - here, in this world/realm

• तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - stand, remain, abide

• ते (te) - they, these

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, somewhere, at times

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the luminous beings.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

चेत्यचिदाभासनभसि (cetyacidābhāsanabhasi) - in the firmament/expanse of the manifestation of the knowable and unknowable / consciousness and non-consciousness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of cetyacidābhāsanabhas

cetyacidābhāsanabhas - the sky/expanse of the manifestation of consciousness and non-consciousness

Long compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cetya+acit+ābhāsa+nabhas)

• cetya – that which is to be thought/known, knowable, conscious
  adjective
  Gerundive
  From root cit (to perceive/know)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• acit – non-conscious, inert, unknowable
  adjective
  a (negation) + cit (consciousness/thought)
• ābhāsa – appearance, manifestation, lustre, semblance
  noun (masculine)
  from ā-bhās (to shine, appear)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)
• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, firmament, space
  noun (neuter)

Note: This is a complex compound: cetya-acit + ābhāsa + nabhas.

आभान्ति (ābhānti) - shine, appear, manifest

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ābhās

Present Active Indicative

From root bhās with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: bhās (class 1)

भामयाः (bhāmayāḥ) - radiant ones, luminous ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāmaya

bhāmaya - luminous, radiant, shining

from bhā (light) + maya (made of)

Note: Qualifies te.

भास्कराः (bhāskarāḥ) - suns, sun-creators

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāskara

bhāskara - sun, creator of light

bhās (light) + kara (maker)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhās+kara)

• bhās – light, lustre, radiance
  noun (feminine)
• kara – maker, doer, hand
  noun (masculine)
  from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used as a comparison to the radiant beings.

उदिताः (uditāḥ) - risen, ascended

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of udita

udita - risen, ascended, spoken

Past Passive Participle

From ud-i (to rise)

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

नित्यम् (nityam) - perpetually, eternally, always

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of neuter accusative singular of nitya.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world/realm

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - stand, remain, abide

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Present Active Indicative

From root sthā, 1st conjugation, parasmaipada.

Root: sthā (class 1)

ते (te) - they, these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the luminous beings.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, somewhere, at times

(indeclinable)

From ka + cid (indefinite pronoun/particle)