योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-171, verse-8

यथा सुषुप्तात्स्वप्नत्वं गच्छद्यात्यनवस्थितिम् ।
चिन्मात्रमजहत्स्वच्छं निजं रूपमनामयम् ॥ ८ ॥

yathā suṣuptātsvapnatvaṃ gacchadyātyanavasthitim ,
cinmātramajahatsvacchaṃ nijaṃ rūpamanāmayam 8

8. yathā suṣuptāt svapnatvaṁ gacchat yāti anavasthitim
cit-mātram ajahat svaccham nijam rūpam anāmayam

8. yathā suṣuptāt svapnatvaṁ gacchat anavasthitim yāti
cit-mātram svaccham nijam anāmayam rūpam ajahat

8. Just as (the mind) transitioning from deep sleep (suṣupti) to the dream state experiences instability, yet it does not abandon its own pure, untainted form of consciousness (cit).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

• सुषुप्तात् (suṣuptāt) - from deep sleep (suṣupti) (from deep sleep)

• स्वप्नत्वं (svapnatvaṁ) - the dream state (the state of dreaming, dream-state)

• गच्छत् (gacchat) - transitioning (from) (going, moving, proceeding)

• याति (yāti) - experiences, attains (goes, moves, attains)

• अनवस्थितिम् (anavasthitim) - instability (instability, unsettledness, impermanence)

• चित्-मात्रम् (cit-mātram) - mere consciousness (cit) (mere consciousness, pure intelligence)

• अजहत् (ajahat) - not abandoning (not abandoning, not giving up)

• स्वच्छम् (svaccham) - pure (pure, clear, clean, transparent)

• निजम् (nijam) - own (own, inherent, natural)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form (form, nature, appearance, intrinsic nature)

• अनामयम् (anāmayam) - untainted (healthy, free from illness, untainted, faultless)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used correlatively with 'tathā'.

सुषुप्तात् (suṣuptāt) - from deep sleep (suṣupti) (from deep sleep)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of suṣupti

suṣupti - deep sleep, dreamless sleep

स्वप्नत्वं (svapnatvaṁ) - the dream state (the state of dreaming, dream-state)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svapnatva

svapnatva - the state of dreaming, dream-state

from svapna (dream) + suffix -tva (state of being)

गच्छत् (gacchat) - transitioning (from) (going, moving, proceeding)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving, proceeding

Present Active Participle

from root gam (to go), suffix -śatṛ

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Implied subject is 'mind' or 'jīva'.

याति (yāti) - experiences, attains (goes, moves, attains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present Active

3rd person singular, present tense, parasmaipada

Root: yā (class 2)

अनवस्थितिम् (anavasthitim) - instability (instability, unsettledness, impermanence)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anavasthiti

anavasthiti - instability, unsettledness, impermanence

negative of avasthiti (stability)

Compound type : tatpurusha (an+avasthiti)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• avasthiti – stability, state, condition
  noun (feminine)
  from ava + sthā + ktiN
  Prefix: ava
  Root: sthā (class 1)

चित्-मात्रम् (cit-mātram) - mere consciousness (cit) (mere consciousness, pure intelligence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cit-mātra

cit-mātra - mere consciousness, pure intelligence

Compound type : bahuvrihi (cit+mātra)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – mere, only, measure
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Accusative case, object of 'ajahat'.

अजहत् (ajahat) - not abandoning (not abandoning, not giving up)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajahat

ajahat - not abandoning, not giving up

Present Active Participle (negative)

from a- (not) + root hā (to abandon) + śatṛ. 3rd person singular.

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+jahat)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• jahat – abandoning, leaving
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  from root hā (to abandon) + śatṛ
  Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Modifies the implied subject 'gacchat'.

स्वच्छम् (svaccham) - pure (pure, clear, clean, transparent)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svaccha

svaccha - pure, clear, clean, transparent

Note: Modifies 'rūpam'.

निजम् (nijam) - own (own, inherent, natural)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nija

nija - own, inherent, natural, proper

Note: Modifies 'rūpam'.

रूपम् (rūpam) - form (form, nature, appearance, intrinsic nature)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, nature, appearance, intrinsic nature

Note: Object of 'ajahat', modified by 'svaccham', 'nijam', 'anāmayam'.

अनामयम् (anāmayam) - untainted (healthy, free from illness, untainted, faultless)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anāmaya

anāmaya - healthy, free from illness, untainted, faultless

negative of āmaya (sickness)

Compound type : tatpurusha (an+āmaya)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• āmaya – sickness, disease, affliction
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'rūpam'.