योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-173, verse-24

अच्छं चिन्मात्रनभसः कचनं स्वयमेव तत् ।
स्वप्नाभं चित्ततामात्रं स एष प्रपितामहः ॥ २४ ॥

acchaṃ cinmātranabhasaḥ kacanaṃ svayameva tat ,
svapnābhaṃ cittatāmātraṃ sa eṣa prapitāmahaḥ 24

24. accham cinmātranabhasaḥ kacanam svayam eva tat |
svapnābham cittatāmātram sa eṣa prapitāmahaḥ ||

24. cinmātranabhasaḥ accham kacanam svayam eva tat
sa eṣa svapnābham cittatāmātram prapitāmahaḥ

24. That pure (accha) emanation (kacanam) from the space of sheer consciousness (cinmātranabhasaḥ) is itself (svayam eva) that (tat). This very one (sa eṣa), which is merely a dream-like mental state (svapnābham cittatāmātram), is the great-grandfather (prapitāmahaḥ).

Words meanings summery:

• अच्छम् (accham) - pure, clear, transparent, untroubled

• चिन्मात्रनभसः (cinmātranabhasaḥ) - of the sky of mere consciousness, of the expanse of pure consciousness

• कचनम् (kacanam) - emanation, manifestation, shining forth

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by itself, spontaneously

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

• तत् (tat) - that

• स्वप्नाभम् (svapnābham) - dream-like, resembling a dream

• चित्ततामात्रम् (cittatāmātram) - merely a mental state, only the nature of thought

• स (sa) - he, that

• एष (eṣa) - this, this one

• प्रपितामहः (prapitāmahaḥ) - great-grandfather, Brahmā (as the creator)

Words meanings and morphology

अच्छम् (accham) - pure, clear, transparent, untroubled

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of accha

accha - clear, pure, transparent

Note: Agrees with 'kacanam'.

चिन्मात्रनभसः (cinmātranabhasaḥ) - of the sky of mere consciousness, of the expanse of pure consciousness

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of cinmātranabhas

cinmātranabhas - sky or space of mere consciousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+mātra+nabhas)

• cit – consciousness, pure thought
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – mere, only, nothing but
  adjective (neuter)
• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, ether, space
  noun (neuter)

Note: Denotes the source or origin.

कचनम् (kacanam) - emanation, manifestation, shining forth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kacana

kacana - shining, appearing, emanation

From root √kac (to shine, appear) with '-ana' suffix.

Root: kac (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by itself, spontaneously

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'sva'.

Note: Emphasizes the inherent nature of the emanation.

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

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'kacanam'.

स्वप्नाभम् (svapnābham) - dream-like, resembling a dream

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svapnābha

svapnābha - dream-like, having the appearance of a dream

Compound type : tatpurusha (svapna+ābha)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• ābha – appearance, resemblance, lustre (suffix)
  noun (masculine)
  From root √bhā (to shine) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'cittatāmātram'.

चित्ततामात्रम् (cittatāmātram) - merely a mental state, only the nature of thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cittatāmātra

cittatāmātra - merely a mental state, consisting only of the nature of thought

Compound type : tatpurusha (cittatā+mātra)

• cittatā – state of mind, thought, consciousness
  noun (feminine)
  From 'citta' (mind, thought) + 'tā' (abstract suffix).
  Root: cit (class 10)
• mātra – mere, only, nothing but
  adjective (neuter)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Used with 'eṣa' for emphasis.

एष (eṣa) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Used with 'sa' for emphasis.

प्रपितामहः (prapitāmahaḥ) - great-grandfather, Brahmā (as the creator)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prapitāmaha

prapitāmaha - great-grandfather, progenitor, Lord Brahmā

Compound of 'pra' and 'pitāmaha' (grandfather).