योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-173, verse-31

यच्च चेतच्चिदाकाशे स्वयं कचकचायते ।
तदेतज्जगदित्येवं तेनात्मैवानुभूयते ॥ ३१ ॥

yacca cetaccidākāśe svayaṃ kacakacāyate ,
tadetajjagadityevaṃ tenātmaivānubhūyate 31

31. yat ca cetat cidākāśe svayam kacakacāyate tat
etat jagat iti evam tena ātmā eva anubhūyate

31. yat ca cetat svayam cidākāśe kacakacāyate tat
etat jagat iti evam tena ātmā eva anubhūyate

31. Whatever consciousness (cetat) itself vividly manifests within the expanse of pure awareness (cidākāśa), that very phenomenon is experienced as the world (jagat); and through this process, the Self (ātman) alone is perceived by that consciousness.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• च (ca) - and, also

• चेतत् (cetat) - consciousness, the conscious being, mind

• चिदाकाशे (cidākāśe) - in the ether of consciousness, in the expanse of pure awareness

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, personally, automatically

• कचकचायते (kacakacāyate) - manifests vividly, becomes agitated, appears brightly

• तत् (tat) - that

• एतत् (etat) - this, that very

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way, indicating direct speech or an idea

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, like this

• तेन (tena) - by that consciousness (cetat) (by that, by it)

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the Self, the individual soul, the ultimate reality

• एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed, certainly

• अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

चेतत् (cetat) - consciousness, the conscious being, mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetat

cetat - conscious, perceiving, thinking; mind, soul

Present active participle

Derived from the root 'cit' (to perceive, understand), used as a noun.

Root: cit (class 1)

चिदाकाशे (cidākāśe) - in the ether of consciousness, in the expanse of pure awareness

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of cidākāśa

cidākāśa - ether/space of consciousness, expanse of pure awareness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+ākāśa)

• cit – consciousness, pure thought, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, personally, automatically

(indeclinable)

कचकचायते (kacakacāyate) - manifests vividly, becomes agitated, appears brightly

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of kacakacāya

Denominative verb

Derived from the onomatopoeic root 'kacakaca' suggesting vividness or agitation.

Root: kacakac

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

एतत् (etat) - this, that very

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - the world, universe; moving, living

Present active participle used as a noun

From root 'gam' (to go, move)

Root: gam (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, in this way, indicating direct speech or an idea

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, like this

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by that consciousness (cetat) (by that, by it)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

आत्मा (ātmā) - the Self, the individual soul, the ultimate reality

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, essence, spirit, the ultimate reality

एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of anubhū

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

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