योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-179, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
एवं चिन्मात्रमेवैकं शुद्धं सत्त्वं जगत्त्रयम् ।
संभवन्तीह भूतानि नाज्ञबुद्धानि कानिचित् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
evaṃ cinmātramevaikaṃ śuddhaṃ sattvaṃ jagattrayam ,
saṃbhavantīha bhūtāni nājñabuddhāni kānicit 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca evam cinmātram eva ekam śuddham sattvam
jagattrayam sambhavanti iha bhūtāni na ajñabuddhāni kānicit

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca evam jagattrayam ekam śuddham sattvam
cinmātram eva iha kānicit bhūtāni ajñabuddhāni na sambhavanti

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: In this manner, these three worlds are indeed nothing but one pure consciousness (cit) and pure existence (sattva). No beings here are born of or rooted in ignorant understanding.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - pure consciousness, merely consciousness

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single

• शुद्धम् (śuddham) - pure, clean, undefiled

• सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - pure being, existence, essence (sattva)

• जगत्त्रयम् (jagattrayam) - the three worlds (universe)

• सम्भवन्ति (sambhavanti) - arise, are born

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, elements, created things

• न (na) - not

• अज्ञबुद्धानि (ajñabuddhāni) - of ignorant understanding, whose intellect is ignorant, rooted in ignorance

• कानिचित् (kānicit) - any, some

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The venerable sage Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – prosperity, auspiciousness, honorific prefix
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – best, most excellent; name of a celebrated Vedic sage
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: vas (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect active

3rd person singular Perfect active, from root 'vac'

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - pure consciousness, merely consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cinmātra

cinmātra - mere consciousness, pure intelligence

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+mātra)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, pure thought
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• mātra – mere, only, measure
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Predicate for 'jagattrayam'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

एकम् (ekam) - one, single

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique

Nominative singular neuter of 'eka'

शुद्धम् (śuddham) - pure, clean, undefiled

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, clear

Past Passive Participle

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'sattvam'.

सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - pure being, existence, essence (sattva)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - being, existence, essence, goodness, purity

From root 'as' (to be) + 'tva' suffix

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Predicate for 'jagattrayam'.

जगत्त्रयम् (jagattrayam) - the three worlds (universe)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagattraya

jagattraya - the three worlds (heaven, earth, and lower regions), the universe

Compound type : dvigu (jagat+traya)

• jagat – moving, living, world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Present active participle
  From root 'gam' (to go) + suffix '-at'
  Root: gam (class 1)
• traya – a triad, three
  noun (neuter)
  From 'tri'

Note: Subject of implied 'asti'.

सम्भवन्ति (sambhavanti) - arise, are born

(verb)

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

Present active

3rd person plural Present active, from 'sam' + root 'bhū' ('bhava')

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'bhūtāni'.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, elements, created things

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, existing

Past Passive Participle

Nominative plural neuter of 'bhūta', from root 'bhū'

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negation particle

Note: Negates 'ajñabuddhāni'.

अज्ञबुद्धानि (ajñabuddhāni) - of ignorant understanding, whose intellect is ignorant, rooted in ignorance

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ajñabuddha

ajñabuddha - of ignorant intellect/understanding, conceived by the ignorant

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ajña+buddha)

• ajña – ignorant, unknowing
  adjective
  'a' (negation) + 'jña' (knowing, from root 'jñā')
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• buddha – awakened, enlightened, known, understood, intellect
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'bhūtāni'.

कानिचित् (kānicit) - any, some

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kānicit

kānicit - any, some, a certain

Nominative plural neuter of 'kānicit' (from 'kim' + 'cit')

Note: Modifies 'bhūtāni'.