योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-179, verse-17

वेदनावेदनात्मैकं निद्रास्वप्नसुषुप्तवत् ।
वातस्पन्दाविवाभिन्नौ चिद्व्योमेकमतो जगत् ॥ १७ ॥

vedanāvedanātmaikaṃ nidrāsvapnasuṣuptavat ,
vātaspandāvivābhinnau cidvyomekamato jagat 17

17. vedanā avedanā ātmaikam nidrāsvapnasuṣuptavat
vātaspandau iva abhinnau citvyoma ekam ataḥ jagat

17. ataḥ jagat citvyoma ekam.
vedanā avedanā ātmaikam (bhavati).
(te) nidrāsvapnasuṣuptavat,
vātaspandau iva,
abhinnau.

17. Perception (vedanā) and non-perception (avedanā) are of one nature with the Self (ātman), just like the states of sleep, dream, and deep sleep are (ultimately) one. They are non-different, like the wind and its movement. Therefore, the world (jagat) is one with the space of consciousness.

Words meanings summery:

• वेदना (vedanā) - sensation, perception, knowledge

• अवेदना (avedanā) - non-sensation, non-perception, non-knowledge

• आत्मैकम् (ātmaikam) - one with the Self, of one nature with the Self

• निद्रास्वप्नसुषुप्तवत् (nidrāsvapnasuṣuptavat) - like sleep, dream, and deep sleep

• वातस्पन्दौ (vātaspandau) - the wind and its movement (dual)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अभिन्नौ (abhinnau) - non-different, inseparable (dual)

• चित्व्योम (citvyoma) - space of consciousness, consciousness-ether

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single, unique

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, the moving, universe

Words meanings and morphology

वेदना (vedanā) - sensation, perception, knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vedanā

vedanā - sensation, perception, knowledge, feeling

Derived from root vid

Root: vid (class 4)

अवेदना (avedanā) - non-sensation, non-perception, non-knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avedanā

avedanā - non-sensation, non-perception, absence of feeling

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+vedanā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vedanā – sensation, perception, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vid (class 4)

आत्मैकम् (ātmaikam) - one with the Self, of one nature with the Self

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātmaika

ātmaika - of one Self, one with the Self

Compound adjective

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ātman+eka)

• ātman – Self, soul, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
• eka – one, single
  numeral (masculine)

Note: Agrees with an implied subject (like 'this pair')

निद्रास्वप्नसुषुप्तवत् (nidrāsvapnasuṣuptavat) - like sleep, dream, and deep sleep

(indeclinable)

Compound noun with -vat suffix

Compound type : dvandva (nidrā+svapna+suṣupta)

• nidrā – sleep
  noun (feminine)
• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• suṣupta – deep sleep, sound asleep
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root svap (to sleep), used as noun
  Root: svap (class 2)
• -vat – like, as, similar to
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity

वातस्पन्दौ (vātaspandau) - the wind and its movement (dual)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vātaspanda

vātaspanda - wind and vibration/movement (dual)

Compound noun

Compound type : dvandva (vāta+spanda)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• spanda – vibration, throbbing, movement
  noun (masculine)
  Root: spand (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अभिन्नौ (abhinnau) - non-different, inseparable (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of abhinna

abhinna - non-different, undivided, inseparable

Compound adjective

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+bhinna)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• bhinna – broken, separated, distinct (Past Passive Participle)
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhid
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'vātaspandau'

चित्व्योम (citvyoma) - space of consciousness, consciousness-ether

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citvyoman

citvyoman - space of consciousness, consciousness-ether

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• vyoman – sky, space, ether, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)

एकम् (ekam) - one, single, unique

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'jagat'

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

(indeclinable)

Ablative suffix -tas

जगत् (jagat) - the world, the moving, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - the world, the moving, universe

Present Active Participle (derived from root gam)

From root gam (to go) with -at suffix, used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)