योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-186, verse-70

चिद्धातुरीदृशो वासौ यद्यत्खात्मापि चेतति ।
तत्तथानुभवत्याशु त्वमहं स इवाखिलम् ॥ ७० ॥

ciddhāturīdṛśo vāsau yadyatkhātmāpi cetati ,
tattathānubhavatyāśu tvamahaṃ sa ivākhilam 70

70. cit dhātuḥ īdṛśaḥ vā asau yat yat kha ātman api cetati
tat tat tathā anubhavati āśu tvam aham sa iva akhilam

70. asau cit dhātuḥ vā īdṛśaḥ yat yat kha ātman api cetati
tat tat tathā āśu tvam aham sa iva akhilam anubhavati

70. This element (dhātu) of consciousness (cit) is such that whatever the pervasive self (kha ātman) perceives, it quickly experiences that (perception) as 'you', 'I', and 'he', just like everything else.

Words meanings summery:

• चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit) (consciousness, intelligence, mind)

• धातुः (dhātuḥ) - element (dhātu) (element, constituent, basic substance, root)

• ईदृशः (īdṛśaḥ) - such (such, of this kind, like this)

• वा (vā) - or rather (or, optionally, either...or)

• असौ (asau) - that one (consciousness) (that one, he, she, it)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that which)

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that which

• ख (kha) - pervasive (sky, ether, space)

• आत्मन् (ātman) - self (ātman) (self, soul, supreme spirit)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• चेतति (cetati) - perceives (perceives, observes, understands, becomes conscious)

• तत् (tat) - that (perception) (that, that thing)

• तत् (tat) - that, that thing

• तथा (tathā) - thus (thus, so, in that manner)

• अनुभवति (anubhavati) - experiences (experiences, perceives, feels)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

• त्वम् (tvam) - 'you' (you (singular))

• अहम् (aham) - 'I' (I)

• स (sa) - 'he' (he, that)

• इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

• अखिलम् (akhilam) - everything else (all, entire, complete, whole)

Words meanings and morphology

चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit) (consciousness, intelligence, mind)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, mind, intelligence, spirit, thought

From root √cit (to perceive, think)

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Part of a compound with dhātu.

धातुः (dhātuḥ) - element (dhātu) (element, constituent, basic substance, root)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhātu

dhātu - element, constituent, basic substance, root (of a word), metal, vital humor

From root √dhā (to place, hold)

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: The compound 'ciddhātu' refers to the essential principle of consciousness.

ईदृशः (īdṛśaḥ) - such (such, of this kind, like this)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind, like this

Note: Qualifies 'dhātuḥ'.

वा (vā) - or rather (or, optionally, either...or)

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - that one (consciousness) (that one, he, she, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'ciddhātu'.

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that which, whoever, whatever

Note: Reduplicated to emphasize 'whatever'.

यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that which, whoever, whatever

Note: Reduplicated to emphasize 'whatever'.

ख (kha) - pervasive (sky, ether, space)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, heaven, ether, space, empty space, zero

आत्मन् (ātman) - self (ātman) (self, soul, supreme spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, principle of life, supreme spirit, Brahman

Note: The compound 'kha-ātman' refers to the all-pervading or ethereal self.

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

चेतति (cetati) - perceives (perceives, observes, understands, becomes conscious)

(verb)

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

Root: cit (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (perception) (that, that thing)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Reduplicated with 'tat' for emphasis.

तत् (tat) - that, that thing

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Reduplicated with 'tat' for emphasis.

तथा (tathā) - thus (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

अनुभवति (anubhavati) - experiences (experiences, perceives, feels)

(verb)

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

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indeclinable when used adverbially.

त्वम् (tvam) - 'you' (you (singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अहम् (aham) - 'I' (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

स (sa) - 'he' (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अखिलम् (akhilam) - everything else (all, entire, complete, whole)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akhila

akhila - entire, complete, whole, all

Compound: 'a' (not) + 'khila' (deficient, lacking)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khila)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• khila – lacking, deficient, remaining, waste land
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially here, or as an object.