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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-187, verse-27

चिन्मात्रमात्मा सर्वेशः सर्व एवातिदृश्यवत् ।
नश्यतीव विदेहे स्वे न च भाति न नश्यति ॥ २७ ॥
cinmātramātmā sarveśaḥ sarva evātidṛśyavat ,
naśyatīva videhe sve na ca bhāti na naśyati 27
27. cinmātram ātmā sarveśaḥ sarvaḥ eva atidṛśyavat
naśyati iva videhe sve na ca bhāti na naśyati
27. ātmā cinmātram sarveśaḥ (ca asti).
sarvaḥ eva atidṛśyavat (bhāti).
(saḥ) sve videhe iva naśyati.
ca na bhāti na naśyati (ca).
27. The Self (ātman) is pure consciousness (cinmātram) and the lord of all (sarveśa). Indeed, everything (sarva) manifests as an intense spectacle. Though it appears to vanish in its own bodiless (videha) state, it neither truly shines nor truly perishes.

Words meanings summery:

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  • चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - pure consciousness, merely consciousness
  • आत्मा (ātmā) - the Self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  • सर्वेशः (sarveśaḥ) - lord of all, controller of all
  • सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - the entire manifest reality (all, everything)
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
  • अतिदृश्यवत् (atidṛśyavat) - like an intense spectacle, exceedingly visible, supremely apparent
  • नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, vanishes, is destroyed
  • इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to
  • विदेहे (videhe) - in the bodiless state, in disembodiment
  • स्वे (sve) - in its own
  • (na) - not
  • (ca) - and, nor
  • भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests
  • (na) - not
  • नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, vanishes, is destroyed

Words meanings and morphology

चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - pure consciousness, merely consciousness
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cinmātra
cinmātra - merely consciousness, pure consciousness
Compound type : karmadharaya (cit+mātra)
  • cit – consciousness
    noun (feminine)
  • mātra – mere, only, measure, quantity
    adjective (neuter)
Note: Used as a predicate to ātmā
आत्मा (ātmā) - the Self, soul, spirit (ātman)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - Self, soul, essence, breath (ātman)
Root: an (class 2)
सर्वेशः (sarveśaḥ) - lord of all, controller of all
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarveśa
sarveśa - lord of all, controller of all, supreme lord
Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+īśa)
  • sarva – all, every, entire
    pronoun (masculine)
  • īśa – lord, master, ruler
    noun (masculine)
    Root: īś (class 2)
Note: Used as a predicate to ātmā
सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - the entire manifest reality (all, everything)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, entire, whole
एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
(indeclinable)
अतिदृश्यवत् (atidṛśyavat) - like an intense spectacle, exceedingly visible, supremely apparent
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of atidṛśyavat
atidṛśyavat - like an intense spectacle, exceedingly visible, supremely apparent
dṛśya (gerundive) + matup suffix
From ati (exceedingly) + dṛśya (visible) + matup suffix (-vat)
Compound type : tatpurusha (ati+dṛśya)
  • ati – over, beyond, exceedingly
    prefix
  • dṛśya – visible, to be seen, an object of sight
    adjective (neuter)
    Gerundive
    Gerundive of root dṛś (to see)
    Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Used adverbially, or as a predicate adjective agreeing with sarvaḥ
नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, vanishes, is destroyed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of naś
Root: naś (class 4)
इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to
(indeclinable)
विदेहे (videhe) - in the bodiless state, in disembodiment
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of videha
videha - bodiless, disembodied, without a body
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+deha)
  • vi – apart, away; privative prefix 'without'
    prefix
  • deha – body, form
    noun (masculine)
स्वे (sve) - in its own
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of sva
sva - own, one's own
Note: Agrees with videhe
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and, nor
(indeclinable)
भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhā
Root: bhā (class 2)
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, vanishes, is destroyed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of naś
Root: naś (class 4)