योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-187, verse-8

यथा शून्यत्वमाकाशे कर्पूरे सौरभं यथा ।
यथौष्ण्यमातपे नान्यज्जाग्रदादि तथा चिति ॥ ८ ॥

yathā śūnyatvamākāśe karpūre saurabhaṃ yathā ,
yathauṣṇyamātape nānyajjāgradādi tathā citi 8

8. yathā śūnyatvam ākāśe karpūre saurabham yathā
yathā auṣṇyam ātape na anyat jāgrat ādi tathā citi

8. yathā ākāśe śūnyatvam yathā karpūre saurabham
yathā ātape auṣṇyam tathā citi jāgrat ādi na anyat

8. Just as emptiness is inherent in space, fragrance in camphor, and heat in sunlight, similarly, the states of waking and others are not separate from consciousness (citi).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

• शून्यत्वम् (śūnyatvam) - emptiness, voidness

• आकाशे (ākāśe) - in space, in the ether

• कर्पूरे (karpūre) - in camphor

• सौरभम् (saurabham) - fragrance, aroma

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

• औष्ण्यम् (auṣṇyam) - heat, warmth

• आतपे (ātape) - in sunlight, in heat

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्यत् (anyat) - not other (than consciousness) (other, different)

• जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - the waking state of consciousness (waking (state))

• आदि (ādi) - etcetera, and so on

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that way, thus

• चिति (citi) - in consciousness, in pure awareness

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

(indeclinable)

शून्यत्वम् (śūnyatvam) - emptiness, voidness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnyatva

śūnyatva - emptiness, voidness, nothingness

Derived from śūnya ('empty') with the abstract suffix -tva.

आकाशे (ākāśe) - in space, in the ether

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - space, ether, sky, atmosphere

कर्पूरे (karpūre) - in camphor

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of karpūra

karpūra - camphor (a fragrant substance)

सौरभम् (saurabham) - fragrance, aroma

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saurabha

saurabha - fragrance, aroma, scent

Derived from surabhi ('fragrant') + -a (abstract/possessive suffix).

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

(indeclinable)

औष्ण्यम् (auṣṇyam) - heat, warmth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of auṣṇya

auṣṇya - heat, warmth, hotness

Derived from uṣṇa ('hot') with the suffix -ya.

आतपे (ātape) - in sunlight, in heat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātapa

ātapa - sunlight, heat, sunshine, warmth

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - not other (than consciousness) (other, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - the waking state of consciousness (waking (state))

(adjective)

singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - waking, awake, watchful

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √jāgṛ (class 2) 'to wake, be awake'.

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Implied nominative neuter singular, functioning as part of a list 'waking and so on'.

आदि (ādi) - etcetera, and so on

(indeclinable)

Note: Follows a noun to indicate a list or category starting with that noun.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that way, thus

(indeclinable)

चिति (citi) - in consciousness, in pure awareness

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure awareness, intelligence, spirit