योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-190, verse-68

श्रीराम उवाच ।
कियन्नाम भवेद्वह्मन्न चेत्योन्मुखता चितेः ।
चित्तस्याचित्ततोदेति कथं निर्वाणकारिणी ॥ ६८ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
kiyannāma bhavedvahmanna cetyonmukhatā citeḥ ,
cittasyācittatodeti kathaṃ nirvāṇakāriṇī 68

68. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca | kiyat nāma
bhavet brahman na cetyaunmukhatā
citeḥ | cittasya acittatā udeti
kathaṃ nirvāṇakāriṇī || 68 ||

68. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca brahman,
kiyat nāma bhavet citeḥ na cetyaunmukhatā? kathaṃ cittasya acittatā nirvāṇakāriṇī udeti?

68. Śrī Rāma said: O Brāhmaṇa, what sort of non-object-orientation of consciousness (cit) could there be? How does the state of 'no-mind' (acittatā) arise in the mind (citta) that brings about liberation (nirvāṇa)?

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• कियत् (kiyat) - what sort of (how much, how great, of what kind)

• नाम (nāma) - (emphasizing the question) (indeed, by name, perhaps, (emphasizes a question))

• भवेत् (bhavet) - could there be (may be, should be, would be)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Vasiṣṭha! (O Brāhmaṇa!)

• न (na) - not, no

• चेत्यौन्मुखता (cetyaunmukhatā) - the state of being directed towards an object of thought, inclination towards the knowable

• चितेः (citeḥ) - of pure consciousness (cit) (of consciousness, of the mind)

• चित्तस्य (cittasya) - of the mind

• अचित्तता (acittatā) - state of no-mind, mindlessness, absence of mind

• उदेति (udeti) - arises, comes forth, rises

• कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

• निर्वाणकारिणी (nirvāṇakāriṇī) - causing liberation (nirvāṇa)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - the venerable Rāma

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – revered, splendid
  adjective (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (name of a prominent deity and epic hero)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd person singular of √vac (class 2)

Root: vac (class 2)

कियत् (kiyat) - what sort of (how much, how great, of what kind)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiyat

kiyat - how much, how great, of what kind

Neuter nominative singular of kiyat, functions as an interrogative adjective

नाम (nāma) - (emphasizing the question) (indeed, by name, perhaps, (emphasizes a question))

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - could there be (may be, should be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Optative Active

Optative 3rd person singular active of √bhū (class 1)

Root: bhū (class 1)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Vasiṣṭha! (O Brāhmaṇa!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brāhmaṇa, priest

Vocative singular of brahman (masculine)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

चेत्यौन्मुखता (cetyaunmukhatā) - the state of being directed towards an object of thought, inclination towards the knowable

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cetyaunmukhatā

cetyaunmukhatā - the state of being directed towards an object of thought

Derived from `cetyaunmukha` (facing the knowable) + `tā` (suffix for abstract noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cetya+unmukha+tā)

• cetya – that which is to be thought, an object of thought, the knowable
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive of √cit
  Root: cit (class 1)
• unmukha – facing towards, inclined towards
  adjective
  Prefix: ud
  Root: mukh
• tā – suffix forming abstract nouns
  indeclinable

चितेः (citeḥ) - of pure consciousness (cit) (of consciousness, of the mind)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure intelligence, mind

Root: cit (class 1)

चित्तस्य (cittasya) - of the mind

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √cit, used as a noun

Root: cit (class 1)

अचित्तता (acittatā) - state of no-mind, mindlessness, absence of mind

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of acittatā

acittatā - state of no-mind, mindlessness

Derived from `a-citta` (without mind) + `tā` (suffix for abstract noun)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+citta+tā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• citta – mind, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of √cit, used as a noun
  Root: cit (class 1)
• tā – suffix forming abstract nouns
  indeclinable

उदेति (udeti) - arises, comes forth, rises

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of i

Present Active

Present 3rd person singular active of √i (class 2) with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb

निर्वाणकारिणी (nirvāṇakāriṇī) - causing liberation (nirvāṇa)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirvāṇakāriṇī

nirvāṇakāriṇī - causing liberation, leading to nirvāṇa

Feminine nominative singular of `nirvāṇakārin` (causing nirvāṇa). Compound of `nirvāṇa` + `kārin`

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nirvāṇa+kāriṇ)

• nirvāṇa – liberation, extinction of desires
  noun (neuter)
  From nir-√vā (to blow out, extinguish)
  Prefix: nir
  Root: vā (class 2)
• kāriṇ – making, doing, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun suffix
  Derived from √kṛ (to do, make) + agent suffix -in
  Root: kṛ (class 8)