योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-191, verse-17

अभावादर्थदृष्टीनां चिदेवेत्थं प्रकाशते ।
जगद्भानमिदं यत्तन्न जाग्रन्न सुषुप्तकम् ॥ १७ ॥

abhāvādarthadṛṣṭīnāṃ cidevetthaṃ prakāśate ,
jagadbhānamidaṃ yattanna jāgranna suṣuptakam 17

17. abhāvāt arthadṛṣṭīnām cit eva ittham prakāśate |
jagadbhānam idam yat tat na jāgrat na suṣuptakam

17. arthadṛṣṭīnām abhāvāt cit eva ittham prakāśate
yat idam jagadbhānam tat na jāgrat na suṣuptakam

17. Due to the absence of perceptions of objects, consciousness (cit) alone thus manifests. This manifestation of the world is neither the waking state nor the state of deep sleep.

Words meanings summery:

• अभावात् (abhāvāt) - due to the absence, from non-existence

• अर्थदृष्टीनाम् (arthadṛṣṭīnām) - of the perceptions of objects/meanings

• चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit), pure awareness

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner

• प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - manifests, shines forth, appears

• जगद्भानम् (jagadbhānam) - the manifestation of the world

• इदम् (idam) - this

• यत् (yat) - which (relative pronoun)

• तत् (tat) - that (demonstrative pronoun)

• न (na) - not, no

• जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - waking state

• न (na) - not, no

• सुषुप्तकम् (suṣuptakam) - deep sleep (state)

Words meanings and morphology

अभावात् (abhāvāt) - due to the absence, from non-existence

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - absence, non-existence, negation

from root bhū with prefix a- (negative)

Prefix: a

Root: bhū (class 1)

अर्थदृष्टीनाम् (arthadṛṣṭīnām) - of the perceptions of objects/meanings

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of arthadṛṣṭi

arthadṛṣṭi - perception of an object, view of a meaning

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (artha+dṛṣṭi)

• artha – object, meaning, purpose, wealth
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ
• dṛṣṭi – sight, vision, perception, view
  noun (feminine)
  from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit), pure awareness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure awareness, intellect

Root: cit (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - manifests, shines forth, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prakāś

root kāś (to shine) with prefix pra, Class 1, Atmanepada

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

जगद्भानम् (jagadbhānam) - the manifestation of the world

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagadbhāna

jagadbhāna - manifestation of the world

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jagat+bhāna)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Root: gam
• bhāna – manifestation, appearance, shining
  noun (neuter)
  Nominalization of verb bhā (to shine, appear)
  from root bhā (to shine, appear)
  Root: bhā (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

यत् (yat) - which (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

तत् (tat) - that (demonstrative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - waking state

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - waking, awake, watchful

Present Active Participle

from root jāgṛ (to wake, be awake)

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Used as a noun meaning 'waking state'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सुषुप्तकम् (suṣuptakam) - deep sleep (state)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of suṣuptaka

suṣuptaka - deep sleep, slumber (diminutive/affectionate form of suṣupta)