योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-2, verse-28

एतच्चेतनशब्दार्थभावनावलितं यदि ।
तत्कर्म बीजतामेति नो चेत्सत्परमं पदम् ॥ २८ ॥

etaccetanaśabdārthabhāvanāvalitaṃ yadi ,
tatkarma bījatāmeti no cetsatparamaṃ padam 28

28. etat cetana-śabda-artha-bhāvanā-āvalitam yadi |
tat karma bījatām eti na u cet sat paramam padam

28. yadi etat cetana-śabda-artha-bhāvanā-āvalitam (asti),
tat karma bījatām eti; u na cet (etat) sat paramam padam (asti)

28. If this (consciousness) is infused with the profound contemplation of the meaning of the word 'consciousness' (i.e., understood in a way that fuels action), then action (karma) attains the state of being a seed (perpetuating the cycle). If not, (it is) the supreme reality (sat).

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (consciousness, as discussed in the previous verse) (this, this one)

• चेतन-शब्द-अर्थ-भावना-आवलितम् (cetana-śabda-artha-bhāvanā-āvalitam) - imbued with the deep understanding of the concept 'consciousness' (imbued with the contemplation of the meaning of the word 'consciousness')

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)

• तत् (tat) - then (as a correlative to `yadi`) (then, that)

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, karma)

• बीजताम् (bījatām) - the state of being a seed (of future existence/reincarnation) (to the state of being a seed, the nature of a seed)

• एति (eti) - attains, reaches (goes, attains, reaches)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• उ (u) - or (or, and)

• चेत् (cet) - if (if, supposing that)

• सत् (sat) - the real, reality (sat) (real, existent, good, true)

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, ultimate (supreme, highest, ultimate)

• पदम् (padam) - state, abode (state, condition, abode, place, footstep)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (consciousness, as discussed in the previous verse) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to the subject of the previous verse, `cetanam`.

चेतन-शब्द-अर्थ-भावना-आवलितम् (cetana-śabda-artha-bhāvanā-āvalitam) - imbued with the deep understanding of the concept 'consciousness' (imbued with the contemplation of the meaning of the word 'consciousness')

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetana-śabda-artha-bhāvanā-āvalita

cetana-śabda-artha-bhāvanā-āvalita - imbued/surrounded by the realization/contemplation of the meaning of the word 'consciousness'

Compound ending in a past passive participle.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cetana+śabda+artha+bhāvanā+āvalita)

• cetana – consciousness, conscious
  noun/adjective (neuter)
  From root `cit` + `ana`.
  Root: cit (class 1)
• śabda – word, sound
  noun (masculine)
• artha – meaning, sense, purpose, object
  noun (masculine)
• bhāvanā – contemplation, meditation, realization, understanding, creation
  noun (feminine)
  Verbal noun
  From causative of `bhū` (to be) + `ana` suffix.
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• āvalita – surrounded, encircled, enveloped, permeated, imbued
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `val` (to cover/surround) with prefix `ā`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: val (class 1)

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - then (as a correlative to `yadi`) (then, that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative to `yadi`.

कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, karma)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual action, destiny, the law of cause and effect

From root `kṛ` (to do) + `man` suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of `eti`.

बीजताम् (bījatām) - the state of being a seed (of future existence/reincarnation) (to the state of being a seed, the nature of a seed)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bījatā

bījatā - the state or nature of a seed

From `bīja` (seed) + `tā` (suffix for abstract feminine nouns, 'state of being').

Note: Object of `eti`.

एति (eti) - attains, reaches (goes, attains, reaches)

(verb)

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

Present tense, third person singular

From root `i` (class 2).

Root: i (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

उ (u) - or (or, and)

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if (if, supposing that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of `na u cet` (if not).

सत् (sat) - the real, reality (sat) (real, existent, good, true)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, real, true, good, being

Present active participle

From root `as` (to be) + `śatṛ` suffix.

Root: as (class 2)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, ultimate (supreme, highest, ultimate)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, best, most distant

Superlative of `para` (other, beyond).

पदम् (padam) - state, abode (state, condition, abode, place, footstep)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - footstep, step, place, abode, state, condition, goal

From root `pad` (to go, fall).

Root: pad (class 4)