योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-2, verse-29

चितिश्चेतनशब्दार्थभावनावलिता यदि ।
तत्कर्म बीजतामेति नो चेदाद्यं परं पदम् ॥ २९ ॥

citiścetanaśabdārthabhāvanāvalitā yadi ,
tatkarma bījatāmeti no cedādyaṃ paraṃ padam 29

29. citiḥ cetana-śabdārtha-bhāvanā-āvalitā yadi
tat karma bījatām eti no cet ādyaṃ param padam

29. yadi citiḥ cetana-śabdārtha-bhāvanā-āvalitā
tat karma bījatām eti no cet ādyaṃ param padam

29. If consciousness (citi) is imbued with the notion of being a conscious entity, then that action (karma) becomes a seed (bīja) for future existence. Otherwise, it attains the primal, supreme state (parama padam).

Words meanings summery:

• चितिः (citiḥ) - consciousness, intelligence, pure awareness

• चेतन-शब्दार्थ-भावना-आवलिता (cetana-śabdārtha-bhāvanā-āvalitā) - enveloped by the notion of the meaning of the word 'conscious', imbued with the idea of being a conscious entity

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case

• तत् (tat) - that

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual, consequence of action

• बीजताम् (bījatām) - the state of being a seed, seed-ness

• एति (eti) - goes, attains, reaches

• नो (no) - not, no

• चेत् (cet) - if, in case, otherwise

• आद्यं (ādyaṁ) - primal, original, first

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• पदम् (padam) - state, abode, position, step

Words meanings and morphology

चितिः (citiḥ) - consciousness, intelligence, pure awareness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citi

citi - consciousness, intelligence, pure awareness, thought, mind

Root: cit (class 1)

चेतन-शब्दार्थ-भावना-आवलिता (cetana-śabdārtha-bhāvanā-āvalitā) - enveloped by the notion of the meaning of the word 'conscious', imbued with the idea of being a conscious entity

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cetana-śabdārtha-bhāvanā-āvalita

cetana-śabdārtha-bhāvanā-āvalita - enveloped by the notion of the meaning of the word 'conscious'

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

• cetana – conscious, sentient, endowed with consciousness
  adjective
  From root cit 'to perceive, understand' + ana suffix
  Root: cit (class 1)
• śabda – word, sound, verbal testimony
  noun (masculine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• bhāvanā – notion, conception, imagination, meditation, cultivation
  noun (feminine)
  From root bhū 'to be' + ṇic (causative) + yu (nominal suffix)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• āvalita – enveloped, surrounded, embraced
  past passive participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From ā-√val 'to cover, surround' + kta suffix
  Prefix: ā
  Root: val (class 1)

Note: The final 'ā' indicates feminine nominative singular agreeing with `citiḥ`.

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Can also be an adjective. Here it refers to `karma`.

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual, consequence of action

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, consequence of action

From root kṛ 'to do' + man suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to `karma` (action, deed).

बीजताम् (bījatām) - the state of being a seed, seed-ness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bījatā

bījatā - the state of being a seed, seed-ness

From bīja + tā (abstract suffix)

एति (eti) - goes, attains, reaches

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

Root: i (class 2)

नो (no) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Alternative form of na.

चेत् (cet) - if, in case, otherwise

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in `no cet` meaning 'otherwise'.

आद्यं (ādyaṁ) - primal, original, first

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ādya

ādya - first, primal, original, principal

Gerundive

From ā-√dā 'to take' or a derivative of ādya

Note: Agrees with `padam`.

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant

Note: Agrees with `padam`.

पदम् (padam) - state, abode, position, step

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, position, state, abode, word