योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-205, verse-8

यदेतद्वेदनं नाम चिद्व्योम्नो व्योमनिर्मलम् ।
एतदन्तश्चितो रूपं स्वप्नो जगदिति स्थितम् ॥ ८ ॥

yadetadvedanaṃ nāma cidvyomno vyomanirmalam ,
etadantaścito rūpaṃ svapno jagaditi sthitam 8

8. yat etat vedanam nāma cidvyomnaḥ vyomanirmalam
etat antaḥ citaḥ rūpam svapnaḥ jagat iti sthitam

8. yat etat vedanam nāma cidvyomnaḥ vyomanirmalam
etat antaḥ citaḥ rūpam svapnaḥ jagat iti sthitam

8. That which is called 'cognition' (vedanam), being the consciousness-ether (cidvyomnaḥ) pure as space, is, within this (cognition), the form of consciousness (cit), and this is established as 'dream' and 'world'.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, what, that

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• वेदनम् (vedanam) - knowing, cognition, perception, knowledge

• नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely

• चिद्व्योम्नः (cidvyomnaḥ) - of the consciousness-ether, of the ether of consciousness

• व्योमनिर्मलम् (vyomanirmalam) - pure as the ether, spotless like space

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within, internal

• चितः (citaḥ) - of consciousness, of the conscious principle

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape, nature, image

• स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - dream, sleep

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, as (introduces direct speech or indicates completion)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - established, situated, existing, firm

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, what, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Relative pronoun

Note: Also accusative singular.

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun, closer than `tad`)

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Also accusative singular.

वेदनम् (vedanam) - knowing, cognition, perception, knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vedana

vedana - knowing, cognition, perception, knowledge

Derived from root `vid` (to know) with suffix `ana`.

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Also accusative singular.

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely

(indeclinable)

Used here as an indeclinable to mean 'by name' or 'so-called'.

चिद्व्योम्नः (cidvyomnaḥ) - of the consciousness-ether, of the ether of consciousness

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of cidvyoman

cidvyoman - consciousness-ether, the ether that is consciousness

Compound noun

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, ether, space
  noun (neuter)

Note: From `cidvyoman`, neuter noun, genitive singular.

व्योमनिर्मलम् (vyomanirmalam) - pure as the ether, spotless like space

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyomanirmala

vyomanirmala - pure as the ether, spotless like space

Compound adjective

Compound type : upamāna-pūrvapada karmadhāraya (vyoman+nirmala)

• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, ether, space
  noun (neuter)
• nirmala – pure, spotless, clean, unsullied
  adjective
  From `mala` (impurity) with prefix `nir` (without)
  Prefix: nir

Note: Agrees with `vedanam`. Also accusative singular.

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun, closer than `tad`)

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Also accusative singular.

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within, internal

(indeclinable)

Preposition/adverb

Note: Used adverbially.

चितः (citaḥ) - of consciousness, of the conscious principle

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, pure intelligence

Note: Also ablative singular.

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape, nature, image

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, nature, image, beauty

Note: Also accusative singular.

स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - dream, sleep

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep, dreaming

Derived from root `svap` (to sleep).

Root: svap (class 2)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

present active participle

From root `gam` (to go) with suffix `at`

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Also accusative singular.

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, as (introduces direct speech or indicates completion)

(indeclinable)

Particle

स्थितम् (sthitam) - established, situated, existing, firm

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - established, situated, existing, firm, standing

past passive participle

From root `sthā` (to stand) with suffix `kta`.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Also accusative singular. Agrees with the implied subject (e.g., this cognition or form of consciousness).