योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-213, verse-27

गुरुरुवाच ।
एवमेतन्महाप्राज्ञ स्वरूपं तु न तज्जगत् ।
चिति भाति स्वरूपं तत्तद्वदेव न भाति च ॥ २७ ॥

gururuvāca ,
evametanmahāprājña svarūpaṃ tu na tajjagat ,
citi bhāti svarūpaṃ tattadvadeva na bhāti ca 27

27. guruḥ uvāca evam etat mahāprājña svarūpaṃ tu na tat
jagat citi bhāti svarūpaṃ tat tadvat eva na bhāti ca

27. guruḥ uvāca,
mahāprājña,
evaṃ etat svarūpam tu (asti),
tat jagat na.
tat svarūpam citi bhāti,
ca tadvat eva (tat) na bhāti.

27. The Guru said: O greatly wise one, this is indeed the intrinsic nature (svarūpa), but that world is not it. That intrinsic nature (svarūpa) shines in consciousness (citi), but the world does not shine in the same way.

Words meanings summery:

• गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher, spiritual master (guru)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• एतत् (etat) - this, this (thing)

• महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O greatly wise one, O very intelligent one

• स्वरूपं (svarūpaṁ) - intrinsic nature, own form, true nature (svarūpa)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• न (na) - not, no

• तत् (tat) - that, it (neuter)

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• चिति (citi) - in consciousness, in knowledge

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests

• स्वरूपं (svarūpaṁ) - intrinsic nature, own form, true nature (svarūpa)

• तत् (tat) - that, it (neuter)

• तद्वत् (tadvat) - like that, similarly

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• न (na) - not, no

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher, spiritual master (guru)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, spiritual master, heavy, important

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, Perfect active

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this, this (thing)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this (near object)

Note: Also accusative singular neuter. Here nominative subject.

महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O greatly wise one, O very intelligent one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - greatly wise, very intelligent

vocative case of an adjective

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• prājña – wise, intelligent, learned
  adjective (masculine)
  from pra-jñā (to know well)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Compound 'mahā-prājña'.

स्वरूपं (svarūpaṁ) - intrinsic nature, own form, true nature (svarūpa)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svarūpa

svarūpa - own form, intrinsic nature, true nature, identity (svarūpa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+rūpa)

• sva – own, self, one's own
  pronoun
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Also accusative singular neuter. Here nominative subject/predicate nominative.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to 'jagat'.

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe

Present Active Participle

from root gam 'to go' (with reduplication and change), used as a noun

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Also accusative singular neuter. Here nominative subject.

चिति (citi) - in consciousness, in knowledge

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of citi

citi - consciousness, knowledge, understanding

from root cit 'to perceive, to know'

Root: cit (class 1)

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests

(verb)

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

Present Active

3rd person singular, Present active

Root: bhā (class 2)

स्वरूपं (svarūpaṁ) - intrinsic nature, own form, true nature (svarūpa)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svarūpa

svarūpa - own form, intrinsic nature, true nature, identity (svarūpa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+rūpa)

• sva – own, self, one's own
  pronoun
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Here used as subject.

तत् (tat) - that, it (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to 'svarūpaṃ'.

तद्वत् (tadvat) - like that, similarly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests

(verb)

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

Present Active

3rd person singular, Present active

Root: bhā (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)