योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-28, verse-12

चित्त्वं च क्वचिदस्पन्दं क्वचित्स्पन्दं स्वभावतः ।
अनन्तमेकार्णववद्दिक्कालक्रमसंस्थितम् ॥ १२ ॥

cittvaṃ ca kvacidaspandaṃ kvacitspandaṃ svabhāvataḥ ,
anantamekārṇavavaddikkālakramasaṃsthitam 12

12. cittvam ca kvacit aspandam kvacit spandam svabhāvataḥ
anantam ekārṇavavat dikkālakramasaṃsthitam

12. cittvam svabhāvataḥ ca kvacit aspandam kvacit
spandam anantam ekārṇavavat dikkālakramasaṃsthitam

12. The nature of consciousness (cit-tva), by its very essence, is sometimes motionless and sometimes pulsating. It is infinite, like a single ocean, existing pervading the sequence of space and time.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्त्वम् (cittvam) - the state of consciousness; the nature of consciousness

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, in some place, occasionally

• अस्पन्दम् (aspandam) - non-pulsating, motionless, unmoving

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, in some place, occasionally

• स्पन्दम् (spandam) - pulsating, vibrating, moving

• स्वभावतः (svabhāvataḥ) - by its own nature, inherently, naturally

• अनन्तम् (anantam) - endless, infinite, boundless

• एकार्णववत् (ekārṇavavat) - like a single ocean; resembling the primordial single ocean

• दिक्कालक्रमसंस्थितम् (dikkālakramasaṁsthitam) - situated in the order of space and time; pervading the space-time sequence

Words meanings and morphology

चित्त्वम् (cittvam) - the state of consciousness; the nature of consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cittva

cittva - the state or quality of being conscious; consciousness itself

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+tva)

• cit – consciousness, pure intellect, thinking, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns (state, quality of)
  suffix (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, in some place, occasionally

(indeclinable)

अस्पन्दम् (aspandam) - non-pulsating, motionless, unmoving

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aspanda

aspanda - non-pulsating, motionless, tranquil

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+spanda)

• a – not, non-, un- (negation prefix)
  indeclinable
• spanda – pulsation, vibration, tremor, throb
  noun (masculine)
  Root: spad (class 1)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, in some place, occasionally

(indeclinable)

स्पन्दम् (spandam) - pulsating, vibrating, moving

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of spanda

spanda - pulsation, vibration, tremor, throb, movement

Root: spad (class 1)

Note: Used here as an adjective, modifying 'cittvam'.

स्वभावतः (svabhāvataḥ) - by its own nature, inherently, naturally

(indeclinable)

Derived from svabhāva with the suffix -tas.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (neuter)
• bhāva – being, existence, state, nature, disposition
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

अनन्तम् (anantam) - endless, infinite, boundless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, boundless, eternal

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+anta)

• an – not, non-, un- (negation prefix, used before vowels)
  indeclinable
• anta – end, limit, boundary, conclusion
  noun (masculine)

एकार्णववत् (ekārṇavavat) - like a single ocean; resembling the primordial single ocean

(indeclinable)

Derived from ekārṇava with the suffix -vat (similarity).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+arṇava)

• eka – one, single, sole, alone
  numeral (neuter)
• arṇava – ocean, sea, flood, wavy
  noun (masculine)

दिक्कालक्रमसंस्थितम् (dikkālakramasaṁsthitam) - situated in the order of space and time; pervading the space-time sequence

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dikkālakramasaṃsthita

dikkālakramasaṁsthita - situated or established in the order or sequence of space and time

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dik+kāla+krama+saṃsthita)

• dik – direction, quarter of the sky, space
  noun (feminine)
• kāla – time, season, era
  noun (masculine)
• krama – order, sequence, step, course
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kram (class 1)
• saṃsthita – established, situated, standing, existing, collected
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix saṃ-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)