योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-28, verse-5

अवासनं हि संवित्तेः स्पन्दमस्पन्दनं विदुः ।
सस्पन्दोऽप्यस्फुरत्स्पन्दो येनावर्तादिनोह्यते ॥ ५ ॥

avāsanaṃ hi saṃvitteḥ spandamaspandanaṃ viduḥ ,
saspando'pyasphuratspando yenāvartādinohyate 5

5. a-vāsananam hi saṃvitteḥ spandam a-spandanam viduḥ
sa-spandaḥ api a-sphurat-spandaḥ yena āvarta-ādi na uhyate

5. hi saṃvitteḥ a-vāsananam spandam a-spandanam viduḥ
sa-spandaḥ api a-sphurat-spandaḥ yena āvarta-ādi na uhyate

5. Indeed, the pulsation of consciousness that is devoid of latent impressions is considered by them to be a non-pulsation. Even though it is a pulsation, it is an unmanifested pulsation, through which phenomena like whirls are not generated.

Words meanings summery:

• अ-वासननम् (a-vāsananam) - free from inherent mental tendencies (devoid of latent impressions, without tendencies)

• हि (hi) - for, indeed, certainly

• संवित्तेः (saṁvitteḥ) - of consciousness, of knowledge

• स्पन्दम् (spandam) - pulsation, vibration, throbbing, movement

• अ-स्पन्दनम् (a-spandanam) - non-pulsation, absence of vibration

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they (the wise/sages) consider or know (they know, they understand)

• स-स्पन्दः (sa-spandaḥ) - even though it is characterized by pulsation (pulsating, accompanied by vibration, with movement)

• अपि (api) - even though, despite being (also, even, although, too)

• अ-स्फुरत्-स्पन्दः (a-sphurat-spandaḥ) - unmanifested pulsation, pulsation that does not manifest

• येन (yena) - through which (unmanifested pulsation) (by which, whereby)

• आवर्त-आदि (āvarta-ādi) - phenomena like whirls (eddies, cycles) (whirls and so on, beginning with whirls)

• न (na) - not, no

• उह्यते (uhyate) - are not generated or produced (is carried, is produced, is brought about, is understood)

Words meanings and morphology

अ-वासननम् (a-vāsananam) - free from inherent mental tendencies (devoid of latent impressions, without tendencies)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of a-vāsanana

a-vāsanana - devoid of latent impressions/tendencies

Derived from 'a' (not) + 'vāsanā' (latent impression) + suffix '-ana'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vāsanā)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• vāsanā – latent impression, mental tendency, desire
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'vas' (to dwell, to perfume).
  Root: vas (class 4)

हि (hi) - for, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

संवित्तेः (saṁvitteḥ) - of consciousness, of knowledge

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of saṃvit

saṁvit - consciousness, knowledge, understanding

Derived from 'sam' + 'vid' (to know).

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

स्पन्दम् (spandam) - pulsation, vibration, throbbing, movement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of spandana

spandana - pulsation, vibration, throbbing, quivering

Action noun from root 'spand'.

Root: spand (class 1)

अ-स्पन्दनम् (a-spandanam) - non-pulsation, absence of vibration

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of a-spandana

a-spandana - non-pulsation, non-vibration

Negative compound: 'a' (not) + 'spandana' (pulsation).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+spandana)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• spandana – pulsation, vibration, throbbing
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun from root 'spand'.
  Root: spand (class 1)

विदुः (viduḥ) - they (the wise/sages) consider or know (they know, they understand)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of vid

perfect tense

Root verb 'vid', perfect tense (Lit), 3rd person plural, active voice.

Root: vid (class 2)

स-स्पन्दः (sa-spandaḥ) - even though it is characterized by pulsation (pulsating, accompanied by vibration, with movement)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sa-spanda

sa-spanda - with pulsation, vibrating

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'sa' (with) + 'spanda' (pulsation).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+spanda)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating association.
• spanda – pulsation, vibration, throbbing
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'spand'.
  Root: spand (class 1)

अपि (api) - even though, despite being (also, even, although, too)

(indeclinable)

अ-स्फुरत्-स्पन्दः (a-sphurat-spandaḥ) - unmanifested pulsation, pulsation that does not manifest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of a-sphurat-spanda

a-sphurat-spanda - unmanifested pulsation, non-throbbing vibration

Compound: 'a' (not) + 'sphurat' (present active participle of 'sphur', manifesting) + 'spanda' (pulsation).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sphurat+spanda)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• sphurat – manifesting, throbbing, flashing
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of root 'sphur'.
  Root: sphur (class 6)
• spanda – pulsation, vibration, throbbing
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'spand'.
  Root: spand (class 1)

येन (yena) - through which (unmanifested pulsation) (by which, whereby)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Relative pronoun, instrumental case, singular.

आवर्त-आदि (āvarta-ādi) - phenomena like whirls (eddies, cycles) (whirls and so on, beginning with whirls)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āvarta-ādi

āvarta-ādi - whirls etc., beginning with whirls

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āvarta+ādi)

• āvarta – whirl, eddy, revolution, cycle
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ā' + 'vṛt' (to turn).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• ādi – beginning with, and so on, etcetera
  indeclinable

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उह्यते (uhyate) - are not generated or produced (is carried, is produced, is brought about, is understood)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vah

present tense

Root verb 'vah', present tense (Laṭ), 3rd person singular, passive voice.

Root: vah (class 1)