योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-3, verse-11

यदेवाम्भस्तदेवान्तर्द्रवत्वमपृथग्यथा ।
चित्त्वमेव तथा चित्तं तद्रूपत्वात्तदर्थयोः ॥ ११ ॥

yadevāmbhastadevāntardravatvamapṛthagyathā ,
cittvameva tathā cittaṃ tadrūpatvāttadarthayoḥ 11

11. yat eva ambhaḥ tat eva antar dravatvam apṛthak yathā
| cit-tvam eva tathā cittam tat-rūpatvāt tat-arthayoḥ

11. yathā yat ambhaḥ eva tat dravatvam antar apṛthak,
tathā cit-tvam eva cittam (apṛthak),
tat-rūpatvāt tat-arthayoḥ

11. Just as water (ambhaḥ) itself and its inherent fluidity (dravatvam) are not separate within it, similarly, pure consciousness (cit-tva) and the mind (citta) are not separate, due to the identical nature (tad-rūpatva) of the mind and its object (tad-artha).

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that which

• एव (eva) - itself, only, indeed, just

• अम्भः (ambhaḥ) - water

• तत् (tat) - that

• एव (eva) - itself, only, indeed, just

• अन्तर् (antar) - within, inside

• द्रवत्वम् (dravatvam) - fluidity, liquidity

• अपृथक् (apṛthak) - not separate, inseparable

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

• चित्-त्वम् (cit-tvam) - pure consciousness (consciousness, state of being conscious)

• एव (eva) - itself, only, indeed, just

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, thought, intellect

• तत्-रूपत्वात् (tat-rūpatvāt) - due to the mind's nature being identical to consciousness (due to its nature, because of its identical form/nature)

• तत्-अर्थयोः (tat-arthayoḥ) - of the mind (citta) and its object (of both it and its object, of the two objects)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

एव (eva) - itself, only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

अम्भः (ambhaḥ) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ambhas

ambhas - water, fluid

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - itself, only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

अन्तर् (antar) - within, inside

(indeclinable)

द्रवत्वम् (dravatvam) - fluidity, liquidity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dravatva

dravatva - fluidity, liquidity, state of being fluid

Derived from 'drava' (fluid) + 'tva' (abstract noun suffix)

अपृथक् (apṛthak) - not separate, inseparable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apṛthak

apṛthak - not separate, undivided, non-distinct

'a' (negation) + 'pṛthak' (separate)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pṛthak)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• pṛthak – separate, distinct, apart
  indeclinable

Note: Agrees with dravatvam.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

चित्-त्वम् (cit-tvam) - pure consciousness (consciousness, state of being conscious)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cit-tva

cit-tva - consciousness, intelligence, nature of consciousness

'cit' (consciousness) + 'tva' (abstract noun suffix)

एव (eva) - itself, only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

(indeclinable)

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, thought, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, intellect, thought, consciousness

Past Passive Participle

From root 'cit' (to perceive, know), with 'kta' suffix (past passive participle), but primarily used as noun.

Root: cit (class 1)

तत्-रूपत्वात् (tat-rūpatvāt) - due to the mind's nature being identical to consciousness (due to its nature, because of its identical form/nature)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tat-rūpatva

tat-rūpatva - the state of having that form/nature, identical nature

'tat' (that) + 'rūpa' (form/nature) + 'tva' (abstract suffix)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+rūpa+tva)

• tad – that, its
  pronoun (neuter)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance, intrinsic character
  noun (neuter)
• tva – state of being, -ness
  suffix (neuter)
  Abstract noun suffix

तत्-अर्थयोः (tat-arthayoḥ) - of the mind (citta) and its object (of both it and its object, of the two objects)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tat-artha

tat-artha - its object, the meaning of that, the object of that

'tat' (that) + 'artha' (object/meaning)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+artha)

• tad – that, its
  pronoun (neuter)
• artha – object, purpose, meaning, thing
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to 'citta' and 'artha' (object).