योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-34, verse-16

चेतनाचेतनत्वोक्ती तस्येशत्वात्स्वदेहगे ।
उपदेशार्थमेवोक्ते न सद्विषयमर्थतः ॥ १६ ॥

cetanācetanatvoktī tasyeśatvātsvadehage ,
upadeśārthamevokte na sadviṣayamarthataḥ 16

16. cetana-acetanatva-uktī tasya īśatvāt sva-dehage
upadeśa-artham eva ukte na sat-viṣayam arthataḥ

16. tasya īśatvāt sva-dehage cetana-acetanatva-uktī upadeśa-artham eva ukte,
arthataḥ sat-viṣayam na.

16. The declarations of 'conscious' and 'unconscious' (cetana-acetana), concerning that which abides within its own body (sva-deha) by virtue of its lordship (īśatva), are stated solely for the purpose of instruction. They do not, in essence (artha), pertain to a true state of reality (sat).

Words meanings summery:

• चेतन-अचेतनत्व-उक्ती (cetana-acetanatva-uktī) - the two declarations concerning the state of conscious and unconscious

• तस्य (tasya) - of that, of him

• ईशत्वात् (īśatvāt) - due to lordship, from mastery, by virtue of sovereignty

• स्व-देहगे (sva-dehage) - in one's own body, abiding in one's own body

• उपदेश-अर्थम् (upadeśa-artham) - for the purpose of instruction, for teaching

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• उक्ते (ukte) - declared, stated, spoken

• न (na) - not, no

• सत्-विषयम् (sat-viṣayam) - pertaining to reality, an object of reality

• अर्थतः (arthataḥ) - essentially, truly, factually, in reality, from the standpoint of meaning

Words meanings and morphology

चेतन-अचेतनत्व-उक्ती (cetana-acetanatva-uktī) - the two declarations concerning the state of conscious and unconscious

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of cetana-acetanatva-ukti

cetana-acetanatva-ukti - declaration regarding the state of being conscious and unconscious

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (cetana-acetanatva+ukti)

• cetana-acetanatva – the state of being conscious and unconscious
  noun (neuter)
• ukti – speech, statement, declaration, expression
  noun (feminine)
  from root √vac (to speak)
  Root: vac

तस्य (tasya) - of that, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ईशत्वात् (īśatvāt) - due to lordship, from mastery, by virtue of sovereignty

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of īśatva

īśatva - lordship, sovereignty, supremacy, mastery

derived from 'īśa' (lord) + '-tva' (suffix for abstract neuter noun)

Root: īś

स्व-देहगे (sva-dehage) - in one's own body, abiding in one's own body

(adjective)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of sva-deha-ga

sva-deha-ga - abiding in one's own body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva-deha+ga)

• sva-deha – one's own body
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, abiding in (suffix)
  adjective
  derived from root √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

उपदेश-अर्थम् (upadeśa-artham) - for the purpose of instruction, for teaching

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of upadeśa-artha

upadeśa-artha - purpose of instruction

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (upadeśa+artha)

• upadeśa – instruction, teaching, advice
  noun (masculine)
  from upasarga 'upa-' + root 'diś'
  Prefix: upa
  Root: diś (class 6)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
  Root: arth

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for the sake of'.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

उक्ते (ukte) - declared, stated, spoken

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, dual of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, declared, stated

Past Passive Participle

derived from root √vac (to speak)

Root: vac

Note: Agrees with 'uktī' (feminine dual nominative).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सत्-विषयम् (sat-viṣayam) - pertaining to reality, an object of reality

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sat-viṣaya

sat-viṣaya - an object of reality, pertaining to truth or existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sat+viṣaya)

• sat – real, existent, true, reality, truth
  noun (neuter)
  present active participle of √as
  Root: as (class 2)
• viṣaya – object, subject, sphere, domain, range
  noun (masculine)
  Root: si

अर्थतः (arthataḥ) - essentially, truly, factually, in reality, from the standpoint of meaning

(indeclinable)

derived from 'artha' (meaning, purpose) + '-tas' (suffix indicating 'from' or 'in respect of')