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7,34

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-34, verse-18

अचेतनं चेतनं च स्पन्दास्पन्दवदात्मनः ।
स्वायत्ते न कदर्थस्थे स्वस्थपाषाणवत्स्थिते ॥ १८ ॥
acetanaṃ cetanaṃ ca spandāspandavadātmanaḥ ,
svāyatte na kadarthasthe svasthapāṣāṇavatsthite 18
18. acetanam cetanam ca spanda-aspanda-vat ātmanaḥ
sva-āyatte na kad-artha-sthe svastha-pāṣāṇa-vat sthite
18. ātmanaḥ sva-āyatte acetanam ca cetanam ca spanda-aspanda-vat.
na kad-artha-sthe,
na svastha-pāṣāṇa-vat sthite.
18. Both the unconscious (acetana) and the conscious (cetana), akin to things that move and those that do not, are dependent on the Self (ātman). They are not in a state of being misconstrued, nor are they fixed like a firmly rooted, unmoving stone.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अचेतनम् (acetanam) - the unconscious, the inanimate
  • चेतनम् (cetanam) - the conscious, the animate
  • (ca) - and
  • स्पन्द-अस्पन्द-वत् (spanda-aspanda-vat) - like moving and unmoving things
  • आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the Self, from the Self
  • स्व-आयत्ते (sva-āyatte) - dependent on oneself, self-controlled
  • (na) - not
  • कद्-अर्थ-स्थे (kad-artha-sthe) - in a wrong meaning or misconception, wrongly situated
  • स्वस्थ-पाषाण-वत् (svastha-pāṣāṇa-vat) - like a firm stone, like a steady stone
  • स्थिते (sthite) - situated, standing, remaining

Words meanings and morphology

अचेतनम् (acetanam) - the unconscious, the inanimate
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of acetana
acetana - unconscious, inanimate, insentient, inert
negation 'a-' of 'cetana'
Prefix: a
Root: cit
चेतनम् (cetanam) - the conscious, the animate
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cetana
cetana - conscious, animate, sentient, consciousness
from root √cit (to perceive, to be conscious)
Root: cit
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
स्पन्द-अस्पन्द-वत् (spanda-aspanda-vat) - like moving and unmoving things
(indeclinable)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (spanda-aspanda+vat)
  • spanda-aspanda – movement and non-movement, moving and unmoving
    noun (masculine)
  • vat – like, resembling, similar to (suffix)
    indeclinable
    suffix forming adverbs or adjectives
आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the Self, from the Self
(noun)
masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life, Brahman
स्व-आयत्ते (sva-āyatte) - dependent on oneself, self-controlled
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, dual of sva-āyatta
sva-āyatta - self-dependent, subject to oneself, under one's own control
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+āyatta)
  • sva – own, one's own
    pronoun/adjective
  • āyatta – dependent on, subject to, controlled by
    participle (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    from upasarga 'ā-' + root 'yam' (to restrain, to control)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: yam (class 1)
Note: Refers to both 'acetanam' and 'cetanam'.
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
कद्-अर्थ-स्थे (kad-artha-sthe) - in a wrong meaning or misconception, wrongly situated
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, dual of kad-artha-stha
kad-artha-stha - situated in a bad meaning or purpose, wrongly conceived
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kad-artha+stha)
  • kad-artha – bad meaning, wrong purpose, absurdity
    noun (masculine)
  • stha – standing, situated, abiding in (suffix)
    adjective
    derived from root √sthā (to stand)
    Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'acetanam' and 'cetanam'.
स्वस्थ-पाषाण-वत् (svastha-pāṣāṇa-vat) - like a firm stone, like a steady stone
(indeclinable)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svastha-pāṣāṇa+vat)
  • svastha-pāṣāṇa – a firm stone, a steady stone
    noun (masculine)
  • vat – like, resembling, similar to (suffix)
    indeclinable
    suffix forming adverbs or adjectives
स्थिते (sthite) - situated, standing, remaining
(participle)
Nominative, neuter, dual of sthita
sthita - standing, situated, remaining, fixed
Past Passive Participle
derived from root √sthā (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'acetanam' and 'cetanam'.