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

द्रष्टा न दृश्यतां याति चितिर्नायाति चेत्यताम् ।
चेत्याभावादजगति कः किं चेतयते कथम् ॥ ३४ ॥

draṣṭā na dṛśyatāṃ yāti citirnāyāti cetyatām ,
cetyābhāvādajagati kaḥ kiṃ cetayate katham 34

34. draṣṭā na dṛśyatām yāti citiḥ na āyāti cetyatām
cetya-abhāvāt ajagati kaḥ kim cetayate katham

34. draṣṭā dṛśyatām na yāti.
citiḥ cetyatām na āyāti.
ajagati cetya-abhāvāt kaḥ kim katham cetayate?

34. The observer (dṛṣṭā) never becomes the observed, and pure consciousness (citi) never becomes an object of thought or perception. Since there is no world (jagat) and thus no object to be thought about, who can perceive what, and how?

Words meanings summery:

• द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - the seer, observer

• न (na) - not, no

• दृश्यताम् (dṛśyatām) - to the state of being seen, visibility

• याति (yāti) - goes, comes, attains

• चितिः (citiḥ) - consciousness, pure awareness

• न (na) - not, no

• आयाति (āyāti) - comes, attains

• चेत्यताम् (cetyatām) - to the state of being an object of thought/perception, cognoscibility

• चेत्य-अभावात् (cetya-abhāvāt) - due to the absence of anything to be thought/perceived

• अजगति (ajagati) - in the non-world, in that which is unborn/uncreated

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• किम् (kim) - what

• चेतयते (cetayate) - perceives, thinks, makes conscious

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

Words meanings and morphology

द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - the seer, observer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of draṣṭṛ

draṣṭṛ - seer, observer, spectator, knower

agent noun (kartṛ)

from root dṛś (to see), agent suffix tṛ

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

दृश्यताम् (dṛśyatām) - to the state of being seen, visibility

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dṛśyatā

dṛśyatā - visibility, state of being seen or perceived, objectifiability

from dṛśya (visible) + tā (suffix for abstract feminine noun)

Note: Object of the verb yāti.

याति (yāti) - goes, comes, attains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

present tense, 3rd person singular, from root yā (to go)

Root: yā (class 2)

चितिः (citiḥ) - consciousness, pure awareness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citi

citi - consciousness, pure awareness, thought, intellect

from root cit (to perceive, know, be conscious)

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आयाति (āyāti) - comes, attains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ā-yā

present tense, 3rd person singular, from root yā (to go) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

चेत्यताम् (cetyatām) - to the state of being an object of thought/perception, cognoscibility

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cetyatā

cetyatā - the state of being an object of thought, perceivability, cognoscibility

from cetya (to be thought) + tā (suffix for abstract feminine noun)

Note: Object of āyāti.

चेत्य-अभावात् (cetya-abhāvāt) - due to the absence of anything to be thought/perceived

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of cetya-abhāva

cetya-abhāva - absence of an object of thought/perception

tatpuruṣa compound of cetya (to be thought) + abhāva (absence)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cetya+abhāva)

• cetya – that which is to be thought/perceived, object of thought
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  from root cit (to perceive, know), suffix -ya
  Root: cit (class 1)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence
  noun (masculine)
  negative compound of bhāva (existence)
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates cause.

अजगति (ajagati) - in the non-world, in that which is unborn/uncreated

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ajagat

ajagat - non-world, unreal world, unborn/uncreated (universe)

nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of a (not) + jagat (world)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jagat)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• jagat – world, universe, moving things
  noun (neuter)
  from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Specifies the context where perception is impossible.

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative subject.

किम् (kim) - what

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative object.

चेतयते (cetayate) - perceives, thinks, makes conscious

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of cit

present tense, 3rd person singular, causative/denominative middle voice, from root cit

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Interrogative verb.

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.