योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-36, verse-11

संविदाकाशशून्यत्वं यत्तद्विद्धि वचो मम ।
इदं त्वत्संविदाकाशे स्वयमात्मनि तिष्ठति ॥ ११ ॥

saṃvidākāśaśūnyatvaṃ yattadviddhi vaco mama ,
idaṃ tvatsaṃvidākāśe svayamātmani tiṣṭhati 11

11. saṃvidākāśaśūnyatvam yat tat viddhi vacaḥ mama
idam tvatsaṃvidākāśe svayam ātmani tiṣṭhati

11. mama vacaḥ yat saṃvidākāśaśūnyatvam tat viddhi
idam tvatsaṃvidākāśe ātmani svayam tiṣṭhati

11. Know that my teaching (vacaḥ) is the voidness of the space of pure consciousness. This entire existence rests spontaneously in your own consciousness-space, within the (ātman) Self.

Words meanings summery:

• संविदाकाशशून्यत्वम् (saṁvidākāśaśūnyatvam) - the emptiness/voidness of consciousness-space

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

• वचः (vacaḥ) - teaching (vacaḥ) (word, speech, saying, teaching)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• इदम् (idam) - this, this (world/existence)

• त्वत्संविदाकाशे (tvatsaṁvidākāśe) - in your consciousness-space

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself, spontaneously, inherently

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the (ātman) Self (in the self (ātman), in the supreme self (ātman))

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, exists, abides

Words meanings and morphology

संविदाकाशशून्यत्वम् (saṁvidākāśaśūnyatvam) - the emptiness/voidness of consciousness-space

(noun)

neuter, singular of saṃvidākāśaśūnyatva

saṁvidākāśaśūnyatva - the voidness of the space of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃvid+ākāśa+śūnyatva)

• saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  From sam-vid (to know fully)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)
• śūnyatva – emptiness, voidness, nothingness
  noun (neuter)
  From śūnya (empty) + tva (suffix for abstract noun)

Note: Predicative of yat.

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that which, whoever

Note: Relative pronoun.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

Note: Correlative pronoun to yat.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Imperative Active

From root vid, class 2 (adadi), second person singular, imperative mood

Root: vid (class 2)

वचः (vacaḥ) - teaching (vacaḥ) (word, speech, saying, teaching)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying, teaching, voice

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Possessive pronoun.

इदम् (idam) - this, this (world/existence)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Refers to the perceived reality or the 'all'.

त्वत्संविदाकाशे (tvatsaṁvidākāśe) - in your consciousness-space

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tvatsaṃvidākāśa

tvatsaṁvidākāśa - your consciousness-space

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvad+saṃvidākāśa)

• tvad – you, your
  pronoun
• saṃvidākāśa – consciousness-space
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative case indicating location.

स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself, spontaneously, inherently

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the (ātman) Self (in the self (ātman), in the supreme self (ātman))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, supreme spirit, essence (ātman)

Note: Locative case.

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, exists, abides

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sthā

Present Active Indicative

From root sthā, class 1 (bhvādi), third person singular

Root: sthā (class 1)

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