योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-36, verse-9

सर्वं चिद्व्योम चैवेदं न सत्त्वमहमित्यपि ।
विकाराद्यस्ति न ज्ञप्तावज्ञप्तिं न लभेत्क्वचित् ॥ ९ ॥

sarvaṃ cidvyoma caivedaṃ na sattvamahamityapi ,
vikārādyasti na jñaptāvajñaptiṃ na labhetkvacit 9

9. sarvam cidvyoma ca eva idam na sattvam aham iti api
vikārādi asti na jñaptau ajñaptim na labhet kvacit

9. idam sarvam ca eva cidvyoma sattvam aham iti api na
vikārādi jñaptau na asti kvacit ajñaptim na labhet

9. All this is indeed the consciousness-ether (cidvyoma), and it is not even the ego (ahaṅkāra) that declares "I am existence." It does not manifest as a modification within the realm of knowledge (jñapti), nor can it ever attain non-knowledge (ajñapti) anywhere.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

• चिद्व्योम (cidvyoma) - consciousness-ether, consciousness-space

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• इदम् (idam) - this

• न (na) - not, no

• सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - existence, being, reality

• अहम् (aham) - I, ego (ahaṅkāra)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote or thought

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• विकारादि (vikārādi) - beginning with modification, modification and so on

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• न (na) - not, no

• ज्ञप्तौ (jñaptau) - in knowledge, in cognition

• अज्ञप्तिम् (ajñaptim) - non-knowledge, ignorance, state of being unknown (accusative)

• न (na) - not, no

• लभेत् (labhet) - should obtain, may obtain, would obtain

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, sometimes, at any time

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, entire

चिद्व्योम (cidvyoma) - consciousness-ether, consciousness-space

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cidvyoman

cidvyoman - consciousness-ether, consciousness-space

compound of cit + vyoman

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, intellect
  noun (feminine)
• vyoman – sky, ether, space
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (pronoun)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - existence, being, reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - existence, being, reality, essence

from root as- 'to be' + -tva suffix

Root: as (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I, ego (ahaṅkāra)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (first person pronoun)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote or thought

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

विकारादि (vikārādi) - beginning with modification, modification and so on

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vikārādi

vikārādi - beginning with modification, modification etc.

compound of vikāra + ādi

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vikāra+ādi)

• vikāra – change, alteration, transformation
  noun (masculine)
  from vi- + root kṛ- 'to make'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially here, signifying 'from modification' or 'as a modification'.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ज्ञप्तौ (jñaptau) - in knowledge, in cognition

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of jñapti

jñapti - knowledge, cognition, apprehension

from root jñā- 'to know'

Root: jñā (class 9)

अज्ञप्तिम् (ajñaptim) - non-knowledge, ignorance, state of being unknown (accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ajñapti

ajñapti - non-knowledge, ignorance, state of being unknown

negative particle 'a-' + jñapti

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

लभेत् (labhet) - should obtain, may obtain, would obtain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of labh

Root: labh (class 1)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, sometimes, at any time

(indeclinable)

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