योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-37, verse-3

निर्भागावयवा सूक्ष्मा व्योम्नः शून्यतरैव चित् ।
सैवाहंजगदाकारा सती किं तत्तयेष्यते ॥ ३ ॥

nirbhāgāvayavā sūkṣmā vyomnaḥ śūnyataraiva cit ,
saivāhaṃjagadākārā satī kiṃ tattayeṣyate 3

3. nirbhāga-avayavā sūkṣmā vyomnaḥ śūnyatarā eva cit sā
eva aham-jagad-ākārā satī kim tat-tathatayā iṣyate

3. nirbhāga-avayavā sūkṣmā vyomnaḥ śūnyatarā eva cit sā
eva aham-jagad-ākārā satī tat-tathatayā kim iṣyate

3. Consciousness (cit) itself, which is subtle, without divisions, and even emptier than space, although existing as the form of the 'I' and the world – why is its true nature (tathatā) desired (as something separate)?

Words meanings summery:

• निर्भाग-अवयवा (nirbhāga-avayavā) - without parts or divisions, indivisible

• सूक्ष्मा (sūkṣmā) - subtle, fine, minute, delicate

• व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - from space, than space, of space

• शून्यतरा (śūnyatarā) - emptier, more void

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'śūnyatarā' and 'cit'. (only, indeed, just, very)

• चित् (cit) - The ultimate, pure consciousness (consciousness, mind, understanding)

• सा (sā) - That very consciousness (cit) (she, that (feminine))

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'sā'. (only, indeed, just, very)

• अहम्-जगद्-आकारा (aham-jagad-ākārā) - having the form of 'I' and the world, appearing as 'I' and the world

• सती (satī) - although existing (as such) (existing, being)

• किम् (kim) - why (interrogative adverb) (what, why, how)

• तत्-तथतया (tat-tathatayā) - by that suchness, by that true nature, as that reality

• इष्यते (iṣyate) - is desired, is sought

Words meanings and morphology

निर्भाग-अवयवा (nirbhāga-avayavā) - without parts or divisions, indivisible

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirbhāga-avayava

nirbhāga-avayava - without parts, indivisible

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+bhāga+avayava)

• nir – without, free from
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating negation or absence.
• bhāga – part, share, portion, division
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)
• avayava – limb, part, member, component
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: yu (class 2)

सूक्ष्मा (sūkṣmā) - subtle, fine, minute, delicate

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sūkṣma

sūkṣma - subtle, fine, minute, delicate, atomic, imperceptible

Root: sūc (class 10)

व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - from space, than space, of space

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

Root: vi

शून्यतरा (śūnyatarā) - emptier, more void

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śūnyatara

śūnyatara - emptier, more void, more empty

Comparative degree of `śūnya` (empty, void) using `-tara` suffix.

Root: śū (class 5)

एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'śūnyatarā' and 'cit'. (only, indeed, just, very)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

चित् (cit) - The ultimate, pure consciousness (consciousness, mind, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure consciousness, intellect, understanding, mind, soul

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

सा (sā) - That very consciousness (cit) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

Demonstrative pronoun, feminine nominative singular.

एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'sā'. (only, indeed, just, very)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

अहम्-जगद्-आकारा (aham-jagad-ākārā) - having the form of 'I' and the world, appearing as 'I' and the world

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aham-jagad-ākāra

aham-jagad-ākāra - having the form of 'I' and the world

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aham+jagat+ākāra)

• aham – I
  pronoun
  First person singular pronoun.
• jagat – world, universe, all that moves
  noun (neuter)
  Present active participle from `gam` (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, aspect
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

सती (satī) - although existing (as such) (existing, being)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sat

sat - existing, being, true, real, good

Present Active Participle

Feminine nominative singular of 'sat' (from root `as`, to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `cit`.

किम् (kim) - why (interrogative adverb) (what, why, how)

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially as an interrogative.

तत्-तथतया (tat-tathatayā) - by that suchness, by that true nature, as that reality

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tat-tathatā

tat-tathatā - that suchness, that reality, the true nature of that

Compound of 'tat' (that) and 'tathatā' (suchness, reality, true state).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+tathatā)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• tathatā – suchness, reality, the state of being so, true nature
  noun (feminine)
  From 'tathā' (thus) + suffix 'tā'.

इष्यते (iṣyate) - is desired, is sought

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present passive

3rd person singular Present Passive Ātmanepada.

Root: iṣ (class 4)