योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-38, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
चित्पश्यति जगन्मिथ्या स्ववेदनविबोधिता ।
व्योम्नि मायाञ्जनासिक्ता दृगिवाचलतान्तरम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
citpaśyati jaganmithyā svavedanavibodhitā ,
vyomni māyāñjanāsiktā dṛgivācalatāntaram 1

1. cit paśyati jagat mithyā svavedanavibodhitā
vyomni māyāñjanāsiktā dṛk iva acalatāntaram

1. svavedanavibodhitā cit jagat mithyā paśyati,
māyāñjanāsiktā dṛk vyomni acalatāntaram iva.

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Consciousness (cit), awakened by its own inherent awareness, perceives the world as an illusion (mithyā), just as an eye, smeared with the darkness of illusion (māyā), perceives an internal stillness within space.

Words meanings summery:

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure awareness, spirit

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, cosmos

• मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely, wrongly, illusorily, as an illusion

• स्ववेदनविबोधिता (svavedanavibodhitā) - awakened by its own awareness, enlightened by self-knowledge

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space, in the ether

• मायाञ्जनासिक्ता (māyāñjanāsiktā) - smeared with the collyrium (darkness) of illusion (māyā)

• दृक् (dṛk) - eye, vision, sight

• इव (iva) - like, as, similar to

• अचलतान्तरम् (acalatāntaram) - an inner immobility, internal stillness, inner space of non-movement

Words meanings and morphology

चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure awareness, spirit

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure awareness, spirit, understanding

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, cosmos

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves, living beings

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root 'gam' (to go). Used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely, wrongly, illusorily, as an illusion

(indeclinable)

स्ववेदनविबोधिता (svavedanavibodhitā) - awakened by its own awareness, enlightened by self-knowledge

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svavedanavibodhita

svavedanavibodhita - awakened or enlightened by one's own knowledge/awareness

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'sva' (own), 'vedana' (knowledge), and 'vibodhita' (awakened/enlightened, P.P.P. of vi-budh).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+vedana+vibodhita)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• vedana – knowledge, awareness, feeling, sensation
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• vibodhita – awakened, enlightened, made aware
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root 'budh' with upasarga 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'cit'.

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space, in the ether

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, heaven, atmosphere, space, ether

मायाञ्जनासिक्ता (māyāñjanāsiktā) - smeared with the collyrium (darkness) of illusion (māyā)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of māyāñjanāsikta

māyāñjanāsikta - smeared or imbued with the collyrium of illusion

Compound of 'māyā' (illusion), 'añjana' (collyrium/darkener), and 'āsikta' (smeared, P.P.P. of ā-sic).

Compound type : tatpurusha (māyā+añjana+āsikta)

• māyā – illusion, magical power, cosmic illusion
  noun (feminine)
• añjana – collyrium, dark ointment (for eyes), black pigment, darkening agent
  noun (neuter)
  Root: añj (class 7)
• āsikta – smeared, sprinkled, infused
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root 'sic' with upasarga 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sic (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'dṛk'.

दृक् (dṛk) - eye, vision, sight

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛś

dṛś - eye, vision, sight, appearance

Noun derived from the root 'dṛś' (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

अचलतान्तरम् (acalatāntaram) - an inner immobility, internal stillness, inner space of non-movement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of acalatāntara

acalatāntara - internal non-motion, inner stillness

Compound of 'acalatā' (immobility) and 'antara' (interior/space).

Compound type : tatpurusha (acalatā+antara)

• acalatā – immobility, stillness, steadfastness
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'acala' (immobile) with the suffix '-tā' forming an abstract noun.
• antara – interior, inside, middle, space, interval
  noun (neuter)