योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-38, verse-39

यद्रूपालोकमननं यत्कालत्रितयं जगत् ।
यज्जरामरणार्त्यादि तन्महाचिन्नभः शिवम् ॥ ३९ ॥

yadrūpālokamananaṃ yatkālatritayaṃ jagat ,
yajjarāmaraṇārtyādi tanmahācinnabhaḥ śivam 39

39. yat rūpālokamananam yat kālatritayam jagat
yat jarāmaraṇārtyādi tat mahācitnabhaḥ śivam

39. yat rūpālokamananam,
yat kālatritayam jagat,
yat jarāmaraṇārtyādi,
tat mahācitnabhaḥ śivam

39. That which is the perception and contemplation of forms, which is the world with its three divisions of time (past, present, future), and which comprises old age, death, suffering, and the like – all of that is the great, auspicious expanse of consciousness.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, what, that which

• रूपालोकमननम् (rūpālokamananam) - the perception and contemplation of forms

• यत् (yat) - which, what, that which

• कालत्रितयम् (kālatritayam) - the three divisions of time

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

• यत् (yat) - which, what, that which

• जरामरणार्त्यादि (jarāmaraṇārtyādi) - old age, death, suffering, and so on; beginning with old age, death, and suffering

• तत् (tat) - that

• महाचित्नभः (mahācitnabhaḥ) - the great sky of consciousness, the vast expanse of pure awareness

• शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious, benevolent, peaceful

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, what, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, that which

Note: Can also be accusative singular.

रूपालोकमननम् (rūpālokamananam) - the perception and contemplation of forms

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpālokamanana

rūpālokamanana - perception and contemplation of forms

Compound type : dvandva (rūpa+āloka+manana)

• rūpa – form, appearance, shape
  noun (neuter)
• āloka – seeing, perception, sight, light
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √lok (to see) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 1)
• manana – thinking, cogitation, contemplation, reflection
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √man (to think).
  Root: man (class 4)

यत् (yat) - which, what, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, that which

Note: Can also be accusative singular.

कालत्रितयम् (kālatritayam) - the three divisions of time

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kālatritaya

kālatritaya - three divisions of time, three times (past, present, future)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+tritaya)

• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)
• tritaya – triad, group of three
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from tri (three).

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe; moving, living

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √gam (to go) in present active participle form.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Also functions as an adjective meaning 'moving'.

यत् (yat) - which, what, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, that which

Note: Can also be accusative singular.

जरामरणार्त्यादि (jarāmaraṇārtyādi) - old age, death, suffering, and so on; beginning with old age, death, and suffering

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jarāmaraṇārtyādi

jarāmaraṇārtyādi - old age, death, suffering, and the like

Compound type : dvandva (jarā+maraṇa+ārti+ādi)

• jarā – old age, decrepitude
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jṛ (class 1)
• maraṇa – death, dying
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √mṛ (to die).
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• ārti – suffering, pain, distress, affliction
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √ṛ (to go) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ṛ (class 3)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on, first
  indeclinable (masculine)
  Can also be a noun (masculine) or adjective.

Note: Can also be accusative singular.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Can also be accusative singular.

महाचित्नभः (mahācitnabhaḥ) - the great sky of consciousness, the vast expanse of pure awareness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahācitnabhas

mahācitnabhas - great consciousness-sky, vast expanse of awareness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+cit+nabhas)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective
  Often seen as a stem for compounds.
• cit – consciousness, pure awareness, thought, mind
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √cit (to perceive, understand).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, space, ether
  noun (neuter)

Note: Nominative singular form of the neuter noun.

शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious, benevolent, peaceful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, benevolent, propitious, Shiva

Note: Agrees with 'mahācitnabhaḥ'.