योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-48, verse-34

सर्वत्रैष चिदात्मत्वाद्याति जागर्ति पश्यति ।
तेनैष सर्वतोलक्ष्यकरकर्णाक्षिपादभृत् ॥ ३४ ॥

sarvatraiṣa cidātmatvādyāti jāgarti paśyati ,
tenaiṣa sarvatolakṣyakarakarṇākṣipādabhṛt 34

34. sarvatra eṣaḥ cit-ātmatvāt yāti jāgarti paśyati
tena eṣaḥ sarvataḥ-lakṣya-kara-karṇa-akṣi-pāda-bhṛt

34. eṣaḥ sarvatra cit-ātmatvāt yāti jāgarti paśyati
tena eṣaḥ sarvataḥ-lakṣya-kara-karṇa-akṣi-pāda-bhṛt

34. Because He is of the nature of pure consciousness (cit ātman), He moves, is awake, and sees everywhere. Therefore, He possesses perceptible hands, ears, eyes, and feet in all directions.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in all places

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

• चित्-आत्मत्वात् (cit-ātmatvāt) - due to the nature of consciousness, by reason of being the conscious self (ātman)

• याति (yāti) - goes, moves

• जागर्ति (jāgarti) - wakes, is awake

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, observes

• तेन (tena) - therefore, by that, on that account

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

• सर्वतः-लक्ष्य-कर-कर्ण-अक्षि-पाद-भृत् (sarvataḥ-lakṣya-kara-karṇa-akṣi-pāda-bhṛt) - possessing perceptible hands, ears, eyes, and feet everywhere

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in all places

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this

चित्-आत्मत्वात् (cit-ātmatvāt) - due to the nature of consciousness, by reason of being the conscious self (ātman)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of cit-ātmatva

cit-ātmatva - nature of consciousness, quality of being the conscious self

Compound type : Tatpurusha (cit+ātmatva)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• ātmatva – quality of the self (ātman), selfhood
  noun (neuter)
  derived from ātman + tva suffix

याति (yāti) - goes, moves

(verb)

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

Root: yā (class 2)

जागर्ति (jāgarti) - wakes, is awake

(verb)

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

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, observes

(verb)

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

present stem paśya

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तेन (tena) - therefore, by that, on that account

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this

सर्वतः-लक्ष्य-कर-कर्ण-अक्षि-पाद-भृत् (sarvataḥ-lakṣya-kara-karṇa-akṣi-pāda-bhṛt) - possessing perceptible hands, ears, eyes, and feet everywhere

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvataḥ-lakṣya-kara-karṇa-akṣi-pāda-bhṛt

sarvataḥ-lakṣya-kara-karṇa-akṣi-pāda-bhṛt - possessor of perceptible hands, ears, eyes, and feet everywhere

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sarvataḥ+lakṣya+kara+karṇa+akṣi+pāda+bhṛt)

• sarvataḥ – everywhere, on all sides
  indeclinable
• lakṣya – perceptible, visible, marked, to be observed
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  derived from root lakṣ (to perceive, observe, mark)
  Root: lakṣ (class 1)
• kara – hand
  noun (masculine)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)
• pāda – foot
  noun (masculine)
• bhṛt – bearing, possessing, supporting
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix from root bhṛ
  derived from root bhṛ (to bear, carry, possess)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

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