योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-49, verse-21

चेत्योन्मुखत्वमेवान्तश्चेतनस्यास्य चेतनम् ।
उदितं तदनर्थाय श्रेयसेऽनुदितं भवेत् ॥ २१ ॥

cetyonmukhatvamevāntaścetanasyāsya cetanam ,
uditaṃ tadanarthāya śreyase'nuditaṃ bhavet 21

21. cetya unmukhatvam eva antaḥ cetanasya asya cetanam
uditam tat anarthāya śreyase anuditam bhavet

21. asya cetanasya antaḥ cetya unmukhatvam eva cetanam
tat uditam anarthāya bhavet anuditam śreyase bhavet

21. The very act of consciousness (cetanā) of this conscious being (cetana), which is an internal turning towards objects of perception (cetya-unmukhatva), when it manifests (uditam), leads to harm. When it remains unmanifested, it would lead to ultimate well-being (śreyas).

Words meanings summery:

• चेत्य (cetya) - objects towards which consciousness is directed (perceivable, an object of thought, knowable)

• उन्मुखत्वम् (unmukhatvam) - the state of being directed towards (objects of perception) (inclination towards, turning towards, facing)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, internally, inside

• चेतनस्य (cetanasya) - of the conscious being, of consciousness

• अस्य (asya) - of this, its

• चेतनम् (cetanam) - consciousness, awareness, the act of being conscious

• उदितम् (uditam) - arisen, manifested, appeared

• तत् (tat) - that (manifestation) (that, it)

• अनर्थाय (anarthāya) - for harm, for misfortune, for non-benefit

• श्रेयसे (śreyase) - for ultimate good, for well-being, for liberation

• अनुदितम् (anuditam) - unmanifested, unarisen, unspoken

• भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be, it might be, should be

Words meanings and morphology

चेत्य (cetya) - objects towards which consciousness is directed (perceivable, an object of thought, knowable)

(adjective)

of cetya

cetya - what is to be thought, perceptible, object of consciousness, knowable

Gerundive

Derived from root cit with suffix -ya

Root: cit (class 1)

उन्मुखत्वम् (unmukhatvam) - the state of being directed towards (objects of perception) (inclination towards, turning towards, facing)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of unmukhatva

unmukhatva - state of being turned towards, inclination, tendency

Compound type : tatpurusha (ud+mukha+tva)

• ud – up, forth
  prefix
• mukha – face, mouth, front, opening
  noun (neuter)
• tva – suffix denoting 'state of being', '-ness'
  suffix (neuter)
  Suffix forming neuter nouns denoting state or quality

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, internally, inside

(indeclinable)

चेतनस्य (cetanasya) - of the conscious being, of consciousness

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of cetana

cetana - conscious, sentient, animate; consciousness, sentient being

Root: cit (class 1)

अस्य (asya) - of this, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

चेतनम् (cetanam) - consciousness, awareness, the act of being conscious

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetana

cetana - consciousness, spirit, mind, life, sentient

Root: cit (class 1)

उदितम् (uditam) - arisen, manifested, appeared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udita

udita - risen, appeared, said, spoken, manifested

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root i with upasarga ud

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that (manifestation) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

अनर्थाय (anarthāya) - for harm, for misfortune, for non-benefit

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of anartha

anartha - misfortune, evil, harm, disadvantage, useless, meaningless

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+artha)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
  Negative prefix
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

श्रेयसे (śreyase) - for ultimate good, for well-being, for liberation

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, excellent, auspicious; ultimate good, welfare, liberation (śreyas)

अनुदितम् (anuditam) - unmanifested, unarisen, unspoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anudita

anudita - not risen, not appeared, not spoken, unmanifested

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root i with upasarga ud, preceded by negative a- prefix

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+udita)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
  Negative prefix
• udita – risen, appeared, manifested
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root i with upasarga ud
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be, it might be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)