योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-56, verse-23

इति संचिन्त्य यातोऽहमाकाशमसि निर्मलम् ।
यावत्तदपि पश्यामि सकलं विततान्तरम् ॥ २३ ॥

iti saṃcintya yāto'hamākāśamasi nirmalam ,
yāvattadapi paśyāmi sakalaṃ vitatāntaram 23

23. iti saṃcintya yātaḥ aham ākāśam asi nirmalam
yāvat tat api paśyāmi sakalam vitatāntaram

23. iti saṃcintya aham nirmalam ākāśam yātaḥ.
asi.
yāvat tat api sakalam vitatāntaram paśyāmi.

23. Having reflected thus, I went to the pure sky (ākāśa). (I thought,) 'you are pure.' As long as I beheld even that entire [sky], with its widely expanded interior...

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way

• संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having reflected, having pondered, having thought deeply

• यातः (yātaḥ) - gone, proceeded, departed

• अहम् (aham) - I

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky, space, ether

• असि (asi) - part of a reflective thought or direct address to the sky's nature (you are)

• निर्मलम् (nirmalam) - describing the sky (ākāśa) (pure, spotless, clear)

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, while

• तत् (tat) - referring to the sky (ākāśa) (that)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold, I observe

• सकलम् (sakalam) - describing the vastness of the sky (entire, all, whole)

• विततान्तरम् (vitatāntaram) - describing the sky with its immense internal space (having a vast interior/space, widely expanded)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this way

(indeclinable)

संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having reflected, having pondered, having thought deeply

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'cint' (to think) with prefix 'sam' and suffix 'lyaP'.

Prefix: sam

Root: cint (class 10)

यातः (yātaḥ) - gone, proceeded, departed

(past passive participle)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky, space, ether

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether, atmosphere

असि (asi) - part of a reflective thought or direct address to the sky's nature (you are)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present Indicative, 2nd Person Singular

From the root 'as' (to be), Parasmaipada, class 2.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Grammatically appears as an independent clause, possibly a direct address or an internal thought.

निर्मलम् (nirmalam) - describing the sky (ākāśa) (pure, spotless, clear)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirmala

nirmala - pure, spotless, clean, unblemished

Compound of 'nis' (without) and 'mala' (dirt, impurity).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+mala)

• nis – out, forth, without
  indeclinable
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'ākāśam'.

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, while

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - referring to the sky (ākāśa) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold, I observe

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of paś

Present Indicative, 1st Person Singular

From root 'dṛś' (to see), class 1, with present stem 'paśya'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सकलम् (sakalam) - describing the vastness of the sky (entire, all, whole)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sakala

sakala - whole, entire, all, complete, having all parts

Compound of 'sa' (with) and 'kala' (part).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+kala)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• kala – a part, portion, digit (of the moon)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tat' (referring to ākāśa).

विततान्तरम् (vitatāntaram) - describing the sky with its immense internal space (having a vast interior/space, widely expanded)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vitatāntara

vitatāntara - having a vast internal space, widely extended

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vitata+antara)

• vitata – spread, expanded, vast
  past passive participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'tan' (to stretch, extend) with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: tan (class 8)
• antara – interior, space, interval
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'tat' (referring to ākāśa).