योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-60, verse-24

त्वं किंचिदिति चेद्वक्षि तत्र किं चिदिवाङ्ग चित् ।
सा हि शून्यतमा व्योम्नो न च नाम न किंचन ॥ २४ ॥

tvaṃ kiṃciditi cedvakṣi tatra kiṃ cidivāṅga cit ,
sā hi śūnyatamā vyomno na ca nāma na kiṃcana 24

24. tvam kiṃcit iti cet vakṣi tatra kim cit iva aṅga
cit sā hi śūnyatamā vyomnaḥ na ca nāma na kiṃcana

24. cet tvam kiṃcit iti vakṣi tatra aṅga cit kim cit iva
sā hi vyomnaḥ śūnyatamā ca na nāma na kiṃcana (asti)

24. If you assert that 'it is something,' then, O dear one, what is consciousness (cit) like in that context? Indeed, it is the most empty, even more so than space (vyoman), and it is neither a name nor anything definable.

Words meanings summery:

• त्वम् (tvam) - refers to the inquirer or anyone contemplating the nature of consciousness (you (singular))

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - a specific, definable entity (something, anything)

• इति (iti) - marks the beginning of a hypothetical statement or quote (thus, so)

• चेत् (cet) - if

• वक्षि (vakṣi) - you (the inquirer) assert or declare (you speak, you say)

• तत्र (tatra) - in such a hypothetical scenario (there, in that case, in that context)

• किम् (kim) - what kind of...?; a rhetorical question implying 'nothing definite' (what? how?)

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, intelligence

• इव (iva) - like, as if, just as

• अङ्ग (aṅga) - an vocative particle or particle of address, expressing mild concern or emphasis (O dear, indeed, well then)

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

• सा (sā) - referring to 'cit' (consciousness), which is feminine in Sanskrit (she, that (feminine))

• हि (hi) - emphasizes the truth of the statement (indeed, surely, for)

• शून्यतमा (śūnyatamā) - emphasizes the transcendental nature of consciousness, beyond all attributes and distinctions (most empty, most void, utterly devoid of qualities)

• व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - comparative 'than space' (of space, of the sky, of ether)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - connects two negative statements (and, also)

• नाम (nāma) - it is not even a name; not describable by appellation (name, by name, indeed)

• न (na) - not, no

• किंचन (kiṁcana) - not any specific or definable thing (anything at all, not anything)

Words meanings and morphology

त्वम् (tvam) - refers to the inquirer or anyone contemplating the nature of consciousness (you (singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yushmad

yushmad - you

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - a specific, definable entity (something, anything)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - something, anything, a little

Compound of 'kim' (what) and 'cit' (an indefinite particle).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cit)

• kim – what, who, which
  pronoun (neuter)
• cit – an indefinite particle (meaning 'some', 'any')
  indeclinable

इति (iti) - marks the beginning of a hypothetical statement or quote (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

वक्षि (vakṣi) - you (the inquirer) assert or declare (you speak, you say)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

तत्र (tatra) - in such a hypothetical scenario (there, in that case, in that context)

(indeclinable)

Derived from the pronominal stem 'tad' (that) with the suffix 'tra' indicating place.

किम् (kim) - what kind of...?; a rhetorical question implying 'nothing definite' (what? how?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which, why

चित् (cit) - consciousness, intelligence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, intelligence, pure awareness

From root 'cit' (to perceive, understand).

Root: cit (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, just as

(indeclinable)

अङ्ग (aṅga) - an vocative particle or particle of address, expressing mild concern or emphasis (O dear, indeed, well then)

(indeclinable)

चित् (cit) - consciousness, intelligence, pure awareness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, intelligence, pure awareness

From root 'cit' (to perceive, understand).

Root: cit (class 1)

सा (sā) - referring to 'cit' (consciousness), which is feminine in Sanskrit (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

हि (hi) - emphasizes the truth of the statement (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

शून्यतमा (śūnyatamā) - emphasizes the transcendental nature of consciousness, beyond all attributes and distinctions (most empty, most void, utterly devoid of qualities)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śūnyatamā

śūnyatamā - most empty, most void

Superlative degree of 'śūnya' (empty, void) using the suffix '-tamā'.

व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - comparative 'than space' (of space, of the sky, of ether)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, heaven, space, ether

Note: Used here with a superlative to indicate 'emptier than space'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - connects two negative statements (and, also)

(indeclinable)

नाम (nāma) - it is not even a name; not describable by appellation (name, by name, indeed)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name, appellation, noun

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

किंचन (kiṁcana) - not any specific or definable thing (anything at all, not anything)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcana

kiṁcana - anything at all, something

Compound of 'kim' (what) and 'cana' (an indefinite particle).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cana)

• kim – what, who, which
  pronoun (neuter)
• cana – an indefinite particle (meaning 'any')
  indeclinable