योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-70, verse-20

देशकालक्रियाद्रव्यमनोबुद्ध्यादिकं त्विदम् ।
चिच्छिलाङ्गकमेवैकं विद्ध्यनस्तमयोदयम् ॥ २० ॥

deśakālakriyādravyamanobuddhyādikaṃ tvidam ,
cicchilāṅgakamevaikaṃ viddhyanastamayodayam 20

20. deśakālakriyādravyamanobuddhyādikam tu idam
cicchilāṅgakam eva ekam viddhi anastamayodayam

20. Know that this entire reality, encompassing space, time, action, substance, mind, intellect, and all else, is truly a single, unwavering body of pure consciousness (cit), which is without rising or setting.

20. דע כי המרחב, הזמן, הפעולה, החומר, החשיבה והתבונה אינם אלא חלקים של סלע התודעה היחיד, שאין לו זריחה ואין לו שקיעה.

Words meanings summery:

• देशकालक्रियाद्रव्यमनोबुद्ध्यादिकम् (deśakālakriyādravyamanobuddhyādikam) - this entire reality, including space, time, action, substance, mind, and intellect (pertaining to space, time, action, substance, mind, intellect, and so on)

• तु (tu) - indeed (indeed, but, however)

• इदम् (idam) - this entire reality (this, this one, this reality)

• चिच्छिलाङ्गकम् (cicchilāṅgakam) - an unwavering body of pure consciousness (cit) (having consciousness as its rock-like body/form)

• एव (eva) - truly, indeed (indeed, only, just, alone)

• एकम् (ekam) - a single entity (one, single, unique)

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand, perceive

• अनस्तमयोदयम् (anastamayodayam) - without rising or setting, eternal (without setting or rising, eternal)

Words meanings and morphology

देशकालक्रियाद्रव्यमनोबुद्ध्यादिकम् (deśakālakriyādravyamanobuddhyādikam) - this entire reality, including space, time, action, substance, mind, and intellect (pertaining to space, time, action, substance, mind, intellect, and so on)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of deśakālakriyādravyamanobuddhyādika

deśakālakriyādravyamanobuddhyādika - beginning with space, time, action, substance, mind, intellect; etc.

A descriptive compound adjective formed by a dvandva compound followed by an adika suffix.

Compound type : dvandva-bahuvrihi (deśa+kāla+kriyā+dravya+manas+buddhi+ādika)

• deśa – place, space, region
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)
• kriyā – action, activity, rite
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• dravya – substance, material, object
  noun (neuter)
• manas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• ādika – beginning with, and so on, etc.
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from `ādi` (beginning) with the suffix `ka`.

Note: Used here as an adjective modifying `idam`.

तु (tu) - indeed (indeed, but, however)

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this entire reality (this, this one, this reality)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, the present

Note: Direct object of `viddhi` (know).

चिच्छिलाङ्गकम् (cicchilāṅgakam) - an unwavering body of pure consciousness (cit) (having consciousness as its rock-like body/form)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cicchilāṅgaka

cicchilāṅgaka - having the nature or form of a rock of consciousness

Compound type : bahuvrihi (cit+śilā+aṅgaka)

• cit – consciousness, pure awareness
  noun (feminine)
• śilā – rock, stone
  noun (feminine)
• aṅgaka – body, limb, part; form, nature
  noun (neuter)
  Diminutive suffix `ka` added to `aṅga`.

Note: Predicate adjective to `idam`.

एव (eva) - truly, indeed (indeed, only, just, alone)

(indeclinable)

एकम् (ekam) - a single entity (one, single, unique)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, sole

Note: Predicate adjective to `idam`.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand, perceive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of vid

imperative 2nd singular

Root `vid` (class 2, 'to know') with imperative ending `hi`.

Root: vid (class 2)

अनस्तमयोदयम् (anastamayodayam) - without rising or setting, eternal (without setting or rising, eternal)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anastamayodaya

anastamayodaya - that which has no setting or rising; eternal

Compound type : nah-bahuvrihi (a+astamaya+udaya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• astamaya – setting, disappearance
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `astam` (home) + root `i` (to go) or root `as` (to throw, reach) meaning to set or disappear.
  Root: i (class 2)
• udaya – rising, appearance, origin
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `i` (to go) with upasarga `ud`.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective to `idam`.

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