योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-70, verse-23

चिच्छिलेयमनाद्यन्ता साद्यन्तास्तीति बोधतः ।
साकारापि निराकारा जगदङ्गेति संस्थिता ॥ २३ ॥

cicchileyamanādyantā sādyantāstīti bodhataḥ ,
sākārāpi nirākārā jagadaṅgeti saṃsthitā 23

23. cit śilā iyam anādyantā sādyantā asti iti bodhataḥ
sākārā api nirākārā jagadaṅgā iti saṃsthitā

23. This very consciousness (cit), which is like a steadfast rock, exists as both without beginning or end (`anādyantā`) and with beginning and end (`sādyantā`), as perceived through understanding. Though it possesses form, it is also without form, and thus it is established with the entire world as its body.

Words meanings summery:

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

• शिला (śilā) - like a steadfast rock (rock, stone)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (consciousness) (this, this one)

• अनाद्यन्ता (anādyantā) - without beginning or end, eternal

• साद्यन्ता (sādyantā) - having beginning and end, limited

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, saying

• बोधतः (bodhataḥ) - through understanding (from understanding, due to knowledge, by perception)

• साकारा (sākārā) - possessing form (having form, with shape)

• अपि (api) - though (also, even, although)

• निराकारा (nirākārā) - without form (formless, without shape)

• जगदङ्गा (jagadaṅgā) - with the entire world as its body (having the world as its body)

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, saying)

• संस्थिता (saṁsthitā) - established (established, situated, existing)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure awareness, thought

शिला (śilā) - like a steadfast rock (rock, stone)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śilā

śilā - rock, stone, slab

Note: Used here adjectivally in the sense of 'rock-like' referring to consciousness's unwavering nature.

इयम् (iyam) - this (consciousness) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, the present

अनाद्यन्ता (anādyantā) - without beginning or end, eternal

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anādyanta

anādyanta - without beginning or end; eternal, endless

Compound type : nah-bahuvrihi (na+ādi+anta)

• na – not, un-
  indeclinable
• ādi – beginning, origin
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies `cit` (consciousness).

साद्यन्ता (sādyantā) - having beginning and end, limited

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sādyanta

sādyanta - having beginning and end; finite, transient

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+ādi+anta)

• sa – with, together with, possessing
  prefix
• ādi – beginning, origin
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies `cit` (consciousness).

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

present active 3rd singular

Root `as` (class 2, 'to be') with present tense ending `ti`.

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, saying

(indeclinable)

बोधतः (bodhataḥ) - through understanding (from understanding, due to knowledge, by perception)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bodha

bodha - knowledge, understanding, perception, awakening

Derived from root `budh` (to know, awaken).

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Indicates cause or means.

साकारा (sākārā) - possessing form (having form, with shape)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sākāra

sākāra - having form or shape; concrete, embodied

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+ākāra)

• sa – with, together with, possessing
  prefix
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `ā` (upasarga) + root `kṛ` (to make) + `ghaň` (suffix).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies `cit` or `iyam`.

अपि (api) - though (also, even, although)

(indeclinable)

निराकारा (nirākārā) - without form (formless, without shape)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirākāra

nirākāra - formless, bodiless, without specific shape

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+ākāra)

• nis – without, out of, away from
  prefix
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `ā` (upasarga) + root `kṛ` (to make) + `ghaň` (suffix).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies `cit` or `iyam`.

जगदङ्गा (jagadaṅgā) - with the entire world as its body (having the world as its body)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jagadaṅga

jagadaṅga - having the world as a body or part

Compound type : bahuvrihi (jagat+aṅga)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  present active participle (used as noun)
  Derived from root `gam` (to go) with reduplication, used as a neuter noun.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• aṅga – body, limb, part, constituent
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies `cit` or `iyam`.

इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, saying)

(indeclinable)

संस्थिता (saṁsthitā) - established (established, situated, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - established, situated, existing, placed

past passive participle

Root `sthā` (to stand) + `kta` (past participle suffix) with upasarga `sam` + feminine ending `ā`.

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Past passive participle acting as an adjective, modifying `cit` or `iyam`.