योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-83, verse-2

यासौ तस्याकृतिर्नासावाकृतिः कृतिनां वर ।
तच्चिन्मात्रघनं व्योम तथा कचति तादृशम् ॥ २ ॥

yāsau tasyākṛtirnāsāvākṛtiḥ kṛtināṃ vara ,
taccinmātraghanaṃ vyoma tathā kacati tādṛśam 2

2. yā asau tasyāḥ ākṛtiḥ na asau ākṛtiḥ kṛtinām vara
tat cinmātraghanaṃ vyoma tathā kacati tādṛśam

2. kṛtinām vara,
yā asau tasyāḥ ākṛtiḥ na asau ākṛtiḥ.
tat cinmātraghanaṃ vyoma tathā tādṛśam kacati.

2. O best among the wise, that which is understood as its form is not truly a form. Instead, that space (vyoma), which is dense pure consciousness (cit), shines forth as it truly is.

Words meanings summery:

• या (yā) - that which (referring to the form/appearance) (which, who (feminine nominative singular))

• असौ (asau) - that (referring to the form) (that, that one (masculine/feminine nominative singular of adas))

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of it (referring to the consciousness/Śiva from prev. verse) (of her, of that (feminine genitive singular))

• आकृतिः (ākṛtiḥ) - form (appearance) (form, shape, appearance)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• असौ (asau) - that (referring to the true form) (that, that one (masculine/feminine nominative singular of adas))

• आकृतिः (ākṛtiḥ) - a (real) form (form, shape, appearance)

• कृतिनाम् (kṛtinām) - among the wise (of the wise, of the skillful, of the accomplished)

• वर (vara) - O best (vocative) (best, excellent, boon, choice)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the space of consciousness) (that, it)

• चिन्मात्रघनं (cinmātraghanaṁ) - dense with pure consciousness (cit) (dense with pure consciousness)

• व्योम (vyoma) - space (vyoma) (space, ether, sky)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner (thus, so, in that manner)

• कचति (kacati) - shines forth (shines, appears, glitters)

• तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - as it truly is (such, of that kind, like that)

Words meanings and morphology

या (yā) - that which (referring to the form/appearance) (which, who (feminine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun, feminine nominative singular

असौ (asau) - that (referring to the form) (that, that one (masculine/feminine nominative singular of adas))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one, yonder

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine/feminine nominative singular

Note: Agrees with 'ākṛtiḥ'.

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of it (referring to the consciousness/Śiva from prev. verse) (of her, of that (feminine genitive singular))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Feminine genitive singular of 'tad'

Note: Possessive for 'ākṛtiḥ'.

आकृतिः (ākṛtiḥ) - form (appearance) (form, shape, appearance)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ākṛti

ākṛti - form, shape, appearance, figure

From prefix ā- + root kṛ (to make) + suffix -ti

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

असौ (asau) - that (referring to the true form) (that, that one (masculine/feminine nominative singular of adas))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one, yonder

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine/feminine nominative singular

आकृतिः (ākṛtiḥ) - a (real) form (form, shape, appearance)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ākṛti

ākṛti - form, shape, appearance, figure

From prefix ā- + root kṛ (to make) + suffix -ti

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कृतिनाम् (kṛtinām) - among the wise (of the wise, of the skillful, of the accomplished)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kṛtin

kṛtin - skillful, accomplished, wise, doer

From root kṛ (to do) + suffix -tin

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Followed by 'vara' (best) in a compound, forming a vocative expression.

वर (vara) - O best (vocative) (best, excellent, boon, choice)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choice, boon

From root vṛ (to choose)

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Appears after a genitive plural to mean "best among X".

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the space of consciousness) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Neuter nominative/accusative singular

Note: Subject of 'kacati'.

चिन्मात्रघनं (cinmātraghanaṁ) - dense with pure consciousness (cit) (dense with pure consciousness)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cinmātraghana

cinmātraghana - dense with pure consciousness

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'cit' (consciousness) + 'mātra' (mere) + 'ghana' (dense)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa

• cit – consciousness, pure thought
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• mātra – only, mere
  adjective
• ghana – dense, compact, solid
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  From root han (to strike, condense)
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'vyoma'.

व्योम (vyoma) - space (vyoma) (space, ether, sky)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - space, ether, sky

n-stem neuter noun, nominative/accusative singular

Note: The form 'vyoma' is the nominative singular of 'vyoman'.

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'kacati'.

कचति (kacati) - shines forth (shines, appears, glitters)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of kuc

Present indicative, 3rd person singular

Root: kuc (class 1)

तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - as it truly is (such, of that kind, like that)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - such, of that kind, like that

Compound formed from tad (that) + dṛś (to see) + -a (suffix), meaning 'appearing like that'

Note: Used as an adverbial nominative, or predicate adjective to 'vyoma'.