योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-89, verse-17

यतो न किंचित्कुरुते न च रूपं समुज्झति ।
तस्मान्न मानसं नेदं किंचिदस्ति महीतलम् ॥ १७ ॥

yato na kiṃcitkurute na ca rūpaṃ samujjhati ,
tasmānna mānasaṃ nedaṃ kiṃcidasti mahītalam 17

17. yataḥ na kiñcit kurute na ca rūpam samujjhati
tasmāt na mānasam na idam kiñcit asti mahītalam

17. yataḥ (citākāśaḥ) kiñcit na kurute,
ca rūpam na samujjhati,
tasmāt idam mahītalam mānasam na,
na ca kiñcit asti

17. Because it (the space of consciousness) does not actively do anything whatsoever, nor does it abandon its essential nature (rūpam), therefore, this earth (the phenomenal world) is neither merely a mental construct nor truly anything (distinct from consciousness).

Words meanings summery:

• यतः (yataḥ) - introduces a reason (because, since, from which)

• न (na) - not, no

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - even a slightest action (anything, something, whatsoever)

• कुरुते (kurute) - performs an action with agency (it does, it makes, it creates)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - nor (and, also, moreover)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - its intrinsic nature or identity (form, appearance, nature, essential character)

• समुज्झति (samujjhati) - deviates from, changes (abandons, gives up, forsakes)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - introduces the conclusion (therefore, from that, for that reason)

• न (na) - not, no

• मानसम् (mānasam) - a mere creation of the individual mind, an illusion (mental, mind-born, belonging to the mind)

• न (na) - not, no

• इदम् (idam) - this phenomenal world (this, this (thing))

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything distinct or separate (anything, something, whatsoever)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• महीतलम् (mahītalam) - the entire phenomenal world as perceived (earth's surface, the world)

Words meanings and morphology

यतः (yataḥ) - introduces a reason (because, since, from which)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - even a slightest action (anything, something, whatsoever)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, anything, a little, whatsoever

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cit)

• kim – what, which, who
  pronoun (neuter)
• cit – an enclitic particle adding indefiniteness ('some' or 'any')
  indeclinable

Note: Can be nominative or accusative.

कुरुते (kurute) - performs an action with agency (it does, it makes, it creates)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of kṛ

present indicative middle 3rd singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to the Cidākāśa from the previous verse.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - nor (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'na' to form 'neither...nor'.

रूपम् (rūpam) - its intrinsic nature or identity (form, appearance, nature, essential character)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, essential character

समुज्झति (samujjhati) - deviates from, changes (abandons, gives up, forsakes)

(verb)

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

present indicative active 3rd singular

from sam- (completely) + ut- (up, away) + jha- (to forsake)

Prefixes: sam+ut

Root: jhā (class 3)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - introduces the conclusion (therefore, from that, for that reason)

(indeclinable)

Note: Ablative singular of 'tad' used as an adverb.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मानसम् (mānasam) - a mere creation of the individual mind, an illusion (mental, mind-born, belonging to the mind)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mānasa

mānasa - mental, spiritual, relating to the mind, mind-born

from manas (mind) + a suffix

Note: Agrees with 'mahītalam' implied.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this phenomenal world (this, this (thing))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything distinct or separate (anything, something, whatsoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, anything, a little, whatsoever

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cit)

• kim – what, which, who
  pronoun (neuter)
• cit – an enclitic particle adding indefiniteness ('some' or 'any')
  indeclinable

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

present indicative active 3rd singular

Root: as (class 2)

महीतलम् (mahītalam) - the entire phenomenal world as perceived (earth's surface, the world)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahītala

mahītala - earth's surface, ground, the world

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+tala)

• mahī – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, flat ground
  noun (neuter)