योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-9, verse-6

नाहमस्तीति चिद्रूपं चितौ चेल्लग्नमङ्ग ते ।
न चान्यच्चेतितं ब्रह्म रूपं केनोपमीयते ॥ ६ ॥

nāhamastīti cidrūpaṃ citau cellagnamaṅga te ,
na cānyaccetitaṃ brahma rūpaṃ kenopamīyate 6

6. na aham asti iti cit-rūpam citau cet lagnam aṅga
te na ca anyat cetitam brahma rūpam kena upamīyate

6. aṅga,
cet te citau 'na aham asti' iti cit-rūpam lagnam,
ca anyat cetitam brahma rūpam na [asti],
[tat] kena upamīyate?

6. O dear one, if the form of consciousness (cit-rūpam) that proclaims 'I do not exist' is fixed within your awareness (citi), and there is no other perceived form of the ultimate reality (brahman), then by what can this form be compared?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• इति (iti) - marks the end of the quotation 'I am not' (thus, so)

• चित्-रूपम् (cit-rūpam) - form of consciousness, nature of consciousness

• चितौ (citau) - in consciousness, in awareness

• चेत् (cet) - if

• लग्नम् (lagnam) - attached, fixed, connected

• अङ्ग (aṅga) - Used as an address to the listener (O dear one, friend)

• ते (te) - to you, your

• न (na) - not, nor

• च (ca) - and

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another

• चेतितम् (cetitam) - perceived, known, made conscious

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the ultimate reality

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape, nature

• केन (kena) - by whom, by what

• उपमीयते (upamīyate) - is compared

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

present tense, 3rd person singular

Root as, Parasmaipada, Present Active Indic

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - marks the end of the quotation 'I am not' (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

चित्-रूपम् (cit-rūpam) - form of consciousness, nature of consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cit-rūpa

cit-rūpa - form of consciousness, nature of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+rūpa)

• cit – consciousness, awareness
  noun (feminine)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature
  noun (neuter)

चितौ (citau) - in consciousness, in awareness

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of citi

citi - consciousness, awareness, understanding

From root cit

Root: cit (class 1)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

लग्नम् (lagnam) - attached, fixed, connected

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lagna

lagna - attached, fixed, connected

Past Passive Participle

From root lag (to cling, adhere)

Root: lag (class 1)

Note: Agrees with cit-rūpam.

अङ्ग (aṅga) - Used as an address to the listener (O dear one, friend)

(indeclinable)

Vocative particle or noun

ते (te) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Alternative to tava, used here.

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Adjective modifying brahma rūpam.

चेतितम् (cetitam) - perceived, known, made conscious

(adjective)

neuter, singular of cetita

cetita - perceived, known, made conscious

Past Passive Participle

From causal root of cit (to perceive, know)

Root: cit (class 1)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the ultimate reality

(noun)

neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the ultimate reality, the absolute, the Supreme Being

Root: bṛh

Note: Appears as the first part of a compound or as an adjective. Here, it functions like an adjective modifying rūpam.

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape, nature

(noun)

neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature

Note: Subject or object.

केन (kena) - by whom, by what

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

उपमीयते (upamīyate) - is compared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of upamā

present tense, 3rd person singular

Root mā (to measure) with upasarga upa. Passive voice.

Prefix: upa

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: From upa + √mā (to measure, compare).