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

तेनैव भूयते भूरि यच्चित्तं कचितं स्वतः ।
अचेतनं चेतनं वा यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु ॥ ९ ॥

tenaiva bhūyate bhūri yaccittaṃ kacitaṃ svataḥ ,
acetanaṃ cetanaṃ vā yathecchasi tathā kuru 9

9. tena eva bhūyate bhūri yat cittam kacitam svataḥ
acetanam cetanam vā yathā icchasi tathā kuru

9. yat cittam svataḥ kacitam [asti],
tena eva bhūri bhūyate.
[tvam] acetanam vā cetanam [iti] yathā icchasi,
tathā kuru.

9. By that very consciousness (cit) which spontaneously manifests, much comes into being. Whether you consider it insentient or sentient, act according to your own will.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by that, with that

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

• भूयते (bhūyate) - is produced, comes into existence, is made

• भूरि (bhūri) - much, abundant, many, greatly

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

• कचितम् (kacitam) - painted, depicted, manifested

• स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously, by itself, from itself

• अचेतनम् (acetanam) - insentient, unconscious

• चेतनम् (cetanam) - sentient, conscious

• वा (vā) - or

• यथा (yathā) - as, according to

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus

• कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by that, with that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

एव (eva) - truly, indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

भूयते (bhūyate) - is produced, comes into existence, is made

(verb)

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

present tense, 3rd person singular

Root bhū, Atmanepada, Present Passive Indic.

Root: bhū (class 1)

भूरि (bhūri) - much, abundant, many, greatly

(indeclinable)

Can function as an adjective or adverb

Note: Can be considered a neuter nominative singular, acting as the subject of the passive verb 'bhūyate'.

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought

Past Passive Participle (originally)

From root cit (to perceive, know)

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Is described by 'kacitam'.

कचितम् (kacitam) - painted, depicted, manifested

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kacita

kacita - painted, depicted, made visible, manifested

Past Passive Participle

From √kac (to bind, shine, appear; often related to चित्र painting/depiction in a derived sense).

Root: kac (class 1)

स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously, by itself, from itself

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas meaning 'from' or 'by means of', applied to sva (self).

अचेतनम् (acetanam) - insentient, unconscious

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of acetana

acetana - insentient, unconscious, inanimate

Compound of 'a' (not) and 'cetana' (conscious).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cetana)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• cetana – conscious, sentient, animate
  adjective (neuter)
  From root cit
  Root: cit (class 1)

चेतनम् (cetanam) - sentient, conscious

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetana

cetana - conscious, sentient, animate

From root cit (to perceive, know)

Root: cit (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Disjunctive particle

यथा (yathā) - as, according to

(indeclinable)

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

present tense, 2nd person singular

Root iṣ, Parasmaipada, Present Active Indic.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Refers to the hearer/reader.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus

(indeclinable)

कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

imperative, 2nd person singular

Root kṛ, Ubhayapada, Imperative Active.

Root: kṛ (class 8)