योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-1, verse-15

मनः संपद्यते तेन महतः परमात्मनः ।
सुस्थिरादस्थिराकारस्तरङ्ग इव वारिधेः ॥ १५ ॥

manaḥ saṃpadyate tena mahataḥ paramātmanaḥ ,
susthirādasthirākārastaraṅga iva vāridheḥ 15

15. manaḥ sampadyate tena mahataḥ paramātmanaḥ
susthirāt asthirākāraḥ tarangaḥ iva vāridheḥ

15. manaḥ tena mahataḥ paramātmanaḥ sampadyate
susthirāt vāridheḥ asthirākāraḥ tarangaḥ iva

15. The mind (manas) originates from that great supreme self (paramātman), just as a wave, with its transient form, arises from the steadfast ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart, faculty of thought

• सम्पद्यते (sampadyate) - becomes, arises, comes into being, happens

• तेन (tena) - By the power/nature of the supreme self. (by that, from that, thereby)

• महतः (mahataḥ) - of the great, from the great

• परमात्मनः (paramātmanaḥ) - of the supreme self, from the supreme self

• सुस्थिरात् (susthirāt) - from the very steady, from the perfectly stable

• अस्थिराकारः (asthirākāraḥ) - having an unstable form, of a transient nature

• तरन्गः (tarangaḥ) - wave, billow

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वारिधेः (vāridheḥ) - of the ocean, from the ocean

Words meanings and morphology

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart, faculty of thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, faculty of thought

Root: man (class 4)

सम्पद्यते (sampadyate) - becomes, arises, comes into being, happens

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of sampad

present indicative

ātmanepada

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

तेन (tena) - By the power/nature of the supreme self. (by that, from that, thereby)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

महतः (mahataḥ) - of the great, from the great

(adjective)

masculine/neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, noble

Participle from √mah 'to grow', often used as an adjective or noun.

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'paramātmanaḥ'.

परमात्मनः (paramātmanaḥ) - of the supreme self, from the supreme self

(noun)

masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - supreme self, highest spirit

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ātman)

• parama – supreme, highest, chief
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an

Note: Source from which the mind arises.

सुस्थिरात् (susthirāt) - from the very steady, from the perfectly stable

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine/neuter, singular of susthira

susthira - very steady, perfectly stable, firm

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+sthira)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• sthira – steady, firm, stable
  adjective
  From root sthā (to stand), + ira suffix.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vāridheḥ'.

अस्थिराकारः (asthirākāraḥ) - having an unstable form, of a transient nature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asthirākāra

asthirākāra - having an unstable form, transient in appearance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (asthira+ākāra)

• asthira – unstable, unsteady
  adjective
  Formed from a- (negation) + sthira.
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'tarangaḥ'.

तरन्गः (tarangaḥ) - wave, billow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taranga

taranga - wave, billow

From root tṛ (to cross, to move).

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: The subject of the comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle for comparison.

वारिधेः (vāridheḥ) - of the ocean, from the ocean

(noun)

masculine, singular of vāridhi

vāridhi - ocean, sea (literally: 'water-receptacle')

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vāri+dhī)

• vāri – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhī – receptacle, holder (from √dhā 'to hold')
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root dhā (to hold, to place).
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Source from which the wave arises.