योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-101, verse-37

संकल्पमात्रमभितः परिस्फुरति चञ्चलः ।
पयोमात्रात्मकोऽम्भोधिरम्भसीवात्मनात्मनि ॥ ३७ ॥

saṃkalpamātramabhitaḥ parisphurati cañcalaḥ ,
payomātrātmako'mbhodhirambhasīvātmanātmani 37

37. saṅkalpamātram abhitaḥ parisphurati cañcalaḥ |
payo-mātrātmakaḥ ambu-odhiḥ ambasi iva ātmanā ātmani ||

37. cañcalaḥ saṅkalpamātram abhitaḥ parisphurati
payo-mātrātmakaḥ ambu-odhiḥ ātmanā ātmani ambasi iva

37. The restless mind or consciousness (cañcalaḥ) pulsates everywhere as mere ideation (saṅkalpa). It is like an ocean (ambhodhi) whose essence is merely water, existing by the self (ātman) within the self (ātman), just as an ocean exists within water.

Words meanings summery:

• सङ्कल्पमात्रम् (saṅkalpamātram) - As the form or nature in which the restless mind manifests. (mere ideation, nothing but thought)

• अभितः (abhitaḥ) - everywhere, all around

• परिस्फुरति (parisphurati) - pulsates, manifests, vibrates

• चञ्चलः (cañcalaḥ) - Refers to the mind or consciousness, the agent of ideation. (restless, fickle, wavering)

• पयो-मात्रात्मकः (payo-mātrātmakaḥ) - Describes the ocean in the simile. (whose nature is merely water, composed solely of water)

• अम्बु-ओधिः (ambu-odhiḥ) - ocean, sea

• अम्बसि (ambasi) - in water

• इव (iva) - Introduces the simile. (like, as, as if)

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self

Words meanings and morphology

सङ्कल्पमात्रम् (saṅkalpamātram) - As the form or nature in which the restless mind manifests. (mere ideation, nothing but thought)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṅkalpamātra

saṅkalpamātra - mere ideation, nothing but thought

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṅkalpa+mātra)

• saṅkalpa – resolve, intention, will, ideation
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-kḷp (to resolve, intend)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• mātra – mere, only, just, measure
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Functions adverbially or as direct object indicating the form of manifestation.

अभितः (abhitaḥ) - everywhere, all around

(indeclinable)

परिस्फुरति (parisphurati) - pulsates, manifests, vibrates

(verb)

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

From root √sphur (to throb, flash) with prefix `pari`.

Prefix: pari

Root: sphur (class 6)

चञ्चलः (cañcalaḥ) - Refers to the mind or consciousness, the agent of ideation. (restless, fickle, wavering)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cañcala

cañcala - restless, fickle, wavering, trembling

From root √cal (to move).

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Acts as the subject of `parisphurati`, implicitly referring to `manas` (mind) or `jīva`.

पयो-मात्रात्मकः (payo-mātrātmakaḥ) - Describes the ocean in the simile. (whose nature is merely water, composed solely of water)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of payo-mātrātmaka

payo-mātrātmaka - having water as its sole essence, consisting merely of water

Compound type : bahuvrihi (payas+mātra+ātman)

• payas – water, milk
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – mere, only, just, measure
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

अम्बु-ओधिः (ambu-odhiḥ) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ambu-odhi

ambu-odhi - ocean, sea (literally 'receptacle of water')

Compound type : tatpurusha (ambu+udhi)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• udhi – receptacle, container
  noun (masculine)
  From `ud` (water) + `dhā` (to hold), or related to `nidʰi`.
  Root: dhā (class 3)

अम्बसि (ambasi) - in water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambhas

ambhas - water

इव (iva) - Introduces the simile. (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)

Root: an (class 2)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)

Root: an (class 2)