योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-101, verse-38

संकल्पमात्रं प्रथममुत्थितं परमात्मनः ।
तदिदं स्फारतां यातं व्यापारैर्दिवसं यथा ॥ ३८ ॥

saṃkalpamātraṃ prathamamutthitaṃ paramātmanaḥ ,
tadidaṃ sphāratāṃ yātaṃ vyāpārairdivasaṃ yathā 38

38. saṅkalpamātram prathamam utthitam paramātmanaḥ
tat idam sphāratām yātam vyāpāraiḥ divasam yathā

38. paramātmanaḥ prathamam saṅkalpamātram utthitam
tat idam vyāpāraiḥ divasam yathā sphāratām yātam

38. The first intention (saṅkalpa) that arose from the supreme Self (paramātman) — this very intention has attained vast expansion through various activities, just as a day unfolds.

Words meanings summery:

• सङ्कल्पमात्रम् (saṅkalpamātram) - merely an intention, only a thought

• प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, initially

• उत्थितम् (utthitam) - arisen, emerged

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

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• इदम् (idam) - this, this very

• स्फारताम् (sphāratām) - to vastness, to expansion, to proliferation

• यातम् (yātam) - gone, attained, reached

• व्यापारैः (vyāpāraiḥ) - by activities, through functions, by operations

• दिवसम् (divasam) - a day, during the day

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the same way

Words meanings and morphology

सङ्कल्पमात्रम् (saṅkalpamātram) - merely an intention, only a thought

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṅkalpamātra

saṅkalpamātra - merely a thought, only an intention

Compound type : karmadhāraya (saṅkalpa+mātra)

• saṅkalpa – intention, will, resolve, conception
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root kḷp with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 10)
• mātra – mere, only, measure, quantity
  adjective (neuter)

Note: modifies an implied noun, here acting adjectivally to the subject "that which arose"

प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, initially

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prathama

prathama - first, initial, foremost

superlative derivative of pra

Note: agrees with saṅkalpamātram

उत्थितम् (utthitam) - arisen, emerged

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utthita

utthita - arisen, stood up, emerged

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix ud (up)

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: agrees with saṅkalpamātram

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

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - supreme Self, absolute soul

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ātman)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, breath
  noun (masculine)

Note: indicates the source or origin ("from")

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Refers back to the saṅkalpamātram (the intention)

इदम् (idam) - this, this very

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Emphasizes "this" specific thing, referring to the same saṅkalpamātram

स्फारताम् (sphāratām) - to vastness, to expansion, to proliferation

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sphāratā

sphāratā - vastness, expansion, proliferation, amplitude

derived from sphāra (extensive, large) with tā suffix (abstract noun)

Note: Object of the verb yātam (to go, attain)

यातम् (yātam) - gone, attained, reached

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, arrived, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yā (to go)

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with tat idam

व्यापारैः (vyāpāraiḥ) - by activities, through functions, by operations

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vyāpāra

vyāpāra - activity, function, operation, business

Derived from root pṛ (to fill) with prefixes vi and ā

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: pṛ

Note: Indicates the means by which the expansion occurred

दिवसम् (divasam) - a day, during the day

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of divasa

divasa - day

Root: div

Note: Used adverbially to imply "like a day (expands)"

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the same way

(indeclinable)