योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-12, verse-13

चिदहं तावती व्योमशब्दतन्मात्रभावनात् ।
स्वतो घनीभूय शनैः स्वतन्मात्रं भवत्यलम् ॥ १३ ॥

cidahaṃ tāvatī vyomaśabdatanmātrabhāvanāt ,
svato ghanībhūya śanaiḥ svatanmātraṃ bhavatyalam 13

13. cit aham tāvatī vyomaśabdatanmātrabhāvanāt svataḥ
ghanībhūya śanaiḥ svatanmātram bhavati alam

13. tāvatī cit aham vyomaśabdatanmātrabhāvanāt svataḥ ghanībhūya śanaiḥ alam svatanmātram bhavati.

13. That expansive I-consciousness (cit-aham), through the contemplation of the subtle elements (tanmātra) of space (vyoman) and sound (śabda), spontaneously solidifies and gradually becomes entirely its own subtle element.

Words meanings summery:

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure awareness, intelligence

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• तावती (tāvatī) - so much, so extensive, of that measure, that extensive

• व्योमशब्दतन्मात्रभावनात् (vyomaśabdatanmātrabhāvanāt) - from the contemplation/conception of the subtle element (tanmātra) of space and sound

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

• घनीभूय (ghanībhūya) - having become dense, having solidified

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

• स्वतन्मात्रम् (svatanmātram) - its own subtle element (tanmātra)

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, exists, happens

• अलम् (alam) - enough, sufficiently, entirely, perfectly

Words meanings and morphology

चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure awareness, intelligence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure awareness, intelligence

From root 'cit' (to perceive, to understand)

Root: √cit (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself (first person singular pronoun)

तावती (tāvatī) - so much, so extensive, of that measure, that extensive

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tāvat

tāvat - so much, so many, so extensive, of that measure

Feminine form of 'tāvat'

Note: Agrees with 'cit'.

व्योमशब्दतन्मात्रभावनात् (vyomaśabdatanmātrabhāvanāt) - from the contemplation/conception of the subtle element (tanmātra) of space and sound

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of vyomaśabdatanmātrabhāvanā

vyomaśabdatanmātrabhāvanā - contemplation/conception of the subtle element of space and sound

Compound of 'vyoman' (space), 'śabda' (sound), 'tanmātra' (subtle element), and 'bhāvanā' (conception, contemplation).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyoman+śabda+tanmātra+bhāvanā)

• vyoman – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• śabda – sound, word
  noun (masculine)
• tanmātra – subtle element, subtle essence (of sense objects)
  noun (neuter)
  From 'tad' (that) + 'mātra' (mere).
• bhāvanā – conception, contemplation, imagination, realization
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'bhū' (to be) + causative + suffix 'ana'
  Root: √bhū (class 1)

Note: Denotes the cause or source.

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

(indeclinable)

From 'sva' (self) + 'tas' suffix.

घनीभूय (ghanībhūya) - having become dense, having solidified

(verb)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From 'ghanī' (dense) + root 'bhū' (to be) as a denominative verb

Root: √bhū (class 1)

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

(indeclinable)

स्वतन्मात्रम् (svatanmātram) - its own subtle element (tanmātra)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svatanmātra

svatanmātra - its own subtle element

Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'tanmātra' (subtle element)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+tanmātra)

• sva – self, own
  pronoun (masculine)
• tanmātra – subtle element, subtle essence (of sense objects)
  noun (neuter)
  From 'tad' (that) + 'mātra' (mere).

Note: Predicate accusative with 'bhavati'.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, exists, happens

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √bhū

Present Active Indicative

From root 'bhū'

Root: √bhū (class 1)

अलम् (alam) - enough, sufficiently, entirely, perfectly

(indeclinable)