योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-13, verse-32

आतिवाहिकदेहात्मा तिष्ठत्यम्बरमम्बरे ।
एवमुच्छूनतां तस्मिन्भावयंस्तेजसः कणे ॥ ३२ ॥

ātivāhikadehātmā tiṣṭhatyambaramambare ,
evamucchūnatāṃ tasminbhāvayaṃstejasaḥ kaṇe 32

32. ātivāhikadehātmā tiṣṭhati ambaram ambare
evam ucchūnatām tasmin bhāvayan tejasaḥ kaṇe

32. ātivāhikadehātmā ambare ambaram (iva) tiṣṭhati.
evam tasmin tejasaḥ kaṇe ucchūnatām bhāvayan (bhavet).

32. The Self (ātman) in the subtle body (ātivāhikadeha) abides like space within space. In this manner, one should contemplate expansiveness within that particle of radiance (tejas).

Words meanings summery:

• आतिवाहिकदेहात्मा (ātivāhikadehātmā) - the Self in the subtle body, the subtle body as Self

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, abides

• अम्बरम् (ambaram) - like space (as an object of comparison) (space, sky, atmosphere)

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in space, in the sky

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उच्छूनताम् (ucchūnatām) - expansiveness, swelling, inflation

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• भावयन् (bhāvayan) - one who contemplates (contemplating, meditating, causing to exist)

• तेजसः (tejasaḥ) - of radiance, of light, of energy

• कणे (kaṇe) - in a particle, in a speck, in a small portion

Words meanings and morphology

आतिवाहिकदेहात्मा (ātivāhikadehātmā) - the Self in the subtle body, the subtle body as Self

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātivāhikadehātman

ātivāhikadehātman - the Self in the subtle body, the Self that is the subtle body

Compound of ātivāhikadeha and ātman

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātivāhikadeha+ātman)

• ātivāhikadeha – subtle body, vehicle body (for passing from one state to another)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: ati-vah-ika + deha
  Prefix: ati
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, ultimate reality
  noun (masculine)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, abides

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Active Voice

Root sthā (P. 1), uses tiṣṭha- stem in present tense

Root: sthā (class 1)

अम्बरम् (ambaram) - like space (as an object of comparison) (space, sky, atmosphere)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, space

Note: Used here to express a simile, 'like space'.

अम्बरे (ambare) - in space, in the sky

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, space

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उच्छूनताम् (ucchūnatām) - expansiveness, swelling, inflation

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ucchūnatā

ucchūnatā - expansiveness, swelling, inflation, vastness

Derived from ucchūna ('swollen, expanded') + -tā (feminine suffix)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'kaṇe'.

भावयन् (bhāvayan) - one who contemplates (contemplating, meditating, causing to exist)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāvayat

bhāvayat - one who contemplates/meditates/causes to exist

Present Active Participle (Causative)

From causative stem bhāvaya- of root bhū (P. 1); śatṛ-pratyaya.

Root: bhū (class 1)

तेजसः (tejasaḥ) - of radiance, of light, of energy

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - radiance, light, energy, spiritual power

Root: tij

कणे (kaṇe) - in a particle, in a speck, in a small portion

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kaṇa

kaṇa - particle, speck, grain, drop