योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-56

चिद्व्योमकेवलमनन्तमनादिमध्यं ब्रह्मेति भाति निजचित्तवशात्स्वयंभूः ।
आकारवानिव पुमानिव वस्तुतस्तु वन्ध्यातनूज इव तस्य तु नास्ति देहः ॥ ५६ ॥

cidvyomakevalamanantamanādimadhyaṃ brahmeti bhāti nijacittavaśātsvayaṃbhūḥ ,
ākāravāniva pumāniva vastutastu vandhyātanūja iva tasya tu nāsti dehaḥ 56

56. citvyomakevalam anantam anādimadhyam brahma
iti bhāti nijacittavaśāt svayaṃbhūḥ
| ākāravān iva pumān iva vastutaḥ tu
vandhyātanūjaḥ iva tasya tu na asti dehaḥ ||

56. citvyomakevalam anantam anādimadhyam brahma
iti nijacittavaśāt svayaṃbhūḥ bhāti
ākāravān pumān iva (bhāti) tu vastutaḥ
vandhyātanūjaḥ iva tasya tu dehaḥ na asti

56. The Self-existent (Svayaṃbhū), which is merely the infinite, beginningless, and middleless consciousness-ether (citvyoma), appears as the ultimate reality (brahman) due to the power of its own mind (citta). It is as if it possesses a form, like a person (puruṣa), yet in truth, it has no body (deha), just like the son of a barren woman.

56. בְּרַהְמַן, המבטא מרחב תודעה טהור, אינסופי וללא ראשית או אמצע, מופיע כַּסְוַיַמְבְּהוּ מכוח מחשבתו שלו. הוא נראה כבעל צורה וכאדם, אך למעשה, כמו בנה של אישה עקרה, אין לו גוף פיזי כלל.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्व्योमकेवलम् (citvyomakevalam) - merely the consciousness-ether, only the space of consciousness

• अनन्तम् (anantam) - endless, infinite

• अनादिमध्यम् (anādimadhyam) - without beginning or middle

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the absolute (brahman)

• इति (iti) - thus, so (indicating direct speech or a thought)

• भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, seems

• निजचित्तवशात् (nijacittavaśāt) - due to the power of its own mind/consciousness

• स्वयंभूः (svayaṁbhūḥ) - the Self-existent, self-born

• आकारवान् (ākāravān) - having form, embodied

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• पुमान् (pumān) - a person, a male, a man

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, truly, substantially

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• वन्ध्यातनूजः (vandhyātanūjaḥ) - son of a barren woman

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• तस्य (tasya) - its, his, of that

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body

Words meanings and morphology

चित्व्योमकेवलम् (citvyomakevalam) - merely the consciousness-ether, only the space of consciousness

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citvyomakevala

citvyomakevala - merely the ether of consciousness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+vyoman+kevala)

• cit – consciousness, mind
  noun (feminine)
• vyoman – sky, ether, space
  noun (neuter)
• kevala – alone, mere, only, absolute
  adjective

अनन्तम् (anantam) - endless, infinite

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, without end

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+anta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• anta – end, limit
  noun (masculine)

अनादिमध्यम् (anādimadhyam) - without beginning or middle

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anādimadhya

anādimadhya - without beginning or middle

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (anādi+madhya)

• anādi – beginningless, without origin
  adjective
  Prefix: a
• madhya – middle, intermediate
  adjective

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the absolute (brahman)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute reality, the Supreme Being (brahman)

इति (iti) - thus, so (indicating direct speech or a thought)

(indeclinable)

भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, seems

(verb)

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

Root: bhā (class 2)

निजचित्तवशात् (nijacittavaśāt) - due to the power of its own mind/consciousness

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of nijacittavaśa

nijacittavaśa - power of one's own mind/consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nija+citta+vaśa)

• nija – own, proper, inherent
  adjective
• citta – mind, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
• vaśa – power, control, will
  noun (masculine)

स्वयंभूः (svayaṁbhūḥ) - the Self-existent, self-born

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svayaṃbhū

svayaṁbhū - self-existent, self-born (an epithet of Brahmā or the Supreme Being)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svayam+bhū)

• svayam – self, by oneself
  indeclinable
• bhū – being, existence, becoming
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

आकारवान् (ākāravān) - having form, embodied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāravant

ākāravant - having form, endowed with shape or appearance

Derived from ākāra + -vat suffix

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

पुमान् (pumān) - a person, a male, a man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pumans

pumans - a man, a male, a person (puruṣa)

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, truly, substantially

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

वन्ध्यातनूजः (vandhyātanūjaḥ) - son of a barren woman

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vandhyātanūja

vandhyātanūja - son of a barren woman (a common example of something impossible)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vandhyā+tanūja)

• vandhyā – barren, sterile (woman)
  adjective (feminine)
• tanūja – son, born from the body
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - its, his, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

देहः (dehaḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, physical frame

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