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.

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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