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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-3, verse-18

अपृथ्व्यादिमयो भाति व्योमाकृतिरदेहकः ।
सदेह इव भूतेशः स्वात्मभूः पुरुषाकृतिः ॥ १८ ॥
apṛthvyādimayo bhāti vyomākṛtiradehakaḥ ,
sadeha iva bhūteśaḥ svātmabhūḥ puruṣākṛtiḥ 18
18. apṛthvyādimayaḥ bhāti vyomākṛtiḥ adehakaḥ
sadehaḥ iva bhūteśaḥ svātmabhūḥ puruṣākṛtiḥ
18. apṛthvyādimayaḥ vyomākṛtiḥ adehakaḥ svātmabhūḥ
bhūteśaḥ puruṣākṛtiḥ sadehaḥ iva bhāti
18. The lord of beings (bhūteśa), who is not composed of earth (pṛthvī) and other elements, who is bodiless and of the form of space (vyoman), and who is self-born (svātmabhū), appears as if embodied, taking the form of the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa).

Words meanings summery:

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  • अपृथ्व्यादिमयः (apṛthvyādimayaḥ) - not consisting of earth etc., not made of earth and other elements
  • भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, becomes visible
  • व्योमाकृतिः (vyomākṛtiḥ) - having the form of space, whose form is space
  • अदेहकः (adehakaḥ) - bodiless, without a body
  • सदेहः (sadehaḥ) - embodied, having a body
  • इव (iva) - like, as if, as
  • भूतेशः (bhūteśaḥ) - the Lord of created beings, referring to a deity like Śiva or Īśvara (lord of beings, lord of elements)
  • स्वात्मभूः (svātmabhūḥ) - self-existent, self-born, born of oneself (ātman)
  • पुरुषाकृतिः (puruṣākṛtiḥ) - having the form of a person (puruṣa), in the shape of the cosmic person

Words meanings and morphology

अपृथ्व्यादिमयः (apṛthvyādimayaḥ) - not consisting of earth etc., not made of earth and other elements
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of apṛthvyādimaya
apṛthvyādimaya - not consisting of earth and other elements
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (a+pṛthvī+ādi+maya)
  • a – not, non-
    prefix
  • pṛthvī – earth, world
    noun (feminine)
  • ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
    noun (masculine)
  • maya – consisting of, made of, full of
    suffix
    Suffix forming adjectives, meaning 'consisting of'.
Note: Modifies 'bhūteśaḥ'.
भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, becomes visible
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhā
Root: bhā (class 2)
व्योमाकृतिः (vyomākṛtiḥ) - having the form of space, whose form is space
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vyomākṛti
vyomākṛti - having the form of space/sky
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (vyoman+ākṛti)
  • vyoman – sky, space, ether
    noun (neuter)
  • ākṛti – form, shape, nature, figure
    noun (feminine)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Modifies 'bhūteśaḥ'.
अदेहकः (adehakaḥ) - bodiless, without a body
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adehaka
adehaka - bodiless
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (a+dehaka)
  • a – not, non-
    prefix
  • dehaka – body (diminutive/emphatic)
    noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'bhūteśaḥ'.
सदेहः (sadehaḥ) - embodied, having a body
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sadeha
sadeha - having a body, embodied
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (sa+deha)
  • sa – with, together with, possessing
    prefix
  • deha – body
    noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'bhūteśaḥ'.
इव (iva) - like, as if, as
(indeclinable)
Note: Particle of comparison.
भूतेशः (bhūteśaḥ) - the Lord of created beings, referring to a deity like Śiva or Īśvara (lord of beings, lord of elements)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūteśa
bhūteśa - lord of beings, lord of elements (epithet of Śiva)
Compound type : Tatpurusha (bhūta+īśa)
  • bhūta – being, creature, element, past
    noun (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Past Passive Participle of root 'bhū' (to be).
    Root: bhū (class 1)
  • īśa – lord, master, ruler
    noun (masculine)
    Root: īś (class 2)
Note: Subject of the verb 'bhāti'.
स्वात्मभूः (svātmabhūḥ) - self-existent, self-born, born of oneself (ātman)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of svātmabhū
svātmabhū - self-existent, self-produced, born of oneself (often an epithet of Brahmā or Śiva)
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (sva+ātman+bhū)
  • sva – own, self
    adjective
  • ātman – self (ātman), soul, essence
    noun (masculine)
  • bhū – being, born of, existing
    adjective
    Derived from root 'bhū' (to be/become).
    Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'bhūteśaḥ'.
पुरुषाकृतिः (puruṣākṛtiḥ) - having the form of a person (puruṣa), in the shape of the cosmic person
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣākṛti
puruṣākṛti - having the form of Puruṣa, person-shaped
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (puruṣa+ākṛti)
  • puruṣa – person (puruṣa), human being, cosmic person
    noun (masculine)
  • ākṛti – form, shape, nature, figure
    noun (feminine)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Modifies 'bhūteśaḥ'.