योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-55, verse-48

प्रथमोऽसौ प्रतिस्पन्दः पदार्थानां हि बिम्बकम् ।
प्रतिबिम्बितमेतस्माद्यत्तदद्यापि संस्थितम् ॥ ४८ ॥

prathamo'sau pratispandaḥ padārthānāṃ hi bimbakam ,
pratibimbitametasmādyattadadyāpi saṃsthitam 48

48. prathamaḥ asau pratispandaḥ padārthānāṃ hi bimbakam |
pratibimbitam etasmāt yat tat adyāpi saṃsthitam || 48 ||

48. asau prathamaḥ pratispandaḥ padārthānāṃ bimbakam hi etasmāt yat tat pratibimbitam,
tat adyāpi saṃsthitam 48

48. This first pulsation (pratispanda) is indeed the original image (bimbakam) of all objects (padārtha). Whatever is reflected from this (original image) still remains established even today.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रथमः (prathamaḥ) - first (first, foremost)

• असौ (asau) - this (this, that (remote demonstrative))

• प्रतिस्पन्दः (pratispandaḥ) - pulsation (pratispanda) (vibration, pulsation, reflection, reverberation)

• पदार्थानां (padārthānāṁ) - of all objects (padārtha) (of objects, of categories, of things)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• बिम्बकम् (bimbakam) - the original image (bimbakam) (original image, prototype, reflection, model)

• प्रतिबिम्बितम् (pratibimbitam) - reflected (reflected, mirrored)

• एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this (original image) (from this)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever)

• तत् (tat) - that

• अद्यापि (adyāpi) - even today (even today, still)

• संस्थितम् (saṁsthitam) - remains established (established, existing, remaining, fixed)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रथमः (prathamaḥ) - first (first, foremost)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prathama

prathama - first, foremost, initial

Superlative form from pra.

Root: pra

Note: Agrees with pratispandaḥ.

असौ (asau) - this (this, that (remote demonstrative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - this, that (remote)

Nominative masculine singular of adas.

प्रतिस्पन्दः (pratispandaḥ) - pulsation (pratispanda) (vibration, pulsation, reflection, reverberation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratispanda

pratispanda - vibration, pulsation, reflection, repercussion

Derived from root spand (to vibrate) with prati.

Prefix: prati

Root: spand (class 1)

पदार्थानां (padārthānāṁ) - of all objects (padārtha) (of objects, of categories, of things)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of padārtha

padārtha - word-meaning, category, object, thing

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pada+artha)

• pada – foot, step, word, position
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, thing
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, 'of objects'.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis or causation.

बिम्बकम् (bimbakam) - the original image (bimbakam) (original image, prototype, reflection, model)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bimbaka

bimbaka - original image, model, prototype, reflection (as source)

Diminutive or general noun from bimba.

प्रतिबिम्बितम् (pratibimbitam) - reflected (reflected, mirrored)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratibimbita

pratibimbita - reflected, mirrored, represented

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root bimb with prefix prati.

Prefix: prati

Root: bimb (class 1)

Note: Predicate for yat tat.

एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this (original image) (from this)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Ablative singular of etad.

Note: Indicates source.

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Nominative/Accusative neuter singular of yad.

Note: Correlates with tat.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Nominative/Accusative neuter singular of tad.

अद्यापि (adyāpi) - even today (even today, still)

(indeclinable)

Sandhi of adya (today) + api (even, also).

संस्थितम् (saṁsthitam) - remains established (established, existing, remaining, fixed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - established, existing, arranged, composed

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root sthā with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)