योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-64, verse-12

तदेव घनसंवित्त्या यात्यहंतामनुक्रमात् ।
वह्न्यणुः स्वेन्धनाधिक्यात्स्वां प्रकाशकतामिव ॥ १२ ॥

tadeva ghanasaṃvittyā yātyahaṃtāmanukramāt ,
vahnyaṇuḥ svendhanādhikyātsvāṃ prakāśakatāmiva 12

12. tat eva ghanasaṃvittyā yāti ahaṃtām anukramāt vahni
aṇuḥ sva indhana ādhikyāt svām prakāśakatām iva

12. tat eva ghanasaṃvittyā anukramāt ahaṃtām yāti,
vahni aṇuḥ sva indhana ādhikyāt svām prakāśakatām iva

12. That (jīva) then gradually (anukramāt) attains the sense of ego (ahaṅkāra) by means of intense awareness (ghanasaṃvitti), just as a particle of fire (vahny-aṇuḥ) attains its own luminosity (prakāśakatā) due to an abundance of its own fuel (svendhana).

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the jīva)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, certainly

• घनसंवित्त्या (ghanasaṁvittyā) - by dense consciousness, by intense awareness

• याति (yāti) - goes, proceeds, attains, reaches

• अहंताम् (ahaṁtām) - to the ego-sense, to 'I'-ness (ahaṅkāra)

• अनुक्रमात् (anukramāt) - gradually, in due order, successively

• वह्नि (vahni) - fire

• अणुः (aṇuḥ) - particle, atom, minute, subtle

• स्व (sva) - own, one's own

• इन्धन (indhana) - fuel, kindling

• आधिक्यात् (ādhikyāt) - due to abundance, from excess, because of profusion

• स्वाम् (svām) - its own

• प्रकाशकताम् (prakāśakatām) - to luminosity, to the power of illumination

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the jīva)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to 'jīva' from the previous verse.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, certainly

(indeclinable)

घनसंवित्त्या (ghanasaṁvittyā) - by dense consciousness, by intense awareness

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ghanasaṃvitti

ghanasaṁvitti - dense consciousness, intense awareness, condensed knowledge

Compound type : tatpurusha (ghana+saṃvitti)

• ghana – dense, solid, compact, intense
  adjective
• saṃvitti – knowledge, understanding, awareness, consciousness
  noun (feminine)
  Noun from √vid with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

याति (yāti) - goes, proceeds, attains, reaches

(verb)

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

Root: yā (class 2)

अहंताम् (ahaṁtām) - to the ego-sense, to 'I'-ness (ahaṅkāra)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ahaṃtā

ahaṁtā - ego-sense, 'I'-ness, self-consciousness, egoism (ahaṅkāra)

Derived noun from aham (I) + suffix -tā.

अनुक्रमात् (anukramāt) - gradually, in due order, successively

(indeclinable)

Derived from √kram with prefix anu.

Prefix: anu

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Formed from noun 'anukrama' with the suffix -āt, functioning as an adverb.

वह्नि (vahni) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vahni

vahni - fire, Agni

Note: Functions as part of the compound 'vahni-aṇuḥ'.

अणुः (aṇuḥ) - particle, atom, minute, subtle

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṇu

aṇu - atom, particle, minute, subtle

Note: Forms a compound-like expression 'vahni-aṇuḥ' (fire particle) with 'vahni'.

स्व (sva) - own, one's own

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own

Note: Adjectival use, modifying 'indhana' as part of a compound.

इन्धन (indhana) - fuel, kindling

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of indhana

indhana - fuel, kindling, wood for burning

Noun from √indh (to kindle) + suffix -ana.

Root: indh (class 7)

Note: Functions as part of the compound 'sva-indhana-ādhikyāt'.

आधिक्यात् (ādhikyāt) - due to abundance, from excess, because of profusion

(indeclinable)

Note: Formed from noun 'ādhikya' with the suffix -āt, functioning as an adverb (ablative of cause).

स्वाम् (svām) - its own

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own

Note: Agrees with 'prakāśakatām'.

प्रकाशकताम् (prakāśakatām) - to luminosity, to the power of illumination

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prakāśakatā

prakāśakatā - luminosity, power of illumination, brightness

Derived noun from prakāśaka (illuminating) + suffix -tā.

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

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