योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-64, verse-9

शान्तत्वापगमेऽच्छस्य मनाक्संवेदनात्मकम् ।
स्वाभाविकं यत्स्फुरणं चिद्व्योम्नः सोऽङ्ग जीवकः ॥ ९ ॥

śāntatvāpagame'cchasya manāksaṃvedanātmakam ,
svābhāvikaṃ yatsphuraṇaṃ cidvyomnaḥ so'ṅga jīvakaḥ 9

9. śāntatva apagame acchasya manāk saṃvedanātmakam
svābhāvikam yat sphuraṇam citvyomnaḥ saḥ aṅga jīvakaḥ

9. aṅga acchasya śāntatva apagame,
citvyomnaḥ yat manāk saṃvedanātmakam svābhāvikam sphuraṇam,
saḥ jīvakaḥ

9. Oh dear one, when the tranquility of the pure (consciousness) departs, that subtle, inherent pulsation (sphuraṇa) which is of the nature of awareness, originating from the expanse of consciousness (citvyoman), is verily the individual soul (jīva).

Words meanings summery:

• शान्तत्व (śāntatva) - state of peace, tranquility, calm

• अपगमे (apagame) - upon departure, in the departure, in the removal

• अच्छस्य (acchasya) - of the pure consciousness or Brahman (of the pure, of the clear, of the pristine)

• मनाक् (manāk) - slightly, a little, in a small degree

• संवेदनात्मकम् (saṁvedanātmakam) - of the nature of sensation, awareness, consciousness

• स्वाभाविकम् (svābhāvikam) - natural, inherent, spontaneous

• यत् (yat) - which, what (relative pronoun)

• स्फुरणम् (sphuraṇam) - throbbing, flashing, manifestation, vibration, pulsation

• चित्व्योम्नः (citvyomnaḥ) - of the expanse of consciousness, of the sky of consciousness

• सः (saḥ) - that (pulsation/manifestation) (that, he)

• अङ्ग (aṅga) - oh dear one, my friend (vocative particle)

• जीवकः (jīvakaḥ) - the individual soul, the jīva

Words meanings and morphology

शान्तत्व (śāntatva) - state of peace, tranquility, calm

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāntatva

śāntatva - state of peace, tranquility, calm

Derived noun from adjective śānta + suffix -tva.

Note: First part of a tatpurusha compound in its base form. The full form 'śāntatvāpagame' would be locative.

अपगमे (apagame) - upon departure, in the departure, in the removal

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of apagama

apagama - departure, going away, removal, cessation

Derived from root √gam with prefix apa.

Prefix: apa

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with śāntatva.

अच्छस्य (acchasya) - of the pure consciousness or Brahman (of the pure, of the clear, of the pristine)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of accha

accha - clear, pure, transparent, pellucid, pristine

Note: Agrees with an implied noun like 'Brahman' or 'consciousness'.

मनाक् (manāk) - slightly, a little, in a small degree

(indeclinable)

संवेदनात्मकम् (saṁvedanātmakam) - of the nature of sensation, awareness, consciousness

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃvedanātmaka

saṁvedanātmaka - consisting of sensation, awareness, consciousness; having the nature of feeling or perception

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃvedanā+ātmaka)

• saṃvedanā – sensation, feeling, perception, awareness
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine noun derived from √vid with prefix sam and suffix -anā.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)
• ātmaka – constituting, forming, having the nature of
  adjective
  Suffix -ātmaka is used to form adjectives signifying 'consisting of' or 'having the nature of'.

Note: Agrees with 'sphuraṇam'.

स्वाभाविकम् (svābhāvikam) - natural, inherent, spontaneous

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svābhāvika

svābhāvika - natural, inherent, spontaneous, innate

Derived from svabhāva (one's own nature) + -ika (suffix).

Note: Agrees with 'sphuraṇam'.

यत् (yat) - which, what (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to 'sphuraṇam'.

स्फुरणम् (sphuraṇam) - throbbing, flashing, manifestation, vibration, pulsation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sphuraṇa

sphuraṇa - throbbing, flashing, vibration, pulsation, manifestation

Noun derived from √sphur with suffix -ana.

Root: sphur (class 6)

चित्व्योम्नः (citvyomnaḥ) - of the expanse of consciousness, of the sky of consciousness

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of citvyoman

citvyoman - the expanse of consciousness, the sky of pure intelligence

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, pure thought
  noun (feminine)
• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, space, ether, expanse
  noun (neuter)

सः (saḥ) - that (pulsation/manifestation) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to 'sphuraṇam' (neuter) but takes masculine gender to agree with 'jīvakaḥ'.

अङ्ग (aṅga) - oh dear one, my friend (vocative particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an affectionate vocative particle.

जीवकः (jīvakaḥ) - the individual soul, the jīva

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvaka

jīvaka - individual soul, jīva, living being

Noun derived from √jīv (to live) with suffix -aka.

Root: jīv (class 1)

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