योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-67, verse-18

शिवात्प्राक्कारणात्पूर्वं चिच्चेत्यकलनोन्मुखी ।
उदेति सौम्याज्जलधेः पयःस्पन्दो मनागिव ॥ १८ ॥

śivātprākkāraṇātpūrvaṃ ciccetyakalanonmukhī ,
udeti saumyājjaladheḥ payaḥspando manāgiva 18

18. śivāt prāk kāraṇāt pūrvam cit cetyakalanonmukhī
udeti saumyāt jaladheḥ payaḥspandaḥ manāk iva

18. śivāt prāk kāraṇāt pūrvam,
cetyakalanonmukhī cit saumyāt jaladheḥ manāk payaḥspandaḥ iva udeti.

18. Before the primary cause manifests, from that supreme, auspicious reality (brahman), consciousness (cit), inclining towards the apprehension of the knowable, arises just like a subtle ripple of water (payaḥspanda) from a calm ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• शिवात् (śivāt) - from Śiva, from the auspicious, from the ultimate reality

• प्राक् (prāk) - before, earlier, prior

• कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - from the cause, from the reason

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, formerly, previously

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, awareness

• चेत्यकलनोन्मुखी (cetyakalanonmukhī) - inclined towards the apprehension of the knowable

• उदेति (udeti) - arises, appears

• सौम्यात् (saumyāt) - from the calm, from the tranquil

• जलधेः (jaladheḥ) - from the ocean, from the reservoir of water

• पयःस्पन्दः (payaḥspandaḥ) - a ripple of water, movement of water

• मनाक् (manāk) - slightly, a little

• इव (iva) - like, as

Words meanings and morphology

शिवात् (śivāt) - from Śiva, from the auspicious, from the ultimate reality

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, benevolent, Śiva (a deity), ultimate reality

प्राक् (prāk) - before, earlier, prior

(indeclinable)

कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - from the cause, from the reason

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, formerly, previously

(indeclinable)

चित् (cit) - consciousness, awareness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure intelligence

चेत्यकलनोन्मुखी (cetyakalanonmukhī) - inclined towards the apprehension of the knowable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cetyakalanonmukhī

cetyakalanonmukhī - facing/inclined towards the apprehension of objects of thought

Compound type : tatpurusha (cetya+kalana+unmukhī)

• cetya – knowable, object to be known
  participle (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Root: cit (class 1)
• kalana – apprehending, calculating
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kal (class 10)
• unmukhī – facing towards, inclined, eager
  adjective (feminine)
  formed from 'ud' + 'mukha'.
  Prefix: ud

उदेति (udeti) - arises, appears

(verb)

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

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

सौम्यात् (saumyāt) - from the calm, from the tranquil

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - calm, tranquil, gentle

जलधेः (jaladheḥ) - from the ocean, from the reservoir of water

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of jaladhi

jaladhi - ocean, sea

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+dhi)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhi – receptacle, container
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

पयःस्पन्दः (payaḥspandaḥ) - a ripple of water, movement of water

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of payaḥspanda

payaḥspanda - water ripple, movement of water

Compound type : tatpurusha (payas+spanda)

• payas – water
  noun (neuter)
• spanda – tremor, vibration, movement
  noun (masculine)
  Root: spand (class 1)

मनाक् (manāk) - slightly, a little

(indeclinable)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

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