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

स्वयं यां वेत्ति सर्वात्मा चिरं चेतनरूपिणीम् ।
सा प्रोक्ता जीवशब्देन सैव संकल्पकारिणी ॥ ३ ॥

svayaṃ yāṃ vetti sarvātmā ciraṃ cetanarūpiṇīm ,
sā proktā jīvaśabdena saiva saṃkalpakāriṇī 3

3. svayam yām vetti sarva-ātman ciram cetana-rūpiṇīm
sā proktā jīva-śabdena sā eva saṃkalpa-kāriṇī

3. sarva-ātman svayam yām ciram cetana-rūpiṇīm vetti,
sā jīva-śabdena proktā (asti),
sā eva saṃkalpa-kāriṇī (ca asti).

3. The all-pervading Self (ātman) itself knows that (power śakti) which is eternally of the nature of consciousness. That (entity) is declared by the word 'individual soul (jīva)', and that same (entity) is the agent of volition (saṃkalpa).

Words meanings summery:

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by itself, spontaneously

• याम् (yām) - which (feminine, accusative)

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

• सर्व-आत्मन् (sarva-ātman) - the all-pervading Self (ātman), universal Self (ātman)

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, eternally, always

• चेतन-रूपिणीम् (cetana-rūpiṇīm) - of the nature/form of consciousness (feminine, accusative)

• सा (sā) - that (she)

• प्रोक्ता (proktā) - declared, said, spoken (feminine)

• जीव-शब्देन (jīva-śabdena) - by the word 'individual soul (jīva)', by the term 'jīva'

• सा (sā) - that (she)

• एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed, just

• संकल्प-कारिणी (saṁkalpa-kāriṇī) - the agent of volition/resolution (saṃkalpa), creator of mental constructs

Words meanings and morphology

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by itself, spontaneously

(indeclinable)

याम् (yām) - which (feminine, accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

सर्व-आत्मन् (sarva-ātman) - the all-pervading Self (ātman), universal Self (ātman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvātman

sarvātman - the all-pervading Self (ātman), universal soul

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+ātman)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• ātman – the self, soul, essence, individual soul, universal soul
  noun (masculine)

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, eternally, always

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

चेतन-रूपिणीम् (cetana-rūpiṇīm) - of the nature/form of consciousness (feminine, accusative)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cetana-rūpiṇī

cetana-rūpiṇī - having the form/nature of consciousness, conscious-formed

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cetana+rūpiṇī)

• cetana – consciousness, intelligence, conscious, sentient
  noun (feminine)
• rūpiṇī – having the form of, being of the nature of (feminine form of rūpin)
  adjective (feminine)

सा (sā) - that (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

प्रोक्ता (proktā) - declared, said, spoken (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prokta

prokta - declared, said, spoken, taught

Past Passive Participle

from pra-vac (to speak, declare)

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

जीव-शब्देन (jīva-śabdena) - by the word 'individual soul (jīva)', by the term 'jīva'

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jīva-śabda

jīva-śabda - the word 'jīva', the term 'individual soul'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīva+śabda)

• jīva – individual soul, living being
  noun (masculine)
• śabda – word, sound, term
  noun (masculine)

सा (sā) - that (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

संकल्प-कारिणी (saṁkalpa-kāriṇī) - the agent of volition/resolution (saṃkalpa), creator of mental constructs

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃkalpa-kāriṇī

saṁkalpa-kāriṇī - creating resolve/volition (saṃkalpa), agent of mental conception

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (saṃkalpa+kāriṇī)

• saṃkalpa – resolve, volition, intention, mental formation
  noun (masculine)
• kāriṇī – female doer, maker, agent (feminine form of kārin)
  adjective (feminine)
  Agent Noun suffix -in
  from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

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