योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-67, verse-39

यथाऽसौ याति वैपुल्यं यथा भवति चात्मभूः ।
यथा स्वभावसिद्धार्थात्तथा कथय मे प्रभो ॥ ३९ ॥

yathā'sau yāti vaipulyaṃ yathā bhavati cātmabhūḥ ,
yathā svabhāvasiddhārthāttathā kathaya me prabho 39

39. yathā asau yāti vaipulyam yathā bhavati ca ātmabhūḥ
yathā svabhāvasiddhārthāt tathā kathaya me prabho

39. prabho me tathā kathaya yathā asau vaipulyam yāti ca
yathā ātmabhūḥ bhavati ca yathā svabhāvasiddhārthāt

39. O Lord, please explain to me how this (appearing consciousness) attains vastness, how it comes to be self-existent (ātman-bhū), and how it manifests from its inherently accomplished purpose (svabhāva).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• असौ (asau) - this (referring to the appearing consciousness/world from the previous verse) (this, that (remote, demonstrative))

• याति (yāti) - goes, proceeds, attains

• वैपुल्यम् (vaipulyam) - vastness, expansiveness, abundance

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, happens, exists

• च (ca) - and, also

• आत्मभूः (ātmabhūḥ) - self-existent, self-born, born of the self (ātman)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• स्वभावसिद्धार्थात् (svabhāvasiddhārthāt) - from its inherently accomplished purpose/object/meaning, from its naturally established nature

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, then

• कथय (kathaya) - tell, explain, relate

• मे (me) - to me, for me (dative/genitive)

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - this (referring to the appearing consciousness/world from the previous verse) (this, that (remote, demonstrative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - this, that, yonder (demonstrative pronoun, distant)

Note: Nominative singular of adas.

याति (yāti) - goes, proceeds, attains

(verb)

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

present tense, 3rd person singular

From root yā.

Root: yā (class 2)

वैपुल्यम् (vaipulyam) - vastness, expansiveness, abundance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaipulya

vaipulya - vastness, expansiveness, abundance, largeness

Derived from vipula (vast) with suffix -ya.

Note: Object of 'yāti'.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, happens, exists

(verb)

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

present tense, 3rd person singular

From root bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आत्मभूः (ātmabhūḥ) - self-existent, self-born, born of the self (ātman)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmabhū

ātmabhū - self-existent, self-born, originating from self (ātman), the creator Brahmā

From ātman (self) + bhū (being/born).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+bhū)

• ātman – self, soul, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• bhū – being, born, becoming
  adjective
  From root bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular of ātmabhū (masculine).

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

स्वभावसिद्धार्थात् (svabhāvasiddhārthāt) - from its inherently accomplished purpose/object/meaning, from its naturally established nature

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svabhāvasiddhārtha

svabhāvasiddhārtha - naturally accomplished purpose/object, inherent reality/meaning

Compound formed of svabhāva (own nature) + siddha (accomplished/established) + artha (purpose/meaning/object).

Compound type : karmadhāraya-tatpuruṣa (svabhāva+siddha+artha)

• svabhāva – own nature, inherent disposition, intrinsic state
  noun (masculine)
  From sva (own) + bhāva (state/being).
• siddha – accomplished, perfected, established, proven
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sidh (to accomplish, succeed).
  Root: sidh (class 4)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth, reality
  noun (masculine)

Note: Ablative singular of svabhāvasiddhārtha.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, then

(indeclinable)

कथय (kathaya) - tell, explain, relate

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present imperative (loṭ) of kath

causative present imperative, 2nd person singular

From root kath (dhātu of the 10th class, often treated as a nominal stem with causative -ay- suffix).

Root: kath (class 10)

मे (me) - to me, for me (dative/genitive)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (1st person pronoun)

Enclitic form of asmad.

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - master, lord, mighty, king

From pra- (prefix) + bhū (to be).

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

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