योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-67, verse-9

य एवानुभवात्मायं चित्स्पन्दोऽस्ति स एव हि ।
जीवकारणकर्माख्यो बीजमेतद्धि संसृतेः ॥ ९ ॥

ya evānubhavātmāyaṃ citspando'sti sa eva hi ,
jīvakāraṇakarmākhyo bījametaddhi saṃsṛteḥ 9

9. yaḥ eva anubhava-ātmā ayam citspandaḥ asti saḥ
eva hi jīvakāraṇakarmākhyaḥ bījam etat hi saṃsṛteḥ

9. yaḥ eva ayam citspandaḥ anubhava-ātmā asti saḥ
eva hi jīvakāraṇakarmākhyaḥ etat hi saṃsṛteḥ bījam

9. That very pulsation of consciousness (citspanda) which has the nature of experience (anubhava) is indeed designated as the living entity (jīva), its causal factors, and its actions (karma); this, truly, is the seed of transmigration (saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - which, who, whoever

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

• अनुभव-आत्मा (anubhava-ātmā) - whose nature is experience, the self of experience

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• चित्स्पन्दः (citspandaḥ) - pulsation of consciousness, vibration of consciousness

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists, is present

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

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

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because, surely

• जीवकारणकर्माख्यः (jīvakāraṇakarmākhyaḥ) - named or called the living entity (jīva), cause, and action (karma)

• बीजम् (bījam) - seed, origin, cause

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because, surely

• संसृतेः (saṁsṛteḥ) - of transmigration (saṃsāra), of the cycle of birth and death

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - which, who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

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

(indeclinable)

अनुभव-आत्मा (anubhava-ātmā) - whose nature is experience, the self of experience

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anubhava-ātman

anubhava-ātman - whose nature is experience, the self consisting of experience

Compound type : tatpuruṣa / bahuvrīhi (anubhava+ātman)

• anubhava – experience, perception, feeling, knowledge derived from experience
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'anu' (prefix) + root 'bhū' (to be, become).
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual soul, the Supreme Soul (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

चित्स्पन्दः (citspandaḥ) - pulsation of consciousness, vibration of consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citspanda

citspanda - pulsation of consciousness, vibration of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+spanda)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, awareness
  noun (feminine)
  Root 'cit' (to perceive, observe, know) can also function as a feminine noun.
  Root: cit (class 1)
• spanda – pulsation, vibration, tremor, movement
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root 'spad' (to stir, vibrate) by adding the suffix 'a'.
  Root: spad (class 1)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists, is present

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

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

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because, surely

(indeclinable)

जीवकारणकर्माख्यः (jīvakāraṇakarmākhyaḥ) - named or called the living entity (jīva), cause, and action (karma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvakāraṇakarmākhya

jīvakāraṇakarmākhya - named as jīva, kāraṇa, karma; known by the name of jīva, kāraṇa, karma

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jīva+kāraṇa+karma+ākhya)

• jīva – living entity, individual soul
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root 'jīv' (to live).
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with suffix 'ana'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• karma – action, deed, work, ritual action, destiny (as result of past actions)
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with suffix 'man'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ākhya – named, called, designated as
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'khyā' (to name, tell) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'saḥ' (referring to citspanda).

बीजम् (bījam) - seed, origin, cause

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause, element

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, the present

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because, surely

(indeclinable)

संसृतेः (saṁsṛteḥ) - of transmigration (saṃsāra), of the cycle of birth and death

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of saṃsṛti

saṁsṛti - transmigration, metempsychosis, the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth (saṃsāra)

Derived from 'sam' (prefix) + root 'sṛ' (to flow, move).

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)