योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-7, verse-39

जगदादावनुत्पन्नं यच्चेदं दृश्यते ततम् ।
तत्स्वात्मन्येव विमले ब्रह्मचित्त्वात्स्वबृंहितम् ॥ ३९ ॥

jagadādāvanutpannaṃ yaccedaṃ dṛśyate tatam ,
tatsvātmanyeva vimale brahmacittvātsvabṛṃhitam 39

39. jagat ādau anutpannam yat ca idam dṛśyate tatam tat
sva-ātmani eva vimale brahma-cittvāt sva-bṛṃhitam

39. yat jagat ādau anutpannam ca idam tatam dṛśyate tat
vimale sva-ātmani eva brahma-cittvāt sva-bṛṃhitam

39. The world (jagat), which was not born in the beginning, and which is seen here as extended, is, in reality, self-expanded within the pure Self (ātman) alone, by virtue of its very nature as Brahman-consciousness (brahman-cittva).

Words meanings summery:

• जगत् (jagat) - the phenomenal world, the universe of experience (world, universe, living beings)

• आदौ (ādau) - in the primordial state, prior to creation (in the beginning, at first, firstly)

• अनुत्पन्नम् (anutpannam) - that which has no origin or beginning, hence not truly real (unproduced, unborn, not generated)

• यत् (yat) - the phenomenal world which (which, what, that which)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• इदम् (idam) - this perceptible world (this)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is perceived by the senses, appears to exist (is seen, appears, is perceived)

• ततम् (tatam) - manifested in its vast, expanded form (extended, spread, pervading, vast)

• तत् (tat) - that world (which is being described) (that, that one)

• स्व-आत्मनि (sva-ātmani) - within the universal Self (ātman) that is its own essence (in one's own self, in its own Self)

• एव (eva) - emphasizing that it is *only* in the Self (alone, only, indeed, certainly)

• विमले (vimale) - in the Self that is free from all impurity and duality (in the pure, in the spotless, in the untainted)

• ब्रह्म-चित्त्वात् (brahma-cittvāt) - because its fundamental essence is Brahman, the absolute reality, which is pure consciousness (due to the nature of Brahman-consciousness, from being Brahman-consciousness)

• स्व-बृंहितम् (sva-bṛṁhitam) - manifested or brought into being by its own nature, not by an external cause (self-expanded, self-manifested, self-grown)

Words meanings and morphology

जगत् (jagat) - the phenomenal world, the universe of experience (world, universe, living beings)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves

Derived from root `gam` (to go) with suffix `at`.

Root: gam (class 1)

आदौ (ādau) - in the primordial state, prior to creation (in the beginning, at first, firstly)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, origin, first

Note: Can also be considered an indeclinable 'in the beginning'.

अनुत्पन्नम् (anutpannam) - that which has no origin or beginning, hence not truly real (unproduced, unborn, not generated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anutpanna

anutpanna - unproduced, unborn, not generated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root `pad` (to go, move, obtain) with prefix `ut` (up, forth) and negative prefix `a` (not). From `ut-pad`, the PPP is `utpanna`. With `a-`, it becomes `anutpanna`.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+utpanna)

• a – not, non, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• utpanna – produced, born, arisen
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root `pad` (to go, move) with the prefix `ut` (up, forth).
  Prefix: ut
  Root: pad (class 4)

यत् (yat) - the phenomenal world which (which, what, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, that which

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this perceptible world (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is perceived by the senses, appears to exist (is seen, appears, is perceived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of dṛś

Root verb from the 1st class (divādi) for passive voice.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ततम् (tatam) - manifested in its vast, expanded form (extended, spread, pervading, vast)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tata

tata - extended, spread, pervading, vast

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root `tan` (to extend, spread).

Root: tan (class 8)

तत् (tat) - that world (which is being described) (that, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

स्व-आत्मनि (sva-ātmani) - within the universal Self (ātman) that is its own essence (in one's own self, in its own Self)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sva-ātman

sva-ātman - one's own Self, the individual self, the supreme Self

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• ātman – Self, soul, essence
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - emphasizing that it is *only* in the Self (alone, only, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

विमले (vimale) - in the Self that is free from all impurity and duality (in the pure, in the spotless, in the untainted)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vimala

vimala - pure, spotless, clean, untainted

From `vi` (without) + `mala` (impurity).

Note: Agrees with `ātmani`.

ब्रह्म-चित्त्वात् (brahma-cittvāt) - because its fundamental essence is Brahman, the absolute reality, which is pure consciousness (due to the nature of Brahman-consciousness, from being Brahman-consciousness)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of brahma-cittva

brahma-cittva - the state or nature of being Brahman-consciousness

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (brahman+cittva)

• brahman – the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the Supreme Being
  noun (neuter)
• cittva – the nature of consciousness, state of being consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from `cit` (consciousness) with suffix `tva` (indicating 'state of being').

स्व-बृंहितम् (sva-bṛṁhitam) - manifested or brought into being by its own nature, not by an external cause (self-expanded, self-manifested, self-grown)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sva-bṛṃhita

sva-bṛṁhita - self-expanded, self-manifested

Past Passive Participle

From `sva` (self) and `bṛṃhita` (expanded, strengthened, manifested).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bṛṃhita)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• bṛṃhita – expanded, strengthened, manifested, grown
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root `bṛṃh` (to expand, strengthen, manifest).
  Root: bṛṃh (class 1)