योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-84, verse-38

सर्वमभ्यन्तरे चित्तं बिभर्ति त्रिजगन्नभः ।
अहमापूरमिव तद्यथाकालं विजृम्भते ॥ ३८ ॥

sarvamabhyantare cittaṃ bibharti trijagannabhaḥ ,
ahamāpūramiva tadyathākālaṃ vijṛmbhate 38

38. sarvam abhyantare cittam bibharti trijagat
nabhaḥ aham āpūram iva tat yathākālam vijṛmbhate

38. cittam sarvam trijagat nabhaḥ abhyantare bibharti.
tat aham āpūram iva yathākālam vijṛmbhate.

38. The consciousness (citta) contains within itself all three worlds and the sky. That (consciousness), like an egoic expansion (ahaṅkāra), manifests at the appropriate time.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

• अभ्यन्तरे (abhyantare) - within, inside

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness (citta)

• बिभर्ति (bibharti) - holds, supports, sustains, maintains

• त्रिजगत् (trijagat) - the three worlds (heaven, earth, and netherworld)

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere, firmament

• अहम् (aham) - I, ego (ahaṅkāra)

• आपूरम् (āpūram) - flood, fullness, expansion, filling

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• तत् (tat) - that (consciousness) (that)

• यथाकालम् (yathākālam) - at the appropriate time, in due course

• विजृम्भते (vijṛmbhate) - expands, manifests, arises, opens up

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Modifies 'trijagat nabhaḥ' collectively.

अभ्यन्तरे (abhyantare) - within, inside

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of abhyantara

abhyantara - inner, internal, within

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abhi+antara)

• abhi – towards, against, into, over
  upasarga
• antara – inner, internal, inside, interval
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'within itself'.

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness (citta)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, heart

Root: cit (class 1)

बिभर्ति (bibharti) - holds, supports, sustains, maintains

(verb)

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

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

त्रिजगत् (trijagat) - the three worlds (heaven, earth, and netherworld)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of trijagat

trijagat - the three worlds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tri+jagat)

• tri – three
  numeral
• jagat – world, moving, living beings
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere, firmament

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, cloud, atmosphere, firmament

अहम् (aham) - I, ego (ahaṅkāra)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, self, ego

Note: Here used in the sense of 'ego' or 'sense of self'.

आपूरम् (āpūram) - flood, fullness, expansion, filling

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āpūra

āpūra - flood, fullness, completion, filling

Prefix: ā

Root: pṝ (class 3)

Note: Forms a conceptual compound with 'aham' as 'egoic expansion'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (consciousness) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers back to 'cittam'.

यथाकालम् (yathākālam) - at the appropriate time, in due course

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+kāla)

• yathā – as, according to, in what manner
  indeclinable
• kāla – time, period, season
  noun (masculine)

विजृम्भते (vijṛmbhate) - expands, manifests, arises, opens up

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vi-jṛmbh

Prefix: vi

Root: jṛmbh (class 1)

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