योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-85, verse-9

सर्गं संकल्पयामीति मतिं निश्चित्य तन्मया ।
समवेक्षितुमारब्धं शुद्धं सूक्ष्मेण चेतसा ॥ ९ ॥

sargaṃ saṃkalpayāmīti matiṃ niścitya tanmayā ,
samavekṣitumārabdhaṃ śuddhaṃ sūkṣmeṇa cetasā 9

9. sargam saṅkalpayāmi iti matim niścitya tanmayā
samavekṣitum ārabdham śuddham sūkṣmeṇa chetasā

9. sargam saṅkalpayāmi iti matim niścitya,
tanmayā śuddham sūkṣmeṇa chetasā samavekṣitum ārabdham

9. Having firmly resolved, 'I shall create a creation (sarga),' I then, being absorbed in that (thought), began to purely observe (it) with a subtle consciousness.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्गम् (sargam) - creation, emanation, world

• सङ्कल्पयामि (saṅkalpayāmi) - I resolve, I intend, I conceive

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (quotative particle)

• मतिम् (matim) - thought, intention, mind, understanding

• निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having determined, having decided, having ascertained

• तन्मया (tanmayā) - by me, being absorbed in that (thought/intention) (by that (one) being absorbed, by that (one) consisting of that)

• समवेक्षितुम् (samavekṣitum) - to observe, to behold, to look at carefully

• आरब्धम् (ārabdham) - was begun, was started

• शुद्धम् (śuddham) - pure, clear, clean

• सूक्ष्मेण (sūkṣmeṇa) - by subtle, with subtle

• छेतसा (chetasā) - by mind, with consciousness

Words meanings and morphology

सर्गम् (sargam) - creation, emanation, world

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, discharge

Root: sṛj (class 6)

सङ्कल्पयामि (saṅkalpayāmi) - I resolve, I intend, I conceive

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of saṅkalp

present active indicative, 1st person singular

derived from root kḷp with prefix sam, causative stem kalpay

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 10)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

particle used to mark a quotation or to indicate conclusion

मतिम् (matim) - thought, intention, mind, understanding

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - thought, intention, mind, understanding, opinion

derived from root man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having determined, having decided, having ascertained

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund (prefixed)

derived from root ci (to gather) with prefix niś, using the -ya suffix for prefixed absolutives

Prefix: niś

Root: ci (class 5)

तन्मया (tanmayā) - by me, being absorbed in that (thought/intention) (by that (one) being absorbed, by that (one) consisting of that)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tanmaya

tanmaya - absorbed in that, consisting of that, identical with that

derived from tad (that) + maya (made of, consisting of)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+maya)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of
  suffix (masculine)
  primary suffix, forms adjectives

Note: This is instrumental singular, referring to the agent "by me" (implied), who is "absorbed in that (thought)".

समवेक्षितुम् (samavekṣitum) - to observe, to behold, to look at carefully

(indeclinable)

infinitive

derived from root īkṣ (to see) with prefixes sam, ava

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

आरब्धम् (ārabdham) - was begun, was started

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ārabdha

ārabdha - begun, undertaken, commenced

past passive participle

derived from root rabh (to seize, begin) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: It refers to the act of samavekṣitum being started.

शुद्धम् (śuddham) - pure, clear, clean

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, clear, stainless

past passive participle

derived from root śudh (to purify)

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Adverbial function: "purely observed".

सूक्ष्मेण (sūkṣmeṇa) - by subtle, with subtle

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sūkṣma

sūkṣma - subtle, minute, fine, spiritual

Root: sūc

छेतसा (chetasā) - by mind, with consciousness

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of chetas

chetas - mind, consciousness, intelligence, heart

Root: cit