योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-9, verse-59

जगन्निर्माणविलयविलासो व्यापको महान् ।
स्पन्दास्पन्दात्मको यस्य स्वभावो निर्मलोऽक्षयः ॥ ५९ ॥

jagannirmāṇavilayavilāso vyāpako mahān ,
spandāspandātmako yasya svabhāvo nirmalo'kṣayaḥ 59

59. jagannirmāṇavilayavilāsaḥ vyāpakaḥ mahān
spandāspandātmakaḥ yasya svabhāvaḥ nirmalaḥ akṣayaḥ

59. yasya jagannirmāṇavilayavilāsaḥ vyāpakaḥ mahān spandāspandātmakaḥ svabhāvaḥ nirmalaḥ akṣayaḥ (asti).

59. Whose intrinsic nature (svabhāva) is the grand, pervasive play (vilāsa) of the world's creation and dissolution, comprising both vibration and non-vibration, and who is pure and imperishable.

Words meanings summery:

• जगन्निर्माणविलयविलासः (jagannirmāṇavilayavilāsaḥ) - the sport of creating and dissolving the universe (the play of world's creation and dissolution)

• व्यापकः (vyāpakaḥ) - pervasive throughout all existence (pervasive, omnipresent, extensive)

• महान् (mahān) - supremely great (great, large, mighty, supreme)

• स्पन्दास्पन्दात्मकः (spandāspandātmakaḥ) - whose nature embodies both dynamic movement and static stillness (having the nature of both vibration and non-vibration, comprising motion and stillness)

• यस्य (yasya) - whose (referring to the ultimate reality) (whose, of which)

• स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - its fundamental, inherent nature (dharma) (intrinsic nature, inherent quality, self-existence)

• निर्मलः (nirmalaḥ) - intrinsically pure (pure, spotless, unblemished)

• अक्षयः (akṣayaḥ) - eternal and undiminishing (imperishable, undecaying, eternal)

Words meanings and morphology

जगन्निर्माणविलयविलासः (jagannirmāṇavilayavilāsaḥ) - the sport of creating and dissolving the universe (the play of world's creation and dissolution)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jagannirmāṇavilayavilāsa

jagannirmāṇavilayavilāsa - the sport of the creation and dissolution of the world

Tatpurusha compound: jagat (world) + nirmāṇa (creation) + vilaya (dissolution) + vilāsa (sport)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jagat+nirmāṇa+vilaya+vilāsa)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root 'gam'
  Root: gam (class 1)
• nirmāṇa – creation, construction, formation
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'mā' with prefix 'nir'
  Prefix: nir
  Root: mā (class 3)
• vilaya – dissolution, destruction, merging
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'lī' with prefix 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: lī (class 4)
• vilāsa – play, sport, amusement, charm
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'las' with prefix 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: las (class 1)

व्यापकः (vyāpakaḥ) - pervasive throughout all existence (pervasive, omnipresent, extensive)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāpaka

vyāpaka - pervasive, extensive, comprehensive

Agent noun/Adjective

Derived from root 'āp' with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: āp (class 5)

महान् (mahān) - supremely great (great, large, mighty, supreme)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty, supreme

स्पन्दास्पन्दात्मकः (spandāspandātmakaḥ) - whose nature embodies both dynamic movement and static stillness (having the nature of both vibration and non-vibration, comprising motion and stillness)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of spandāspandātmaka

spandāspandātmaka - having the nature of vibration and non-vibration

Bahuvrihi compound: spanda (vibration) + aspanda (non-vibration) + ātmaka (having the nature of)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (spanda+aspanda+ātmaka)

• spanda – vibration, throbbing, movement
  noun (masculine)
  Root: spand (class 1)
• aspanda – non-vibration, stillness
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: a (not) + spanda (vibration)
• ātmaka – whose nature is, consisting of, pertaining to (ātman)
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'ātman' with suffix '-ka'

यस्य (yasya) - whose (referring to the ultimate reality) (whose, of which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - its fundamental, inherent nature (dharma) (intrinsic nature, inherent quality, self-existence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - own being, innate disposition, intrinsic nature (dharma), temperament

Compound: sva (own) + bhāva (being/state)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun/adjective
• bhāva – being, state, existence, disposition
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bhū'
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: This is a key term in the context of the verse, referring to the inherent characteristic (dharma) of the ultimate reality.

निर्मलः (nirmalaḥ) - intrinsically pure (pure, spotless, unblemished)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirmala

nirmala - spotless, clean, pure, clear

Compound: nir (without) + mala (impurity)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+mala)

• nis – without, out, free from
  indeclinable
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain, sin
  noun (masculine/neuter)

अक्षयः (akṣayaḥ) - eternal and undiminishing (imperishable, undecaying, eternal)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akṣaya

akṣaya - imperishable, undecaying, inexhaustible

Compound: a (not) + kṣaya (decay/destruction)

Compound type : nanya-tatpurusha (a+kṣaya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• kṣaya – decay, destruction, loss, end
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'kṣi'
  Root: kṣi (class 1)