योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-30

इदमित्थं मुने रूपं ममेह परमात्मनः ।
स्वात्मनि स्वयमेवात्मा स्वत एव विजृम्भते ॥ ३० ॥

idamitthaṃ mune rūpaṃ mameha paramātmanaḥ ,
svātmani svayamevātmā svata eva vijṛmbhate 30

30. idam ittham mune rūpam mama iha paramātmanaḥ
svātmani svayam eva ātmā svataḥ eva vijṛmbhate

30. mune idam ittham mama iha paramātmanaḥ rūpam
ātmā svayam eva svātmani svataḥ eva vijṛmbhate

30. O sage, such is this form of My supreme self (paramātman) here. The self (ātman) itself, spontaneously, unfolds within its own self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this (this, this one)

• इत्थम् (ittham) - such (in this manner) (thus, in this manner, such)

• मुने (mune) - O sage (O sage, O ascetic)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form (form, appearance, nature, beauty)

• मम (mama) - My (my, of me)

• इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, now)

• परमात्मनः (paramātmanaḥ) - of My supreme self (paramātman) (of the supreme self (paramātman), of the highest soul)

• स्वात्मनि (svātmani) - within its own self (ātman) (in one's own self (ātman), within one's own being)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - spontaneously (by oneself, spontaneously, naturally, automatically, of one's own accord)

• एव (eva) - itself, indeed (only, just, indeed, merely)

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman) (the self (ātman), the soul, the spirit)

• स्वतः (svataḥ) - by itself, spontaneously (of oneself, spontaneously, naturally, by itself)

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

• विजृम्भते (vijṛmbhate) - unfolds (expands, manifests, blossoms, stretches)

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

इत्थम् (ittham) - such (in this manner) (thus, in this manner, such)

(indeclinable)

मुने (mune) - O sage (O sage, O ascetic)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, saint

Note: Addressed to a sage.

रूपम् (rūpam) - form (form, appearance, nature, beauty)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, image, beauty

Note: Subject of implied 'asti'.

मम (mama) - My (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Genitive singular of asmad (first person pronoun)

Note: Possessive pronoun.

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, now)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

परमात्मनः (paramātmanaḥ) - of My supreme self (paramātman) (of the supreme self (paramātman), of the highest soul)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - supreme self, highest soul, Brahman

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (parama+ātman)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate, best
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, ego
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, qualifying 'rūpam'.

स्वात्मनि (svātmani) - within its own self (ātman) (in one's own self (ātman), within one's own being)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svātman

svātman - one's own self, the individual soul

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (sva+ātman)

• sva – own, one's own, self
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, ego
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates location where the self manifests.

स्वयम् (svayam) - spontaneously (by oneself, spontaneously, naturally, automatically, of one's own accord)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the spontaneous action.

एव (eva) - itself, indeed (only, just, indeed, merely)

(indeclinable)

आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman) (the self (ātman), the soul, the spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, ego

Note: Subject of 'vijṛmbhate'.

स्वतः (svataḥ) - by itself, spontaneously (of oneself, spontaneously, naturally, by itself)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas indicating 'from' or 'by means of'

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

(indeclinable)

विजृम्भते (vijṛmbhate) - unfolds (expands, manifests, blossoms, stretches)

(verb)

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

Present Middle Indicative

3rd person singular, ātmanepada, from root jṛmbh- 'to yawn, expand', prefixed with vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: jṛmbh (class 1)

Note: Refers to the self manifesting its own nature.

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