योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-2, verse-18

यथापूर्वं स्थितं शान्तमित्येवं कचति स्वयम् ।
परमाणुसहस्रांशुभास एता महाचितेः ॥ १८ ॥

yathāpūrvaṃ sthitaṃ śāntamityevaṃ kacati svayam ,
paramāṇusahasrāṃśubhāsa etā mahāciteḥ 18

18. yathā-pūrvaṃ sthitam śāntam iti evaṃ kacati svayam
| paramāṇu-sahasra-aṃśu-bhāsaḥ etāḥ mahāciteḥ ||

18. (mahācit) yathā-pūrvaṃ sthitam śāntam iti evaṃ svayam kacati.
etāḥ paramāṇu-sahasra-aṃśu-bhāsaḥ mahāciteḥ.

18. It (the great consciousness) rests as it was before, tranquil, and thus shines forth by itself. These (phenomena) are merely the thousands of subtle rays of that great consciousness.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा-पूर्वं (yathā-pūrvaṁ) - as before, as previously, as formerly

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, standing, abiding, remaining, tranquil, steady

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, quiet, calm, still

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, as such

• एवं (evaṁ) - thus, so, in this way

• कचति (kacati) - shines, appears, becomes visible

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself, spontaneously, personally, oneself

• परमाणु-सहस्र-अंशु-भासः (paramāṇu-sahasra-aṁśu-bhāsaḥ) - thousands of atom-like rays of light, splendors with a thousand atomic beams

• एताः (etāḥ) - these, these ones

• महाचितेः (mahāciteḥ) - of the great consciousness

Words meanings and morphology

यथा-पूर्वं (yathā-pūrvaṁ) - as before, as previously, as formerly

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+pūrva)

• yathā – as, in which way, like
  indeclinable
• pūrva – former, previous, prior, eastern
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Adverbial usage.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, standing, abiding, remaining, tranquil, steady

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, standing, firm, remaining, established, tranquil

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with suffix -ta.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies an implicit subject (e.g., paramākāśam or mahācit from previous verse).

शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, quiet, calm, still

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, quiet, calm, allayed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śam (to be calm) with suffix -ta.

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Modifies an implicit subject.

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, as such

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the state to the action of shining.

एवं (evaṁ) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

Note: Reinforces `iti`.

कचति (kacati) - shines, appears, becomes visible

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kac

Present Active Indicative

Root kac, Class 1.

Root: kac (class 1)

Note: Subject is implicit (e.g., mahācit).

स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself, spontaneously, personally, oneself

(indeclinable)

Note: Reinforces the self-existent nature.

परमाणु-सहस्र-अंशु-भासः (paramāṇu-sahasra-aṁśu-bhāsaḥ) - thousands of atom-like rays of light, splendors with a thousand atomic beams

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of paramāṇu-sahasra-aṃśu-bhās

paramāṇu-sahasra-aṁśu-bhās - thousands of atom-like rays of light; splendors resembling thousands of atomic beams

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paramāṇu+sahasra+aṃśu+bhās)

• paramāṇu – atom, ultimate particle, smallest particle
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand, myriad
  noun (neuter)
• aṃśu – ray, beam of light, fiber
  noun (masculine)
• bhās – light, splendor, lustre, appearance
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: The entire phrase acts as a nominative plural noun.

एताः (etāḥ) - these, these ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to the 'bhāsaḥ'.

महाचितेः (mahāciteḥ) - of the great consciousness

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mahācit

mahācit - the great consciousness, supreme intelligence

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+cit)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• cit – consciousness, intelligence, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Possessive, 'of the great consciousness'.