योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-37, verse-3

स्वतोऽस्पन्दोऽपि तु स्पन्दो यथाऽगाधजलोदरे ।
तथैवेयमसत्सच्च चिदेव परिदृश्यते ॥ ३ ॥

svato'spando'pi tu spando yathā'gādhajalodare ,
tathaiveyamasatsacca cideva paridṛśyate 3

3. svataḥ aspandaḥ api tu spandaḥ yathā agādhajalodare
tathā eva iyam asat sat ca cit eva paridṛśyate

3. svataḥ aspandaḥ api tu spandaḥ
(asti) yathā agādhajalodare
(spandaḥ asti) tathā eva iyam
asat ca sat ca cit eva paridṛśyate

3. Though intrinsically motionless, there is movement, just as there is activity within the depths of an unfathomable body of water. Similarly, this (reality) is perceived as both non-existent and existent, and indeed, solely as pure consciousness (cit).

Words meanings summery:

• स्वतः (svataḥ) - by itself, intrinsically

• अस्पन्दः (aspandaḥ) - motionless, unmoving

• अपि (api) - nevertheless, even if (also, even, although)

• तु (tu) - but, nevertheless (but, indeed, however)

• स्पन्दः (spandaḥ) - movement, vibration

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• अगाधजलोदरे (agādhajalodare) - in the depths of an unfathomable body of water

• तथा (tathā) - in the same way, similarly

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• इयम् (iyam) - this (reality/phenomenon) (this)

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal

• सत् (sat) - existent, real

• च (ca) - and

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure consciousness

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• परिदृश्यते (paridṛśyate) - is perceived, appears, is seen all around

Words meanings and morphology

स्वतः (svataḥ) - by itself, intrinsically

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed with the suffix `-tas`.

अस्पन्दः (aspandaḥ) - motionless, unmoving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aspanda

aspanda - not moving, motionless, quiescent

Negative compound.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+spanda)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• spanda – movement, vibration, tremor, pulsation
  noun (masculine)
  From root `spad` (to tremble, vibrate).
  Root: spad (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied `asti`.

अपि (api) - nevertheless, even if (also, even, although)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

तु (tu) - but, nevertheless (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

स्पन्दः (spandaḥ) - movement, vibration

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of spanda

spanda - movement, vibration, tremor, pulsation

From root `spad` (to tremble, vibrate).

Root: spad (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied `asti`.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

Adverb. Introduces a simile.

अगाधजलोदरे (agādhajalodare) - in the depths of an unfathomable body of water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of agādhajalodara

agādhajalodara - the interior or depths of unfathomable water

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpurusha (agādha+jala+udara)

• agādha – unfathomable, very deep
  adjective (masculine)
  Negative compound of `gādha` (fordable, shallow).
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• udara – belly, interior, middle
  noun (neuter)

Note: Denotes location.

तथा (tathā) - in the same way, similarly

(indeclinable)

Adverb. Correlates with `yathā`.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes `tathā` and later `cit`.

इयम् (iyam) - this (reality/phenomenon) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this (here)

Demonstrative pronoun, feminine nominative singular.

Note: Subject of `paridṛśyate`.

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad, false

present active participle (negative)

Negative compound of `sat` (existent, being). From `a` (not) + `sat` (participle of `as`, to be).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• sat – existent, real, good, being
  adjective (masculine)
  present active participle
  From root `as` (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Predicative.

सत् (sat) - existent, real

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, true, good, being

present active participle

From root `as` (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Predicative.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, intelligence, spirit (cit)

Root `cit` (to perceive, know).

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Predicative.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

परिदृश्यते (paridṛśyate) - is perceived, appears, is seen all around

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of dṛś

present passive

From root `dṛś` with prefix `pari`. Forms `dṛśyate` in passive voice.

Prefix: pari

Root: dṛś (class 1)