योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-59, verse-51

चित्सर्गोपरमाकाशे ब्रह्मणो यन्मनःफलम् ।
उदेति प्रथमः सैव ब्रह्मत्वं समवाश्नुते ॥ ५१ ॥

citsargoparamākāśe brahmaṇo yanmanaḥphalam ,
udeti prathamaḥ saiva brahmatvaṃ samavāśnute 51

51. citsargoparamākāśe brahmaṇaḥ yat manaḥphalam |
udeti prathamaḥ saḥ eva brahmatvam samavāśnute ||

51. citsargoparamākāśe brahmaṇaḥ yat prathamaḥ
manaḥphalam udeti saḥ eva brahmatvam samavāśnute

51. In the vast expanse where the conscious creative impulse (sarga) ceases, that mental product (manaḥphalam) of (brahman) which first arises, that very (product) attains the state of (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• चित्सर्गोपरमाकाशे (citsargoparamākāśe) - in the vast expanse where the conscious creative impulse ceases (in the space of the cessation of conscious creation)

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of (brahman) (of Brahman)

• यत् (yat) - that (which) (which, that)

• मनःफलम् (manaḥphalam) - mental product (fruit of the mind, mental product, mental result)

• उदेति (udeti) - arises (rises, appears, originates, comes forth)

• प्रथमः (prathamaḥ) - first (first, primary, initial)

• सः (saḥ) - that very (one) (he, that)

• एव (eva) - very (one) (indeed, only, certainly, very)

• ब्रह्मत्वम् (brahmatvam) - the state of (brahman) (state of Brahman, Brahman-ness, divinity)

• समवाश्नुते (samavāśnute) - attains (attains, reaches, obtains fully)

Words meanings and morphology

चित्सर्गोपरमाकाशे (citsargoparamākāśe) - in the vast expanse where the conscious creative impulse ceases (in the space of the cessation of conscious creation)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of citsargoparamākāśa

citsargoparamākāśa - space/realm of the cessation of conscious creation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+sarga+uparama+ākāśa)

• cit – consciousness, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
• sarga – creation, emanation, impulse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• uparama – cessation, desistance, rest, tranquility
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: ram (class 1)
• ākāśa – sky, space, ether
  noun (masculine)

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of (brahman) (of Brahman)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the Supreme Being (brahman)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Possessive of `manaḥphalam`.

यत् (yat) - that (which) (which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what

Note: Relative pronoun referring to `manaḥphalam`.

मनःफलम् (manaḥphalam) - mental product (fruit of the mind, mental product, mental result)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manaḥphala

manaḥphala - fruit of the mind, mental product

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+phala)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, effect
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of `udeti`.

उदेति (udeti) - arises (rises, appears, originates, comes forth)

(verb)

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

root i with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

प्रथमः (prathamaḥ) - first (first, primary, initial)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prathama

prathama - first, initial, primary

Note: Refers to an implied masculine entity (like Hiranyagarbha or Prajāpati) which is the first mental product.

सः (saḥ) - that very (one) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Subject of `samavāśnute`. Refers to the first mental product conceptualized as a masculine entity.

एव (eva) - very (one) (indeed, only, certainly, very)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes `saḥ`.

ब्रह्मत्वम् (brahmatvam) - the state of (brahman) (state of Brahman, Brahman-ness, divinity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brahmatva

brahmatva - the state or nature of Brahman

suffix -tva forming abstract noun

Note: Object of `samavāśnute`.

समवाश्नुते (samavāśnute) - attains (attains, reaches, obtains fully)

(verb)

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

root aś (to attain) with prefixes sam and ava

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: aś (class 5)

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