योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-57, verse-7

स्वतो यदात्मवृक्षस्य शाखादिस्तस्य वेदनम् ।
तदहंतादि भेदादि भुवनादीव सत्स्फुरत् ॥ ७ ॥

svato yadātmavṛkṣasya śākhādistasya vedanam ,
tadahaṃtādi bhedādi bhuvanādīva satsphurat 7

7. svataḥ yadā ātma-vṛkṣasya śākhā-ādiḥ tasya vedanam
tat ahaṃtā-ādi bheda-ādi bhuvana-ādi iva sat-sphurat

7. yadā ātma-vṛkṣasya śākhā-ādiḥ svataḥ vedanam tat
ahaṃtā-ādi bheda-ādi bhuvana-ādi iva sat-sphurat

7. When the branches and other aspects of the tree of the Self (ātman) are perceived spontaneously, then that very perception, characterized by ego (ahaṃtā) and various distinctions, truly manifests, just like worlds and other phenomena.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously, naturally (by itself, of its own accord, spontaneously, naturally)

• यदा (yadā) - when

• आत्म-वृक्षस्य (ātma-vṛkṣasya) - of the tree representing the Self (ātman) (of the Self-tree, of the tree that is the Self)

• शाखा-आदिः (śākhā-ādiḥ) - branches and other manifestations (branches etc., parts beginning with branches)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (perception/knowledge) (of that, its)

• वेदनम् (vedanam) - perception, manifestation (as an act of knowing/experiencing) (perception, knowledge, understanding)

• तत् (tat) - that (perception/manifestation mentioned previously) (that, it)

• अहंता-आदि (ahaṁtā-ādi) - ego (ahaṃtā) and other individualistic feelings/identifications (ego etc., beginning with ego)

• भेद-आदि (bheda-ādi) - distinctions and divisions (differences etc., beginning with differences)

• भुवन-आदि (bhuvana-ādi) - worlds and other cosmic phenomena (worlds etc., beginning with worlds)

• इव (iva) - just like (like, as if, as)

• सत्-स्फुरत् (sat-sphurat) - truly manifests, shines forth as real (existing, manifesting as real)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously, naturally (by itself, of its own accord, spontaneously, naturally)

(indeclinable)

formed from 'sva' (self) with the suffix '-tas' (expressing manner or origin)

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

formed from the pronoun 'ya' with the suffix '-dā' (temporal)

आत्म-वृक्षस्य (ātma-vṛkṣasya) - of the tree representing the Self (ātman) (of the Self-tree, of the tree that is the Self)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātma-vṛkṣa

ātma-vṛkṣa - the tree of the Self, the Self as a tree

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ātman+vṛkṣa)

• ātman – Self, soul, essence, breath, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)

शाखा-आदिः (śākhā-ādiḥ) - branches and other manifestations (branches etc., parts beginning with branches)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śākhā-ādi

śākhā-ādi - branches and so forth, beginning with branches

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śākhā+ādi)

• śākhā – branch, limb, subdivision
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning, etc., and so forth
  indeclinable
  Root: ād (class 1)

Note: The compound ending in 'ādi' takes the gender of 'ādi', which is masculine here.

तस्य (tasya) - of that (perception/knowledge) (of that, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: 'tasya' can be masculine or neuter genitive singular. Here it refers to 'vedanam' (neuter).

वेदनम् (vedanam) - perception, manifestation (as an act of knowing/experiencing) (perception, knowledge, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vedana

vedana - knowledge, perception, sensation, feeling

verbal noun

derived from root 'vid' (to know) with suffix '-ana'

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Here it functions as the subject or predicate nominative.

तत् (tat) - that (perception/manifestation mentioned previously) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Serves as the subject for 'sat-sphurat'.

अहंता-आदि (ahaṁtā-ādi) - ego (ahaṃtā) and other individualistic feelings/identifications (ego etc., beginning with ego)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṃtā-ādi

ahaṁtā-ādi - ego and so forth, beginning with ego

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṃtā+ādi)

• ahaṃtā – egoism, self-consciousness, the sense of 'I'
  noun (feminine)
  derived from 'aham' (I) with suffix '-tā'
• ādi – beginning, etc., and so forth
  indeclinable
  Root: ād (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the 'perception' (vedanam) or the 'that' (tat) as being characterized by ego and other distinctions.

भेद-आदि (bheda-ādi) - distinctions and divisions (differences etc., beginning with differences)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bheda-ādi

bheda-ādi - differences and so forth, beginning with distinctions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bheda+ādi)

• bheda – division, distinction, difference, separation
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root 'bhid' (to split, to break)
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• ādi – beginning, etc., and so forth
  indeclinable
  Root: ād (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the 'perception' (vedanam) or the 'that' (tat).

भुवन-आदि (bhuvana-ādi) - worlds and other cosmic phenomena (worlds etc., beginning with worlds)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhuvana-ādi

bhuvana-ādi - worlds and so forth, beginning with worlds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhuvana+ādi)

• bhuvana – world, being, existence, abode
  noun (neuter)
  derived from root 'bhū' (to be, to exist)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, etc., and so forth
  indeclinable
  Root: ād (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially or as a noun in comparison.

इव (iva) - just like (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)

सत्-स्फुरत् (sat-sphurat) - truly manifests, shines forth as real (existing, manifesting as real)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat-sphurat

sat-sphurat - manifesting as existent, truly shining forth

Present Active Participle

'sat' (being, existing) + 'sphurat' (shining, pulsating, manifesting)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+sphurat)

• sat – being, existent, real, good
  participle (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  derived from root 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• sphurat – shining, throbbing, manifesting, appearing
  participle (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  derived from root 'sphur' (to throb, to flash, to manifest)
  Root: sphur (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'tat vedanam' or 'tat'.