योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-80, verse-9

कल्पाम्भसीव शफरी चित्ते स्फुरणधर्मिणि ।
स्वयं स्फुरत्यहंकारस्त्वमयं प्रोत्थितः कुतः ॥ ९ ॥

kalpāmbhasīva śapharī citte sphuraṇadharmiṇi ,
svayaṃ sphuratyahaṃkārastvamayaṃ protthitaḥ kutaḥ 9

9. kalpa ambhasi iva śapharī citte sphuraṇa dharmiṇi
svayam sphurati ahaṅkāraḥ tvamayam protthitaḥ kutaḥ

9. sphuraṇa dharmiṇi citte,
kalpa ambhasi śapharī iva,
ahaṅkāraḥ svayam sphurati.
tvamayam kutaḥ protthitaḥ?

9. In the mind (citta), which has the intrinsic nature (dharma) of manifesting, the ego (ahaṅkāra) spontaneously arises, like a small fish (śapharī) in the waters of cosmic dissolution (kalpāmbha). From where has this 'you-ness' (tvamayam) then arisen?

Words meanings summery:

• कल्प (kalpa) - cosmic age, eon, end of an eon

• अम्भसि (ambhasi) - in the water

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• शफरी (śapharī) - small fish

• चित्ते (citte) - in the mind, in the consciousness

• स्फुरण (sphuraṇa) - manifesting, quivering

• धर्मिणि (dharmiṇi) - in that which has the nature of manifesting (in that which has the nature)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, spontaneously, naturally

• स्फुरति (sphurati) - flashes, quivers, manifests

• अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - ego, 'I-maker'

• त्वमयम् (tvamayam) - consisting of 'you', 'you-ness'

• प्रोत्थितः (protthitaḥ) - arisen, risen forth

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence

Words meanings and morphology

कल्प (kalpa) - cosmic age, eon, end of an eon

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kalpa

kalpa - a cosmic age, a day of Brahmā, end of an eon, resolution

From root 'kḷp' (to arrange, ordain).

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: First part of the compound 'kalpāmbhasi', implicitly in the locative case.

अम्भसि (ambhasi) - in the water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambhas

ambhas - water

Note: Second part of the compound 'kalpāmbhasi'.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

शफरी (śapharī) - small fish

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śapharī

śapharī - a small fish

Note: Subject of the simile.

चित्ते (citte) - in the mind, in the consciousness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Locative describing where the action takes place.

स्फुरण (sphuraṇa) - manifesting, quivering

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sphuraṇa

sphuraṇa - throbbing, flashing, manifestation, vibration

Derived from root 'sphur'.

Root: sphur (class 6)

Note: First part of the compound 'sphuraṇadharmiṇi'.

धर्मिणि (dharmiṇi) - in that which has the nature of manifesting (in that which has the nature)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of dharmin

dharmin - having a quality, possessing a property, characterized by

Derived from 'dharma' + suffix 'in'.

Note: Second part of the compound 'sphuraṇadharmiṇi', modifying 'citte'.

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, spontaneously, naturally

(indeclinable)

स्फुरति (sphurati) - flashes, quivers, manifests

(verb)

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

Present active

Conjugated from 'sphur' root, 3rd singular present active indicative.

Root: sphur (class 6)

अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - ego, 'I-maker'

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra

ahaṅkāra - ego, egoism, the sense of 'I'

Compound 'aham' (I) + 'kāra' (maker).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (aham+kāra)

• aham – I
  pronoun
• kāra – maker, doer, act
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'kṛ'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'sphurati'.

त्वमयम् (tvamayam) - consisting of 'you', 'you-ness'

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvamayam

tvamayam - consisting of 'you', 'you-ness'

Compound 'tvam' (you) + 'maya' (consisting of).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (tvam+maya)

• tvam – you (singular)
  pronoun
• maya – consisting of, made of
  suffix (adjectival) (masculine)
  Suffix for material or nature.

Note: Subject for 'protthitaḥ'.

प्रोत्थितः (protthitaḥ) - arisen, risen forth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of protthita

protthita - arisen, risen forth, emerged

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefixes 'pra' and 'ud' (up).

Prefixes: pra+ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate for 'tvamayam'.

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence

(indeclinable)

Ablative adverbial from 'kim'.

Note: Interrogative adverb.