योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-82, verse-77

न चैवात्मनि कर्तृत्वं संभवत्यम्बराङ्गवत् ।
अयं केवलमात्मैव नानानानातयात्मनि ॥ ७७ ॥

na caivātmani kartṛtvaṃ saṃbhavatyambarāṅgavat ,
ayaṃ kevalamātmaiva nānānānātayātmani 77

77. na ca eva ātmani kartṛtvam saṃbhavati ambara-aṅgavat
ayam kevalam ātmā eva nānā nānātayā ātmani

77. ātmani kartṛtvam ambara-aṅgavat na ca eva saṃbhavati.
ayam kevalam ātmā eva ātmani nānā nānātayā (sphurati).

77. Indeed, agency (kartṛtva) is not possible within the self (ātman), just as there are no limbs in the sky. This very self (ātman) alone manifests itself in diverse forms within itself.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self (ātman), in the soul

• कर्तृत्वम् (kartṛtvam) - agency, doership, the state of being a doer

• संभवति (saṁbhavati) - is possible, occurs, exists, arises

• अम्बर-अङ्गवत् (ambara-aṅgavat) - like the limbs of the sky, like parts of space, like the sky [which has no parts]

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, solely

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman), the soul

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• नाना (nānā) - various, diverse, manifold

• नानातया (nānātayā) - through diversity, in various ways, by manifoldness

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self (ātman), in the soul

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self (ātman), in the soul

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, individual soul, supreme soul

कर्तृत्वम् (kartṛtvam) - agency, doership, the state of being a doer

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartṛtva

kartṛtva - agency, doership, the state or quality of being a doer

Formed with suffix -tva from kartṛ (doer).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

संभवति (saṁbhavati) - is possible, occurs, exists, arises

(verb)

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

Present active indicative, 3rd person singular

From root bhū with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

अम्बर-अङ्गवत् (ambara-aṅgavat) - like the limbs of the sky, like parts of space, like the sky [which has no parts]

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ambara-aṅgavat

ambara-aṅgavat - like the limbs of the sky, having parts like the sky

Formed with the suffix -vat (like, having) from ambara-aṅga.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambara+aṅga)

• ambara – sky, atmosphere, space, cloth
  noun (neuter)
• aṅga – limb, body, part, member
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'kartṛtvam'.

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, solely

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions adverbially, modifying 'ātmā'.

आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman), the soul

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, individual soul, supreme soul

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'ātmā'.

नाना (nānā) - various, diverse, manifold

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'nānātayā'.

नानातया (nānātayā) - through diversity, in various ways, by manifoldness

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nānātā

nānātā - diversity, manifoldness, variety

Formed with suffix -tā (feminine noun ending) from nānā.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self (ātman), in the soul

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, individual soul, supreme soul