योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-82, verse-78

स्फुरत्यब्धिरिवाम्भोभिः फेनबुद्बुदवीचिभिः ।
आभासमात्रे सर्वस्मिन्स्फुरत्यस्मिंश्चिदात्मनि ॥ ७८ ॥

sphuratyabdhirivāmbhobhiḥ phenabudbudavīcibhiḥ ,
ābhāsamātre sarvasminsphuratyasmiṃścidātmani 78

78. sphurati abdhiḥ iva ambhobhiḥ phenabudbudavīcibhiḥ
ābhāsāmātre sarvasmin sphurati asmin cidātmani

78. abdhiḥ iva ambhobhiḥ phenabudbudavīcibhiḥ (etat) sphurati.
sarvasmin ābhāsāmātre asmin cidātmani sphurati.

78. It manifests like an ocean with its waters, foam, bubbles, and waves. Everything flashes forth in this self (ātman) of consciousness (cit), which is merely an appearance.

Words meanings summery:

• स्फुरति (sphurati) - manifests (flashes, throbs, manifests, appears)

• अब्धिः (abdhiḥ) - ocean, sea

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अम्भोभिः (ambhobhiḥ) - by waters, with waters

• फेनबुद्बुदवीचिभिः (phenabudbudavīcibhiḥ) - by foam, bubbles, and waves; with foam, bubbles, and waves

• आभासामात्रे (ābhāsāmātre) - in mere appearance, in that which is only a reflection

• सर्वस्मिन् (sarvasmin) - in all, in everything

• स्फुरति (sphurati) - flashes forth (flashes, throbs, manifests, appears)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this, in him

• चिदात्मनि (cidātmani) - in the consciousness-self (ātman), in the self (ātman) that is pure consciousness

Words meanings and morphology

स्फुरति (sphurati) - manifests (flashes, throbs, manifests, appears)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative, 3rd person singular

From root sphur (class 6).

Root: sphur (class 6)

अब्धिः (abdhiḥ) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abdhi

abdhi - ocean, sea (literally 'recipient of waters')

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्भोभिः (ambhobhiḥ) - by waters, with waters

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of ambhas

ambhas - water, fluid

फेनबुद्बुदवीचिभिः (phenabudbudavīcibhiḥ) - by foam, bubbles, and waves; with foam, bubbles, and waves

(noun)

Instrumental, plural of phenabudbudavīci

phenabudbudavīci - foam, bubble, and wave (collectively)

Compound type : dvandva (phena+budbuda+vīci)

• phena – foam, froth
  noun (masculine)
• budbuda – bubble
  noun (masculine)
• vīci – wave
  noun (feminine)

आभासामात्रे (ābhāsāmātre) - in mere appearance, in that which is only a reflection

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ābhāsāmātra

ābhāsāmātra - merely an appearance, only a reflection, a semblance

Formed with mātra (only, mere) after ābhāsa.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ābhāsa+mātra)

• ābhāsa – appearance, semblance, reflection, lustre
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)
• mātra – only, mere, just, measure
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'cidātmani'.

सर्वस्मिन् (sarvasmin) - in all, in everything

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'cidātmani'.

स्फुरति (sphurati) - flashes forth (flashes, throbs, manifests, appears)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative, 3rd person singular

From root sphur (class 6).

Root: sphur (class 6)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this, in him

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with 'cidātmani'.

चिदात्मनि (cidātmani) - in the consciousness-self (ātman), in the self (ātman) that is pure consciousness

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of cidātman

cidātman - the self (ātman) that is consciousness, pure consciousness

Compound of cit (consciousness) and ātman (self).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+ātman)

• cit – consciousness, thought, intellect, pure awareness
  noun (feminine)
  From root cit (to perceive, to know).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, individual soul, supreme soul
  noun (masculine)

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