योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-101, verse-54

कुम्भ उवाच ।
एकं वस्तु जगत्सर्वं चिन्मात्रं वारिवाम्बुधि ।
तदेव स्पन्दते धीभिः शुद्धवारिव वीचिभिः ॥ ५४ ॥

kumbha uvāca ,
ekaṃ vastu jagatsarvaṃ cinmātraṃ vārivāmbudhi ,
tadeva spandate dhībhiḥ śuddhavāriva vīcibhiḥ 54

54. kumbha uvāca ekam vastu jagat sarvam cinmātram vāri iva
ambudhi tat eva spandate dhībhiḥ śuddhavāri iva vīcibhiḥ

54. kumbha uvāca jagat sarvam ekam vastu cinmātram vāri iva
ambudhi tat eva śuddhavāri iva vīcibhiḥ dhībhiḥ spandate

54. Kumbha said: The entire universe is a single reality (vastu), which is pure consciousness (cinmātra), just like water and the ocean are one. That very reality manifests as diverse mental activities (dhī), just as pure water manifests as waves.

Words meanings summery:

• कुम्भ (kumbha) - The sage Kumbha (Kumbha (proper noun))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single

• वस्तु (vastu) - ultimate reality (reality, substance, thing)

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

• चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - consciousness alone, mere consciousness

• वारि (vāri) - water

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• अम्बुधि (ambudhi) - ocean, sea

• तत् (tat) - refers to the 'cinmātram vastu' (pure consciousness reality) (that, that very thing)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• स्पन्दते (spandate) - manifests, appears as (moves, vibrates, throbs, manifests)

• धीभिः (dhībhiḥ) - as diverse mental activities/thoughts (by intellects, by thoughts, by minds, by understanding)

• शुद्धवारि (śuddhavāri) - pure water

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• वीचिभिः (vīcibhiḥ) - as waves (by waves)

Words meanings and morphology

कुम्भ (kumbha) - The sage Kumbha (Kumbha (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumbha

kumbha - a proper name, literally 'a pot'

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect active 3rd singular

Irregular perfect form from √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

एकम् (ekam) - one, single

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'vastu'.

वस्तु (vastu) - ultimate reality (reality, substance, thing)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - substance, reality, thing, object

Root: vas (class 1)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Present Active Participle

From √gam (to go) + śatṛ suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'jagat'.

चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - consciousness alone, mere consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cinmātra

cinmātra - mere consciousness, consciousness alone

Compound of 'cit' (consciousness) and 'mātra' (only, mere)

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+mātra)

• cit – consciousness, thought, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From √cit (to perceive, understand)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• mātra – only, mere, quantity
  indeclinable (neuter)
  suffix 'mātra' forms adjectives or nouns indicating 'merely' or 'only'

Note: Predicate nominative for 'jagat sarvam'.

वारि (vāri) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāri

vāri - water

Root: vṛ (class 1)

Note: Part of a simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

particle of comparison

अम्बुधि (ambudhi) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ambudhi

ambudhi - ocean, sea, reservoir of water

Compound of 'ambus' (water) and 'dhī' (container, holder)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ambu+dhī)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhī – container, holding, intellect
  noun (masculine)
  From √dhā (to place, hold) + ki
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Part of a simile.

तत् (tat) - refers to the 'cinmātram vastu' (pure consciousness reality) (that, that very thing)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Neuter nominative/accusative singular of 'tad'

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

स्पन्दते (spandate) - manifests, appears as (moves, vibrates, throbs, manifests)

(verb)

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

Present middle 3rd singular

From √spand (to vibrate)

Root: spand (class 1)

धीभिः (dhībhiḥ) - as diverse mental activities/thoughts (by intellects, by thoughts, by minds, by understanding)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of dhī

dhī - intellect, mind, understanding, thought

From √dhī (to think)

Root: dhī

शुद्धवारि (śuddhavāri) - pure water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śuddhavāri

śuddhavāri - pure water

Compound of 'śuddha' (pure) and 'vāri' (water)

Compound type : karmadharaya (śuddha+vāri)

• śuddha – pure, clean, holy
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √śudh (to purify) + kta
  Root: śudh (class 4)
• vāri – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Part of the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

particle of comparison

वीचिभिः (vīcibhiḥ) - as waves (by waves)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of vīci

vīci - wave, billow

Root: vic