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6,11

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-11, verse-49

ब्रह्मात्मा सर्वशक्तिर्हि तद्यथा भावयत्यलम् ।
निर्हेतुकः स्वयं शक्त्या तत्तथाशु प्रपश्यति ॥ ४९ ॥
brahmātmā sarvaśaktirhi tadyathā bhāvayatyalam ,
nirhetukaḥ svayaṃ śaktyā tattathāśu prapaśyati 49
49. brahmātmā sarvaśaktiḥ hi tat yathā bhāvayati alam
nirhetukaḥ svayam śaktyā tat tathā āśu prapaśyati
49. hi brahmātmā sarvaśaktiḥ tat nirhetukaḥ svayam śaktyā yathā alam bhāvayati,
tat tathā āśu prapaśyati
49. Indeed, the Self (ātman), which is Brahman, is all-powerful. Just as it sufficiently conceives something without cause, by its own power (śakti), so too does it quickly manifest that very thing.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ब्रह्मात्मा (brahmātmā) - The Self that is Brahman; the universal Self.
  • सर्वशक्तिः (sarvaśaktiḥ) - All-powerful, omnipotent.
  • हि (hi) - Indeed, surely, for.
  • तत् (tat) - Refers to the Brahman-Self. (That, it.)
  • यथा (yathā) - As, just as, according to.
  • भावयति (bhāvayati) - Causes to be, manifests, conceives, imagines, thinks.
  • अलम् (alam) - Sufficiently, adequately, truly, indeed, enough.
  • निर्हेतुकः (nirhetukaḥ) - Causeless, without a cause, unmotivated.
  • स्वयम् (svayam) - By itself, spontaneously, personally, naturally.
  • शक्त्या (śaktyā) - By its inherent divine power (śakti). (By power, by energy, by its inherent faculty.)
  • तत् (tat) - Refers to the thing conceived or manifested. (That, it.)
  • तथा (tathā) - So, thus, in that manner.
  • आशु (āśu) - Quickly, swiftly.
  • प्रपश्यति (prapaśyati) - Clearly sees, perceives, manifests, appears.

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मात्मा (brahmātmā) - The Self that is Brahman; the universal Self.
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmātman
brahmātman - The Supreme Spirit, the universal soul, the Self identified with Brahman.
Compound type : karmadhāraya (brahman+ātman)
  • brahman – The ultimate reality, the absolute, the Supreme Being.
    noun (neuter)
  • ātman – Self, soul, essence, individual spirit.
    noun (masculine)
सर्वशक्तिः (sarvaśaktiḥ) - All-powerful, omnipotent.
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvaśakti
sarvaśakti - All-power, omnipotence; all-powerful (as adjective).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+śakti)
  • sarva – All, every, whole.
    adjective
  • śakti – Power, energy, ability, divine feminine creative power.
    noun (feminine)
    From root śak (to be able).
    Root: śak (class 5)
Note: Modifies 'brahmātmā'.
हि (hi) - Indeed, surely, for.
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - Refers to the Brahman-Self. (That, it.)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - That, it, he, she.
Note: Used here correlatively with 'yathā' (just as... that).
यथा (yathā) - As, just as, according to.
(indeclinable)
भावयति (bhāvayati) - Causes to be, manifests, conceives, imagines, thinks.
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhāvayati
Causative from root bhū.
Present indicative, 3rd person singular, active voice.
Root: bhū (class 1)
अलम् (alam) - Sufficiently, adequately, truly, indeed, enough.
(indeclinable)
Note: Functions as an adverb here.
निर्हेतुकः (nirhetukaḥ) - Causeless, without a cause, unmotivated.
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nirhetuka
nirhetuka - Causeless, unmotivated, without a specific reason.
Compound of nis (without) + hetu (cause).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+hetu)
  • nis – Without, out of, away.
    indeclinable
    Prepositional prefix.
  • hetu – Cause, reason, motive.
    noun (masculine)
    Root: hi (class 3)
Note: Modifies 'brahmātmā'.
स्वयम् (svayam) - By itself, spontaneously, personally, naturally.
(indeclinable)
Accusative singular of sva used adverbially.
Note: Functions as an adverb.
शक्त्या (śaktyā) - By its inherent divine power (śakti). (By power, by energy, by its inherent faculty.)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of śakti
śakti - Power, energy, ability, divine feminine creative power.
From root śak (to be able).
Root: śak (class 5)
तत् (tat) - Refers to the thing conceived or manifested. (That, it.)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - That, it, he, she.
Note: Direct object of 'prapaśyati'.
तथा (tathā) - So, thus, in that manner.
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb modifying 'prapaśyati'.
आशु (āśu) - Quickly, swiftly.
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb modifying 'prapaśyati'.
प्रपश्यति (prapaśyati) - Clearly sees, perceives, manifests, appears.
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of paśyati
Present stem from root dṛś (class 1, often paśya).
Present indicative, 3rd person singular, active voice.
Prefix: pra
Root: dṛś (class 1)