योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-11, verse-78

या प्रतीतिरनागस्का तच्चिद्ब्रह्मास्मि सर्वगः ।
भूवार्यनिलबीजानां संबन्धेऽङ्कुरकर्मसु ॥ ७८ ॥

yā pratītiranāgaskā taccidbrahmāsmi sarvagaḥ ,
bhūvāryanilabījānāṃ saṃbandhe'ṅkurakarmasu 78

78. yā pratītiḥ anāgaskā tat citbrahmā asmi sarvagaḥ
bhū-vāri-anila-bījānām sambandhe aṅkura-karmasu

78. yā anāgaskā pratītiḥ tat sarvagaḥ citbrahmā asmi
bhū-vāri-anila-bījānām sambandhe aṅkura-karmasu

78. I am that all-pervading (sarvaga) consciousness (cit)-Brahman (brahman) which is pure, faultless perception (pratīti). I am present in the connection of earth, water, and air with seeds, and in the actions of sprouting.

Words meanings summery:

• या (yā) - which, who, what

• प्रतीतिः (pratītiḥ) - perception, understanding, conviction

• अनागस्का (anāgaskā) - faultless, pure, innocent, without offense

• तत् (tat) - that

• चित्ब्रह्मा (citbrahmā) - consciousness-Brahman

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• सर्वगः (sarvagaḥ) - all-pervading, omnipresent

• भू-वारि-अनिल-बीजानाम् (bhū-vāri-anila-bījānām) - of earth, water, air, and seeds

• सम्बन्धे (sambandhe) - in the connection, in the relation, in the association

• अङ्कुर-कर्मसु (aṅkura-karmasu) - in the actions of sprouting, in the processes of germination

Words meanings and morphology

या (yā) - which, who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Relative pronoun, refers to pratītiḥ

प्रतीतिः (pratītiḥ) - perception, understanding, conviction

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratīti

pratīti - perception, understanding, conviction, trust

अनागस्का (anāgaskā) - faultless, pure, innocent, without offense

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anāgaska

anāgaska - faultless, pure, innocent, without offense

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+āgas)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• āgas – fault, offense, guilt
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'pratītiḥ'.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative to 'yā'.

चित्ब्रह्मा (citbrahmā) - consciousness-Brahman

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citbrahman

citbrahman - consciousness-Brahman

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+brahman)

• cit – consciousness, knowledge, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• brahman – Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality
  noun (neuter)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present Active

Root: as (class 2)

सर्वगः (sarvagaḥ) - all-pervading, omnipresent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvaga

sarvaga - all-pervading, omnipresent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+ga)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, residing
  adjective (masculine)
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

भू-वारि-अनिल-बीजानाम् (bhū-vāri-anila-bījānām) - of earth, water, air, and seeds

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhū-vāri-anila-bīja

bhū-vāri-anila-bīja - earth, water, air, and seed (collectively)

Compound type : dvandva (bhū+vāri+anila+bīja)

• bhū – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• vāri – water
  noun (neuter)
• anila – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• bīja – seed, origin, cause
  noun (neuter)

सम्बन्धे (sambandhe) - in the connection, in the relation, in the association

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sambandha

sambandha - connection, relation, association

Prefix: sam

Root: bandh (class 1)

अङ्कुर-कर्मसु (aṅkura-karmasu) - in the actions of sprouting, in the processes of germination

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of aṅkura-karman

aṅkura-karman - action of sprouting, process of germination

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṅkura+karman)

• aṅkura – sprout, shoot
  noun (masculine)
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual (karma)
  noun (neuter)

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