योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-113, verse-5

अन्तःस्थितसुदुर्लक्ष्यब्रह्म व्योम्नोऽथ शब्दवत् ।
तस्मादुदेत्यहंकारः पूर्वं स्पन्द इवानिलात् ॥ ५ ॥

antaḥsthitasudurlakṣyabrahma vyomno'tha śabdavat ,
tasmādudetyahaṃkāraḥ pūrvaṃ spanda ivānilāt 5

5. antaḥsthitasudurlakṣyabrahma vyomnaḥ atha śabdavat
tasmāt udeti ahaṅkāraḥ pūrvam spandaḥ iva anilāt

5. (yathā) vyomnaḥ śabdavat,
(tathā) antaḥsthitasudurlakṣyabrahma (vyomnaḥ udety eva).
atha tasmāt (brahmaṇaḥ) pūrvam anilāt spandaḥ iva ahaṅkāraḥ udeti.

5. The supremely subtle (brahman), residing within and exceedingly difficult to perceive, (manifests) from space, just as sound (śabda) (emerges from space). Then, from that (brahman), the ego (ahaṅkāra) arises first, like a vibration (spanda) from the wind (anila).

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तःस्थितसुदुर्लक्ष्यब्रह्म (antaḥsthitasudurlakṣyabrahma) - The ultimate reality (brahman) that is subtle, inner, and hard to comprehend. (the Brahman residing within and very difficult to perceive)

• व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - From the primal space or ether (vyoman). (from space, from the sky, of space)

• अथ (atha) - Indicating a sequence or transition. (then, next, now, moreover)

• शब्दवत् (śabdavat) - Analogous to the emergence of sound. (like sound, accompanied by sound)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - From that (referring to the subtle Brahman/space). (from that, therefore)

• उदेति (udeti) - Comes forth, originates. (arises, rises up, emerges)

• अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - The ego (ahaṅkāra), the false sense of individual self. (ego, sense of 'I' (ahaṅkāra))

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - As the initial manifestation after Brahman/space. (first, previously)

• स्पन्दः (spandaḥ) - A subtle vibration or stir. (vibration, tremor, movement)

• इव (iva) - Used for comparison. (like, as, as if)

• अनिलात् (anilāt) - From the element of wind or air. (from the wind, from air)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तःस्थितसुदुर्लक्ष्यब्रह्म (antaḥsthitasudurlakṣyabrahma) - The ultimate reality (brahman) that is subtle, inner, and hard to comprehend. (the Brahman residing within and very difficult to perceive)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antaḥsthitasudurlakṣyabrahman

antaḥsthitasudurlakṣyabrahman - the Brahman residing within and very difficult to perceive

Complex Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antaḥsthita+su+durlakṣya+brahman)

• antaḥsthita – residing within, inner
  past passive participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From antaḥ (within) and sthita (situated, from sthā)
  Prefix: antar
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• su – well, good, very, easily
  prefix
  Prefix intensifying the following adjective.
• durlakṣya – difficult to perceive, hard to observe
  gerundive (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From dur (difficult) + lakṣya (to be seen/perceived, from root lakṣ)
  Prefix: dur
  Root: lakṣ (class 10)
• brahman – the ultimate reality, the absolute, universal spirit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the ultimate reality (brahman).

व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - From the primal space or ether (vyoman). (from space, from the sky, of space)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

Ablative or Genitive singular of vyoman (n-stem)

Note: Expresses origin.

अथ (atha) - Indicating a sequence or transition. (then, next, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating sequence or beginning.

शब्दवत् (śabdavat) - Analogous to the emergence of sound. (like sound, accompanied by sound)

(indeclinable)

From śabda (sound) + suffix -vat (like, having).

Note: Functions adverbially.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - From that (referring to the subtle Brahman/space). (from that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Ablative singular masculine/neuter of tad

Note: Indicates origin.

उदेति (udeti) - Comes forth, originates. (arises, rises up, emerges)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ud-i

Present active

Third person singular present active of root i with prefix ud.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Verb for ahaṅkāraḥ.

अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - The ego (ahaṅkāra), the false sense of individual self. (ego, sense of 'I' (ahaṅkāra))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra

ahaṅkāra - ego, egoism, sense of 'I', self-conceit (ahaṅkāra)

From aham (I) + kāra (making, doer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aham+kāra)

• aham – I
  pronoun
• kāra – making, doing, doer, causing
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do, to make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - As the initial manifestation after Brahman/space. (first, previously)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial accusative of pūrva.

Note: Modifies udeti.

स्पन्दः (spandaḥ) - A subtle vibration or stir. (vibration, tremor, movement)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of spanda

spanda - vibration, tremor, pulsation, movement

From root spand (to tremble, to vibrate).

Root: spand (class 1)

इव (iva) - Used for comparison. (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

अनिलात् (anilāt) - From the element of wind or air. (from the wind, from air)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of anila

anila - wind, air, breeze, god of wind

Ablative singular of anila

Root: an (class 2)