योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-114, verse-24

यथाम्बुधिर्वपुर्धत्ते स्वभावेन तथा चितः ।
कुर्वन्कर्मसहस्राणि ह्यणुचित्स्पन्दनादृते ॥ २४ ॥

yathāmbudhirvapurdhatte svabhāvena tathā citaḥ ,
kurvankarmasahasrāṇi hyaṇucitspandanādṛte 24

24. yathā ambudhiḥ vapuḥ dhatte svabhāvena tathā citaḥ
kurvan karma-sahasrāṇi hi aṇu-cit-spandanāt ṛte

24. yathā ambudhiḥ svabhāvena vapuḥ dhatte,
tathā citaḥ hi aṇu-cit-spandanāt ṛte karma-sahasrāṇi kurvan (tiṣṭhati).

24. Just as the ocean naturally assumes various forms by its intrinsic nature (svabhāva), so too does consciousness (cit) perform thousands of actions, yet it does so without any atomic vibration of consciousness.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• अम्बुधिः (ambudhiḥ) - ocean, sea

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure

• धत्ते (dhatte) - assumes, holds, takes on

• स्वभावेन (svabhāvena) - by its intrinsic nature, naturally

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

• चितः (citaḥ) - consciousness, pure consciousness

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing, creating

• कर्म-सहस्राणि (karma-sahasrāṇi) - thousands of actions

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• अणु-चित्-स्पन्दनात् (aṇu-cit-spandanāt) - from the vibration of atomic consciousness

• ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

अम्बुधिः (ambudhiḥ) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ambudhi

ambudhi - ocean, sea (literally 'water-holder')

Compound formed from ambu (water) + dhī (holder, from root dhā).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambu+dhi)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhi – holder, receptacle
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhā (to place, hold).
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject of dhatte.

वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure

Root: vap (class 1)

Note: Object of dhatte.

धत्ते (dhatte) - assumes, holds, takes on

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Middle Voice

From root dhā (to place, hold), class 3 (ātmanepada).

Root: dhā (class 3)

स्वभावेन (svabhāvena) - by its intrinsic nature, naturally

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - own being, intrinsic nature (svabhāva), inherent disposition

Compound of sva (own) + bhāva (being, state).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, one's own
  adjective
• bhāva – being, state, nature, disposition
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be) + suffix ghañ.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means or manner.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

(indeclinable)

Correlative to yathā.

चितः (citaḥ) - consciousness, pure consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness (cit), intellect, thought

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied verb, parallel to ambudhiḥ.

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing, creating

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - doing, performing, creating

Present Active Participle

From root kṛ (to do, make), class 8 (ubhaya). Formed with suffix śatṛ. Masculine nominative singular.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Adjective describing citaḥ.

कर्म-सहस्राणि (karma-sahasrāṇi) - thousands of actions

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of karma-sahasra

karma-sahasra - thousands of actions (karma)

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karma+sahasra)

• karma – action, deed, ritual, fate (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ (to do) + suffix man.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of the participle kurvan.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

Emphatic or causal particle.

अणु-चित्-स्पन्दनात् (aṇu-cit-spandanāt) - from the vibration of atomic consciousness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of aṇu-cit-spandana

aṇu-cit-spandana - vibration of atomic consciousness

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṇu+cit+spandana)

• aṇu – atom, minute particle, small
  noun (masculine)
• cit – consciousness (cit), intellect
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• spandana – vibration, throbbing, movement
  noun (neuter)
  From root spand (to throb, vibrate) + suffix ana.
  Root: spand (class 1)

Note: Governed by ṛte.

ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

Preposition governing the ablative case.