योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-118, verse-17

यथा वारि परिस्पन्दान्नानाकारं विलोक्यते ।
तथा संकल्पवशतश्चिद्ब्रह्म परिबृंहति ॥ १७ ॥

yathā vāri parispandānnānākāraṃ vilokyate ,
tathā saṃkalpavaśataścidbrahma paribṛṃhati 17

17. yathā vāri parispandāt nānā-ākāram vilokyate |
tathā saṅkalpa-vaśataḥ cit-brahma parimbṛhati ||

17. yathā vāri parispandāt nānā-ākāram vilokyate,
tathā cit-brahma saṅkalpa-vaśataḥ parimbṛhati.

17. Just as water is observed appearing in various forms due to its movements, so too does the conscious absolute (cit-brahman) manifest and expand under the sway of conceptualization (saṅkalpa).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• वारि (vāri) - water

• परिस्पन्दात् (parispandāt) - due to its movements (due to movement, from agitation, from vibration)

• नाना-आकारम् (nānā-ākāram) - as having various forms (of various forms, having diverse shapes)

• विलोक्यते (vilokyate) - is seen, is observed, appears

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

• सङ्कल्प-वशतः (saṅkalpa-vaśataḥ) - under the sway of conceptualization (saṅkalpa) (by the power of conceptualization, due to the sway of intention)

• चित्-ब्रह्म (cit-brahma) - conscious absolute, pure consciousness which is Brahman

• परिम्बृहति (parimbṛhati) - expands, grows, manifests, develops

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

वारि (vāri) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāri

vāri - water

परिस्पन्दात् (parispandāt) - due to its movements (due to movement, from agitation, from vibration)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of parispanda

parispanda - movement, vibration, agitation

Derived from root 'spand' (to vibrate, throb) with prefix 'pari'

Prefix: pari

Root: spand (class 1)

नाना-आकारम् (nānā-ākāram) - as having various forms (of various forms, having diverse shapes)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nānā-ākāra

nānā-ākāra - having various forms or shapes

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nānā+ākāra)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, aspect
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ

Note: Functions adverbially as a predicate accusative.

विलोक्यते (vilokyate) - is seen, is observed, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of vi-lok

Prefix: vi

Root: lok (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

सङ्कल्प-वशतः (saṅkalpa-vaśataḥ) - under the sway of conceptualization (saṅkalpa) (by the power of conceptualization, due to the sway of intention)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṅkalpa-vaśa

saṅkalpa-vaśa - the power or control of conceptualization/intention

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpa+vaśa)

• saṅkalpa – conceptualization, intention, will, resolve, thought-form (saṅkalpa)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'kḷp' with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• vaśa – power, control, sway, subjugation
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate cause or instrumentality.

चित्-ब्रह्म (cit-brahma) - conscious absolute, pure consciousness which is Brahman

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cit-brahma

cit-brahma - the absolute reality (brahman) that is pure consciousness (cit)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+brahma)

• cit – consciousness, pure thought, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• brahma – Brahman, the absolute reality, the ultimate principle (brahman)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh

परिम्बृहति (parimbṛhati) - expands, grows, manifests, develops

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pari-bṛṃh

Prefix: pari

Root: bṛṃh (class 1)