योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-135

यद्यत्स्वयं प्रकचति तस्य स्वकचनस्य तु ।
स्वयं यत्स्पन्दितं नाम तेनेदं जगदित्यलम् ॥ १३५ ॥

yadyatsvayaṃ prakacati tasya svakacanasya tu ,
svayaṃ yatspanditaṃ nāma tenedaṃ jagadityalam 135

135. yat yad svayam prakacati tasya svakacanasya tu
svayam yat spanditam nāma tena idam jagat iti alam

135. yad yad svayam prakacati,
tasya svakacanasya tu svayam yat nāma spanditam,
tena idam jagat iti alam

135. Whatever manifests spontaneously, that very self-manifestation is indeed known as its own spontaneous vibration. Through that (vibration) alone, this world (jagat) comes into being.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• यद् (yad) - which, whatever

• स्वयम् (svayam) - spontaneously, by oneself, automatically

• प्रकचति (prakacati) - manifests, shines forth, appears

• तस्य (tasya) - of that

• स्वकचनस्य (svakacanasya) - of its own manifestation

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• स्वयम् (svayam) - spontaneously, by itself, automatically

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• स्पन्दितम् (spanditam) - vibration, throbbing, movement

• नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, it is called

• तेन (tena) - Refers to the spontaneous vibration ('spanditam'). (by that, through that)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indeed

• अलम् (alam) - Used emphatically, meaning 'simply' or 'only'. (enough, sufficient, indeed)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what (relative pronoun)

Reduplicated for emphasis: 'whatever'.

यद् (yad) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what (relative pronoun)

Reduplicated for emphasis: 'whatever'.

स्वयम् (svayam) - spontaneously, by oneself, automatically

(indeclinable)

Reflexive pronoun used adverbially.

प्रकचति (prakacati) - manifests, shines forth, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of kac

present tense, active voice, 3rd person singular

Present indicative form of the root 'kac' with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: kac (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, his, her, its

Genitive singular of 'tad'.

Note: Agrees with 'svakacanasya'.

स्वकचनस्य (svakacanasya) - of its own manifestation

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of svakacana

svakacana - self-manifestation, own shining forth

Compound noun.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+kacana)

• sva – own, one's own
  adjective (masculine)
• kacana – shining, manifestation
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kac'.
  Root: kac (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/particle.

Note: Emphatic.

स्वयम् (svayam) - spontaneously, by itself, automatically

(indeclinable)

Reflexive pronoun used adverbially.

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what (relative pronoun)

Relative pronoun, here used to introduce a noun clause.

Note: Agrees with 'spanditam'.

स्पन्दितम् (spanditam) - vibration, throbbing, movement

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of spandita

spandita - vibrated, moved, pulsation, vibration

Past Passive Participle

From root 'spand' (to tremble, vibrate).

Root: spand (class 1)

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, it is called

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use.

तेन (tena) - Refers to the spontaneous vibration ('spanditam'). (by that, through that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, by him, by it

Instrumental singular of 'tad'.

Note: Refers to 'spanditam'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'jagat'.

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, alive

present active participle

Derived from root gam (to go) with reduplication and participial suffix -at.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied verb 'comes into being'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, indeed

(indeclinable)

Particle.

अलम् (alam) - Used emphatically, meaning 'simply' or 'only'. (enough, sufficient, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

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