योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-30, verse-32

निरिच्छस्वस्वभावेन वसन्तेन यथाङ्कुरः ।
तन्यते तद्वदेवेयं जगल्लक्ष्मीश्चिदात्मना ॥ ३२ ॥

niricchasvasvabhāvena vasantena yathāṅkuraḥ ,
tanyate tadvadeveyaṃ jagallakṣmīścidātmanā 32

32. niricchāsvasvabhāvena vasantena yathā aṅkuraḥ
tanyate tadvat eva iyam jagallakṣmīḥ ca cidātmanā

32. yathā niricchāsvasvabhāvena vasantena aṅkuraḥ tanyate,
tadvat eva iyam jagallakṣmīḥ ca cidātmanā

32. Just as a sprout is produced by spring, which acts according to its own desireless nature, similarly, this splendor of the world is extended by the conscious self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• निरिच्छास्वस्वभावेन (niricchāsvasvabhāvena) - by its own desireless nature, by its inherent spontaneous disposition without desire

• वसन्तेन (vasantena) - by spring (season)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• अङ्कुरः (aṅkuraḥ) - a sprout, shoot

• तन्यते (tanyate) - is spread, is extended, is produced

• तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, just so

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• जगल्लक्ष्मीः (jagallakṣmīḥ) - the splendor of the world, the glory of the universe

• च (ca) - and, also

• चिदात्मना (cidātmanā) - by the conscious self (ātman), by the nature of consciousness

Words meanings and morphology

निरिच्छास्वस्वभावेन (niricchāsvasvabhāvena) - by its own desireless nature, by its inherent spontaneous disposition without desire

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of niricchāsvasvabhāva

niricchāsvasvabhāva - having its own desireless nature

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (niriccha+svasvabhāva)

• niriccha – desireless, without desire
  adjective
  Prefix: nir
• svasvabhāva – one's own nature, inherent disposition
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vasantena'.

वसन्तेन (vasantena) - by spring (season)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vasanta

vasanta - spring (season)

Root: vas (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

अङ्कुरः (aṅkuraḥ) - a sprout, shoot

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅkura

aṅkura - sprout, shoot, germ, bud

Root: ak

तन्यते (tanyate) - is spread, is extended, is produced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of tan

present passive

root 'tan' (class 8), passive conjugation

Root: tan (class 8)

तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, just so

(indeclinable)

suffix '-vat' for comparison or similarity

Note: Formed from `tad` (that) + suffix `-vat` (like).

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this (feminine, nominative singular)

जगल्लक्ष्मीः (jagallakṣmīḥ) - the splendor of the world, the glory of the universe

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jagallakṣmī

jagallakṣmī - world's prosperity/beauty/glory

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+lakṣmī)

• jagat – world, universe, all that moves
  noun (neuter)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• lakṣmī – prosperity, fortune, beauty, wealth, glory, Goddess Lakṣmī
  noun (feminine)
  Root: lakṣ (class 10)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

चिदात्मना (cidātmanā) - by the conscious self (ātman), by the nature of consciousness

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of cidātman

cidātman - conscious self, soul of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+ātman)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the individual soul or the universal soul
  noun (masculine)
  Root: at (class 1)

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