योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-30, verse-53

चिता चावर्तवर्तिन्या सिद्धान्येव प्रनृत्यति ।
जगज्जालरजोलेखा तत्सत्ता दृश्यदेहिनी ॥ ५३ ॥

citā cāvartavartinyā siddhānyeva pranṛtyati ,
jagajjālarajolekhā tatsattā dṛśyadehinī 53

53. citā ca āvarta-vartinyā siddhāni eva pranṛtyati
jagajjāla-rajo-lekhā tat-sattā dṛśya-dehinī

53. citā ca āvarta-vartinyā siddhāni eva pranṛtyati
tat-sattā jagajjāla-rajo-lekhā dṛśya-dehinī

53. Consciousness, by its constant revolving, indeed manifests as perfected realities. Its very existence is the lines of dust of the world's net, embodying the visible.

Words meanings summery:

• चिता (citā) - The ultimate consciousness, fundamental to existence. (consciousness, mind, intellect)

• च (ca) - Connects consciousness with its dynamic aspect. (and, also, moreover)

• आवर्त-वर्तिन्या (āvarta-vartinyā) - By the constantly dynamic and cyclical nature of consciousness. (by the ever-revolving, by the one residing in a whirlpool, by the one in a cycle)

• सिद्धानि (siddhāni) - The manifested realities of the world. (accomplished things, perfected ones, realities, results)

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes that these realities are nothing but consciousness's manifestation. (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• प्रनृत्यति (pranṛtyati) - Consciousness dynamically brings forth realities. (dances forth, manifests, appears vigorously)

• जगज्जाल-रजो-लेखा (jagajjāla-rajo-lekhā) - Referring to the intricate and seemingly ephemeral details of the manifest world. (lines of dust of the net of the world)

• तत्-सत्ता (tat-sattā) - The very being of consciousness. (its existence, its being, its reality)

• दृश्य-देहिनी (dṛśya-dehinī) - Consciousness takes on a visible form in the world. (embodying the visible, having a visible body, manifest)

Words meanings and morphology

चिता (citā) - The ultimate consciousness, fundamental to existence. (consciousness, mind, intellect)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citā

citā - consciousness, mind, intellect, thought

From root cit (to perceive, know).

Root: cit (class 1)

च (ca) - Connects consciousness with its dynamic aspect. (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

आवर्त-वर्तिन्या (āvarta-vartinyā) - By the constantly dynamic and cyclical nature of consciousness. (by the ever-revolving, by the one residing in a whirlpool, by the one in a cycle)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of āvarta-vartinī

āvarta-vartin - revolving, dwelling in a whirlpool, moving in a circle, recurring

Derived from āvarta (whirlpool, revolution) + vartin (dwelling in, being in, acting).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āvarta+vartin)

• āvarta – whirlpool, eddy, revolution, cycle, recurrence
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-vṛt
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• vartin – dwelling in, being in, existing, acting, engaged in
  adjective (masculine)
  From root vṛt (to exist, turn) + suffix -in.
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Modifies citā implicitly, or serves as an instrumental adverbial phrase.

सिद्धानि (siddhāni) - The manifested realities of the world. (accomplished things, perfected ones, realities, results)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of siddha

siddha - accomplished, perfected, successful, realized, established, ready

Past Passive Participle

From root sidh (to accomplish, succeed) + suffix kta.

Root: sidh (class 4)

Note: Subject of pranṛtyati.

एव (eva) - Emphasizes that these realities are nothing but consciousness's manifestation. (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

प्रनृत्यति (pranṛtyati) - Consciousness dynamically brings forth realities. (dances forth, manifests, appears vigorously)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of nṛt

Present active indicative, 3rd person singular.

Root nṛt (4th class), with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: nṛt (class 4)

जगज्जाल-रजो-लेखा (jagajjāla-rajo-lekhā) - Referring to the intricate and seemingly ephemeral details of the manifest world. (lines of dust of the net of the world)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jagat-jāla-rajas-lekhā

jagat-jāla-rajas-lekhā - the lines of dust of the net of the world

Compound of jagat-jāla and rajas-lekhā.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat-jāla+rajas+lekhā)

• jagat – world, universe, moving, living beings
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root gam (to go, move) + suffix śatṛ.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• jāla – net, web, snare, multitude, collection
  noun (neuter)
• rajas – dust, dirt, pollen, atom, particle, passion, menstruation
  noun (neuter)
• lekhā – line, streak, drawing, description, writing
  noun (feminine)
  Root: likh (class 6)

Note: Predicate nominative for tat-sattā.

तत्-सत्ता (tat-sattā) - The very being of consciousness. (its existence, its being, its reality)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tat-sattā

tat-sattā - its existence, that reality, its being

Compound of tad (that/its) and sattā (existence).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+sattā)

• tad – that, it, its
  pronoun (neuter)
• sattā – existence, being, reality, essence
  noun (feminine)
  From root as (to be) + suffix tā (feminine abstract noun forming suffix).
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Subject of the second clause, dṛśya-dehinī is its predicate.

दृश्य-देहिनी (dṛśya-dehinī) - Consciousness takes on a visible form in the world. (embodying the visible, having a visible body, manifest)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛśya-dehinī

dṛśya-dehin - having a visible body, embodying the visible

Compound of dṛśya (visible) and dehin (having a body).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛśya+dehin)

• dṛśya – visible, perceptible, worth seeing
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From root dṛś (to see) + suffix yat.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• dehin – embodied, corporeal, having a body, soul
  adjective (masculine)
  From deha (body) + suffix -in.

Note: Predicate adjective for tat-sattā.

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