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.

53. מכוח הַצִ'יט הסובבת במערבולות, אבק רשת העולם רוקד כאילו הוא בעל קיום חומרי, ונוכחותה לובשת דמות של עולם נגלה.

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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