योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-42, verse-9

द्रष्टादिपुरुषस्त्वेवं स्वयं संपद्यते हि यः ।
स निमेषं प्रति व्योम समुदेत्यथ नीयते ॥ ९ ॥

draṣṭādipuruṣastvevaṃ svayaṃ saṃpadyate hi yaḥ ,
sa nimeṣaṃ prati vyoma samudetyatha nīyate 9

9. draṣṭā-adi-puruṣaḥ tu evam svayam saṃpadyate hi
yaḥ saḥ nimeṣam prati vyoma samudeti atha nīyate

9. yaḥ draṣṭā-adi-puruṣaḥ tu evam svayam hi saṃpadyate
saḥ nimeṣam prati vyoma samudeti atha nīyate

9. The primeval perceiver (puruṣa), who thus indeed manifests himself, that very one emerges into space moment by moment, and then is re-absorbed.

Words meanings summery:

• द्रष्टा-अदि-पुरुषः (draṣṭā-adi-puruṣaḥ) - the foundational cosmic perceiver (puruṣa) (the primeval seer/perceiver, the original person)

• तु (tu) - (emphatic) indeed (but, however, indeed)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way (referring to the previous verses' descriptions of manifestation) (thus, in this manner, so)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by his own accord, naturally (himself, by oneself, spontaneously)

• संपद्यते (saṁpadyate) - manifests, comes into being (becomes, happens, results, attains)

• हि (hi) - indeed, truly (emphasizing the statement) (indeed, surely, for)

• यः (yaḥ) - who (refers to draṣṭā-adi-puruṣaḥ) (who, which)

• सः (saḥ) - that very one (referring back to the draṣṭā-adi-puruṣaḥ) (he, that)

• निमेषम् (nimeṣam) - every brief moment (a twinkling of an eye, a moment)

• प्रति (prati) - every (moment) (towards, for, every, in regard to)

• व्योम (vyoma) - the ethereal space (sky, space, ether, atmosphere)

• समुदेति (samudeti) - emerges into manifestation (arises, comes forth, emerges)

• अथ (atha) - and then, subsequently (then, thereupon, now)

• नीयते (nīyate) - is re-absorbed, is taken back (is led, is carried, is brought, is taken away)

Words meanings and morphology

द्रष्टा-अदि-पुरुषः (draṣṭā-adi-puruṣaḥ) - the foundational cosmic perceiver (puruṣa) (the primeval seer/perceiver, the original person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of draṣṭā-adi-puruṣa

draṣṭā-adi-puruṣa - the original seer/perceiver, the primal person

Compound type : karmadhāraya (draṣṭṛ+ādi+puruṣa)

• draṣṭṛ – seer, perceiver, observer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root 'dṛś' (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, primeval, first, etc.
  adjective (masculine)
• puruṣa – man, person, male, spirit, cosmic person
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

तु (tu) - (emphatic) indeed (but, however, indeed)

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way (referring to the previous verses' descriptions of manifestation) (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by his own accord, naturally (himself, by oneself, spontaneously)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the self-manifestation.

संपद्यते (saṁpadyate) - manifests, comes into being (becomes, happens, results, attains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of pad

present tense, middle voice

From root 'pad' with prefix 'sam'. Usually 4th class.

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Verb for the relative clause.

हि (hi) - indeed, truly (emphasizing the statement) (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who (refers to draṣṭā-adi-puruṣaḥ) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - what, which, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Relative pronoun, subject of 'saṃpadyate'.

सः (saḥ) - that very one (referring back to the draṣṭā-adi-puruṣaḥ) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun, subject of 'samudeti' and 'nīyate'.

निमेषम् (nimeṣam) - every brief moment (a twinkling of an eye, a moment)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nimeṣa

nimeṣa - twinkling of an eye, wink, moment, instant

From root 'miṣ' with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: miṣ (class 1)

Note: Denotes 'every' when used with 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - every (moment) (towards, for, every, in regard to)

(indeclinable)

व्योम (vyoma) - the ethereal space (sky, space, ether, atmosphere)

(noun)

neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, space, atmosphere, ether

Note: Object/place of arising for 'samudeti'.

समुदेति (samudeti) - emerges into manifestation (arises, comes forth, emerges)

(verb)

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

present tense, active voice

From root 'i' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ud'.

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Verb for the main clause.

अथ (atha) - and then, subsequently (then, thereupon, now)

(indeclinable)

नीयते (nīyate) - is re-absorbed, is taken back (is led, is carried, is brought, is taken away)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of nī

present tense, passive voice

Passive form of root 'nī'.

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Verb for the main clause.