योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-67, verse-17

पातालं ब्रह्मलोकं वा चित्तत्सुकृतशालिनी ।
चित्तांशस्पन्दमात्रेण कृत्वा कृत्वेव संस्थिता ॥ १७ ॥

pātālaṃ brahmalokaṃ vā cittatsukṛtaśālinī ,
cittāṃśaspandamātreṇa kṛtvā kṛtveva saṃsthitā 17

17. pātālam brahmalokam vā citta-tat-sukṛta-śālinī
citta-aṃśa-spanda-mātreṇa kṛtvā kṛtvā iva saṃsthitā

17. citta-tat-sukṛta-śālinī citta-aṃśa-spanda-mātreṇa
pātālam brahmalokam vā kṛtvā kṛtvā iva saṃsthitā

17. The mind (citta), adorned with its virtuous deeds (sukṛta), by merely a subtle pulsation from a part of itself, remains established as if it has repeatedly created both the netherworld (pātāla) and the world of Brahmā (brahmaloka).

Words meanings summery:

• पातालम् (pātālam) - the mythical nether regions (netherworld, underworld)

• ब्रह्मलोकम् (brahmalokam) - the highest celestial realm (the world of Brahmā, the highest heaven)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• चित्त-तत्-सुकृत-शालिनी (citta-tat-sukṛta-śālinī) - the mind (citta) endowed with its virtuous actions (the mind possessing its good deeds)

• चित्त-अंश-स्पन्द-मात्रेण (citta-aṁśa-spanda-mātreṇa) - by a subtle pulsation from a small part of the mind (citta) (merely by a vibration of a part of the mind/consciousness)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having created (having done, having made, having created)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having created (as part of a repeated action) (having done, having made, having created)

• इव (iva) - as if, indicating a metaphorical creation (as if, like, as it were)

• संस्थिता (saṁsthitā) - remains established, continues to exist (established, remaining, existing, standing still)

Words meanings and morphology

पातालम् (pātālam) - the mythical nether regions (netherworld, underworld)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pātāla

pātāla - netherworld, underworld

ब्रह्मलोकम् (brahmalokam) - the highest celestial realm (the world of Brahmā, the highest heaven)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahmaloka

brahmaloka - world of Brahmā (brahman)

compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+loka)

• brahman – the Absolute, the ultimate reality, sacred word
  noun (neuter)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 10)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

चित्त-तत्-सुकृत-शालिनी (citta-tat-sukṛta-śālinī) - the mind (citta) endowed with its virtuous actions (the mind possessing its good deeds)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citta-tat-sukṛta-śālin

citta-tat-sukṛta-śālin - possessing its own good deeds (related to mind)

bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (citta+tat+sukṛta+śālin)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• tat – that, its, his, her
  pronoun (neuter)
• sukṛta – good deed, virtuous action, merit
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from su-kṛ
  Prefix: su
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• śālin – possessing, endowed with, adorned with
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix -in
  Root: śāl (class 1)

Note: Refers to citta (implied feminine form).

चित्त-अंश-स्पन्द-मात्रेण (citta-aṁśa-spanda-mātreṇa) - by a subtle pulsation from a small part of the mind (citta) (merely by a vibration of a part of the mind/consciousness)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of citta-aṃśa-spanda-mātra

citta-aṁśa-spanda-mātra - mere vibration of a part of the mind

compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+aṃśa+spanda+mātra)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• aṃśa – part, portion, share
  noun (masculine)
  Root: aṃś (class 1)
• spanda – vibration, tremor, pulsation
  noun (masculine)
  noun from root spand
  Root: spand (class 1)
• mātra – only, merely, solely
  adjective (neuter)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having created (having done, having made, having created)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having created (as part of a repeated action) (having done, having made, having created)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Second instance of kṛtvā in the repetitive phrase.

इव (iva) - as if, indicating a metaphorical creation (as if, like, as it were)

(indeclinable)

Note: Coalesces with preceding kṛtvā into kṛtveva in sandhi.

संस्थिता (saṁsthitā) - remains established, continues to exist (established, remaining, existing, standing still)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - established, remaining, existing

Past Passive Participle

from root sthā with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)