योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-100, verse-42

यथा धूमस्य नभसि यथाम्भोधौ महाम्भसः ।
आवर्तवृत्तयश्चित्रास्तथा चिद्व्योम्नि संसृतेः ॥ ४२ ॥

yathā dhūmasya nabhasi yathāmbhodhau mahāmbhasaḥ ,
āvartavṛttayaścitrāstathā cidvyomni saṃsṛteḥ 42

42. yathā dhūmasya nabasi yathā ambhodhau mahāmbhasaḥ
āvartavṛttayaḥ citrāḥ tathā cidvyomni saṃsṛteḥ

42. yathā dhūmasya nabasi yathā mahāmbhasaḥ ambhodhau
citrāḥ āvartavṛttayaḥ tathā cidvyomni saṃsṛteḥ

42. Just as there are diverse movements of smoke in the sky, and just as there are various whirlpool-like currents in the vast ocean, similarly, there are variegated manifestations in the expanse of consciousness (cidvyoman) of phenomenal existence (saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• धूमस्य (dhūmasya) - of smoke

• नबसि (nabasi) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• अम्भोधौ (ambhodhau) - in the ocean, in the sea

• महाम्भसः (mahāmbhasaḥ) - of the great water, of the vast ocean

• आवर्तवृत्तयः (āvartavṛttayaḥ) - whirlpool-like movements, various activities/manifestations

• चित्राः (citrāḥ) - diverse, variegated, wonderful, strange

• तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus

• चिद्व्योम्नि (cidvyomni) - in the consciousness-sky, in the expanse of consciousness (cidvyoman)

• संसृतेः (saṁsṛteḥ) - of phenomenal existence (saṃsāra), of transmigration

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

धूमस्य (dhūmasya) - of smoke

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhūma

dhūma - smoke, vapor

नबसि (nabasi) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, ether, cloud

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

अम्भोधौ (ambhodhau) - in the ocean, in the sea

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ambhodhi

ambhodhi - ocean, sea (holder of water)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ambhas+dhā)

• ambhas – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhā – holding, containing (from root dhā 'to place, hold')
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  derived from root dhā
  Root: dhā (class 3)

महाम्भसः (mahāmbhasaḥ) - of the great water, of the vast ocean

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of mahāmbhas

mahāmbhas - great water, vast ocean

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ambhas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ambhas – water
  noun (neuter)

आवर्तवृत्तयः (āvartavṛttayaḥ) - whirlpool-like movements, various activities/manifestations

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of āvartavṛtti

āvartavṛtti - whirlpool-like movement, circular motion, various activities

Compound type : tatpurusha (āvarta+vṛtti)

• āvarta – whirlpool, eddy, circular motion, turn
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• vṛtti – activity, movement, course, mode of being
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

चित्राः (citrāḥ) - diverse, variegated, wonderful, strange

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of citra

citra - diverse, variegated, strange, wonderful, bright

तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus

(indeclinable)

चिद्व्योम्नि (cidvyomni) - in the consciousness-sky, in the expanse of consciousness (cidvyoman)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of cidvyoman

cidvyoman - the sky of consciousness, the expanse of consciousness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, pure thought, understanding
  noun (feminine)
• vyoman – sky, heaven, space, ether
  noun (neuter)

संसृतेः (saṁsṛteḥ) - of phenomenal existence (saṃsāra), of transmigration

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of saṃsṛti

saṁsṛti - flow, course, phenomenal existence, transmigration, saṃsāra

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)