योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-101, verse-20

यथाम्बुधिः स्वयं याति तोयाद्यावर्तकादिकम् ।
स्थितो दधत्तथैवेदं चिदाकाशोऽङ्गमात्मनि ॥ २० ॥

yathāmbudhiḥ svayaṃ yāti toyādyāvartakādikam ,
sthito dadhattathaivedaṃ cidākāśo'ṅgamātmani 20

20. yathā ambudhiḥ svayam yāti toyādyāvartakādikam
sthitaḥ dadhat tathā eva idam cidākāśaḥ aṅgam ātmani

20. yathā ambudhiḥ svayam toyādyāvartakādikam yāti
tathā eva cidākāśaḥ sthitaḥ dadhat idam aṅgam ātmani

20. Just as the ocean itself naturally gives rise to (or becomes) water, eddies, and similar forms, so too does the consciousness-space (cidākāśa), abiding within the Self (ātman), sustain this (world) as a part.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• अम्बुधिः (ambudhiḥ) - ocean, sea

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself, of its own accord, naturally

• याति (yāti) - goes, becomes, attains, proceeds

• तोयाद्यावर्तकादिकम् (toyādyāvartakādikam) - water, eddies, and similar forms

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, existing, abiding

• दधत् (dadhat) - holding, bearing, sustaining

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• इदम् (idam) - this (world/manifestation) (this)

• चिदाकाशः (cidākāśaḥ) - the consciousness-space, ether of consciousness

• अङ्गम् (aṅgam) - as a part (of itself, referring to the manifestation) (a part, a limb, a body)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

अम्बुधिः (ambudhiḥ) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ambudhi

ambudhi - ocean, sea, cloud

Compound: 'ambu' (water) + 'dhi' (receptacle)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambu+dhi)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhi – receptacle, container, holder
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dhā' (to place, hold)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself, of its own accord, naturally

(indeclinable)

याति (yāti) - goes, becomes, attains, proceeds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present Tense

Pāṇinian root 'yā', class 2.

Root: yā (class 2)

तोयाद्यावर्तकादिकम् (toyādyāvartakādikam) - water, eddies, and similar forms

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of toyādyāvartakādika

toyādyāvartakādika - water, eddies, and other such forms (lit. water-beginning-eddy-beginning)

Compound of 'toya' (water) + 'ādi' (etc.) + 'āvartaka' (eddy) + 'ādika' (etc.)

Compound type : dvandva / tatpuruṣa (toya+ādi+āvartaka+ādika)

• toya – water
  noun (neuter)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  noun (masculine)
• āvartaka – eddy, whirlpool, rotation
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'vṛt' (to turn) with 'ā-' prefix
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• ādika – beginning with, and so on, similar
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Suffix '-ika' added to 'ādi'

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, existing, abiding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - situated, standing, remaining, existing, firm

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'cidākāśaḥ'.

दधत् (dadhat) - holding, bearing, sustaining

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dadhat

dadhat - holding, bearing, supporting, placing

Present Active Participle

From root 'dhā' (to place, hold), Class 3, reduplicated stem.

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'cidākāśaḥ'.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this (world/manifestation) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to the manifested world/creation.

चिदाकाशः (cidākāśaḥ) - the consciousness-space, ether of consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cidākāśa

cidākāśa - the space of consciousness, the ether of pure consciousness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+ākāśa)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

अङ्गम् (aṅgam) - as a part (of itself, referring to the manifestation) (a part, a limb, a body)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aṅga

aṅga - limb, body, part, component

Note: Functions as a predicate accusative, describing 'idam'.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, essence, breath