योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-105, verse-6

चिद्व्योम्ना स्वचमत्कारो व्योमन्यश्चादिरूपभृत् ।
जगदित्येव बुद्धोऽन्तर्जाग्रत्स्वप्ने स्वयंभुवा ॥ ६ ॥

cidvyomnā svacamatkāro vyomanyaścādirūpabhṛt ,
jagadityeva buddho'ntarjāgratsvapne svayaṃbhuvā 6

6. cit vyomnā sva camatkāraḥ vyomani yaḥ ca ādi rūpabhṛt
jagat iti eva buddhaḥ antaḥ jāgrat svapne svayaṃbhuvā

6. svayaṃbhuvā cit vyomnā sva camatkāraḥ yaḥ ca vyomani ādi rūpabhṛt,
antaḥ jāgrat svapne jagat iti eva buddhaḥ.

6. By means of the consciousness-ether (citvyoman), the self-existent (svayaṃbhū) understands its own wondrous creation (svacamatkāra)—which is the primordial form taking shape within the space (vyoman)—to be the world, appearing internally within both the waking and dream states.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्व्योम्ना (citvyomnā) - by the consciousness-ether

• स्व (sva) - own, one's own, self

• चमत्कारः (camatkāraḥ) - wonder, marvel, astonishing manifestation, wondrous play

• व्योमनि (vyomani) - in the ether, in space

• यः (yaḥ) - refers to 'svacamatkāraḥ' (who, which)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• आदि (ādi) - beginning, original, first

• रूपभृत् (rūpabhṛt) - form-bearer, assuming a form

• जगत् (jagat) - world

• इति (iti) - used to quote or mark something as thought/speech/perception (thus, so, in this way)

• एव (eva) - here, emphasizes the identity (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• बुद्धः (buddhaḥ) - understood, known, perceived

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, internally

• जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - waking, in the waking state

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream, in the dream state

• स्वयंभुवा (svayaṁbhuvā) - by the self-existent, by the self-born

Words meanings and morphology

चित्व्योम्ना (citvyomnā) - by the consciousness-ether

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of citvyoman

citvyoman - consciousness-ether, pure space of consciousness

Compound of 'cit' and 'vyoman'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  Root: √cit (class 1)
• vyoman – sky, ether, space
  noun (neuter)

स्व (sva) - own, one's own, self

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

Note: Acts as an adjective for camatkāraḥ.

चमत्कारः (camatkāraḥ) - wonder, marvel, astonishing manifestation, wondrous play

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of camatkāra

camatkāra - wonder, marvel, astonishing manifestation, wondrous play

From camat-√kṛ

Prefix: camat

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the clause.

व्योमनि (vyomani) - in the ether, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, ether, space

यः (yaḥ) - refers to 'svacamatkāraḥ' (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

आदि (ādi) - beginning, original, first

(noun)

masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, original, first

रूपभृत् (rūpabhṛt) - form-bearer, assuming a form

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rūpabhṛt

rūpabhṛt - form-bearer, one who assumes a form

Derived from 'rūpa' and root √bhṛ

Compound type : upapada (rūpa+bhṛ)

• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• bhṛ – bearing, carrying
  participle (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root √bhṛ
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Adjective for 'camatkāraḥ'.

जगत् (jagat) - world

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, moving

Root: √gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative, 'is the world'.

इति (iti) - used to quote or mark something as thought/speech/perception (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - here, emphasizes the identity (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

बुद्धः (buddhaḥ) - understood, known, perceived

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of buddha

buddha - understood, known, awakened, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √budh

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'svayaṃbhū'.

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, internally

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'internally'.

जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - waking, in the waking state

(participle)

of jāgrat

jāgrat - waking, awake

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √jāgṛ

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream, in the dream state

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Root: √svap (class 2)

स्वयंभुवा (svayaṁbhuvā) - by the self-existent, by the self-born

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svayaṃbhū

svayaṁbhū - self-existent, self-born

Compound of 'svayam' and root √bhū

Compound type : karmadhāraya (svayam+bhū)

• svayam – oneself, spontaneously
  indeclinable
• bhū – being, existing, earth
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √bhū
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agent of the passive 'buddhaḥ'.

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