योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-106, verse-16

यस्मात्सर्वाः प्रसूयन्ते सर्गप्रलयविक्रियाः ।
यस्मिंश्चैव प्रलीयन्ते यन्मयास्तच्चिदम्बरम् ॥ १६ ॥

yasmātsarvāḥ prasūyante sargapralayavikriyāḥ ,
yasmiṃścaiva pralīyante yanmayāstaccidambaram 16

16. yasmāt sarvāḥ prasūyante sargapralayavikriyāḥ
yasmin ca eva pralīyante yatmayāḥ tat citambaram

16. tat citambaram yasmāt sarvāḥ sargapralayavikriyāḥ
prasūyante yasmin ca eva pralīyante yatmayāḥ

16. That consciousness-ether is the source from which all transformations of creation and dissolution arise, and into which they ultimately dissolve, being entirely composed of it.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - from which, from whom

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, whole

• प्रसूयन्ते (prasūyante) - they are born, they arise

• सर्गप्रलयविक्रियाः (sargapralayavikriyāḥ) - transformations of creation and dissolution, changes related to creation and dissolution

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, in whom

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• प्रलीयन्ते (pralīyante) - they dissolve, they merge, they disappear

• यत्मयाः (yatmayāḥ) - whose nature is that, consisting of which, composed of which

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• चितम्बरम् (citambaram) - consciousness-ether, space of consciousness

Words meanings and morphology

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - from which, from whom

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Ablative singular of the relative pronoun 'yad', functioning as 'from which'.

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, whole

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Feminine nominative plural, agreeing with vikriyāḥ.

प्रसूयन्ते (prasūyante) - they are born, they arise

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of pra-sū

Present Passive

Root 'sū' (class 2, 'ṣūñ' prāṇiprasave) with prefix 'pra', in passive voice, third person plural.

Prefix: pra

Root: sū (class 2)

सर्गप्रलयविक्रियाः (sargapralayavikriyāḥ) - transformations of creation and dissolution, changes related to creation and dissolution

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sargapralayavikriyā

sargapralayavikriyā - transformations of creation and dissolution

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (sarga+pralaya+vikriyā)

• sarga – creation, emission
  noun (masculine)
  From root sṛj (to create, emit).
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• pralaya – dissolution, destruction, cosmic re-absorption
  noun (masculine)
  From root lī (to dissolve, merge) with prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: lī (class 4)
• vikriyā – change, transformation, modification
  noun (feminine)
  From root kṛ (to do, make) with prefix vi, suffix ā.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, in whom

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Locative singular of the relative pronoun 'yad'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

प्रलीयन्ते (pralīyante) - they dissolve, they merge, they disappear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of pra-lī

Present Middle

Root 'lī' (class 4, 'līṅ śleṣaṇe) with prefix 'pra', in middle voice, third person plural.

Prefix: pra

Root: lī (class 4)

यत्मयाः (yatmayāḥ) - whose nature is that, consisting of which, composed of which

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yatmaya

yatmaya - consisting of which, whose nature is which

Compound of 'yad' (which) and '-maya' (suffix meaning 'consisting of' or 'made of').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yad+maya)

• yad – which, what
  pronoun
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix/adjective
  Suffix -maya used to form adjectives meaning 'consisting of' or 'full of'.

Note: Agrees with 'vikriyāḥ'.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Referring to the cidambaram.

चितम्बरम् (citambaram) - consciousness-ether, space of consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citambara

citambara - consciousness-ether, space of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+ambara)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, thought
  noun (feminine)
  From root cit (to perceive, observe, know).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ambara – sky, space, ether, garment
  noun (neuter)