योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-12, verse-5

घनस्ततोऽचिदाभासः खादप्यतितरामणुः ।
जानाति यत्स्वभावं तदेतत्सर्गतया स्थितम् ॥ ५ ॥

ghanastato'cidābhāsaḥ khādapyatitarāmaṇuḥ ,
jānāti yatsvabhāvaṃ tadetatsargatayā sthitam 5

5. ghanaḥ tataḥ acit-ābhāsaḥ khāt api atitarām aṇuḥ
jānāti yat sva-bhāvam tat etat sarga-tayā sthitam

5. tataḥ ghanaḥ acit-ābhāsaḥ khāt api atitarām aṇuḥ
yat sva-bhāvam jānāti tat etat sarga-tayā sthitam

5. From that (consciousness), a dense manifestation of non-consciousness (acit) emerges, which is exceedingly more subtle than even space (kham). Whatever intrinsic nature (svabhāva) it apprehends, that very thing is established as creation (sarga).

Words meanings summery:

• घनः (ghanaḥ) - dense, thick, solid, compact

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, therefore

• अचित्-आभासः (acit-ābhāsaḥ) - appearance of non-consciousness, manifestation of unconsciousness, semblance of inertness

• खात् (khāt) - from space, than space, from the ether

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अतितराम् (atitarām) - exceedingly, very much, extremely

• अणुः (aṇuḥ) - minute, subtle, atomic, small

• जानाति (jānāti) - knows, understands, recognizes, apprehends

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that which

• स्व-भावम् (sva-bhāvam) - one's own nature, intrinsic nature (dharma), essential quality

• तत् (tat) - that

• एतत् (etat) - this

• सर्ग-तया (sarga-tayā) - by way of creation, as creation, in the form of emanation

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - established, stands, exists, situated

Words meanings and morphology

घनः (ghanaḥ) - dense, thick, solid, compact

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghana

ghana - dense, thick, solid, compact, gross

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, therefore

(indeclinable)

अचित्-आभासः (acit-ābhāsaḥ) - appearance of non-consciousness, manifestation of unconsciousness, semblance of inertness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acit-ābhāsa

acit-ābhāsa - appearance of non-consciousness, semblance of inertness

Compound type : tatpurusha (acit+ābhāsa)

• acit – non-consciousness, inertness, unconscious
  noun (feminine)
• ābhāsa – appearance, semblance, reflection, manifestation
  noun (masculine)

खात् (khāt) - from space, than space, from the ether

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - space, ether, sky, empty space

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

अतितराम् (atitarām) - exceedingly, very much, extremely

(indeclinable)

अणुः (aṇuḥ) - minute, subtle, atomic, small

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṇu

aṇu - minute, subtle, atomic, small, particle

जानाति (jānāti) - knows, understands, recognizes, apprehends

(verb)

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

Root: jñā (class 9)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that which

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that which, who

स्व-भावम् (sva-bhāvam) - one's own nature, intrinsic nature (dharma), essential quality

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sva-bhāva

sva-bhāva - one's own nature, intrinsic nature (dharma), innate disposition

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, self, one's own
  pronoun
• bhāva – being, existence, state, nature, intrinsic nature (dharma), essential quality
  noun (masculine)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

सर्ग-तया (sarga-tayā) - by way of creation, as creation, in the form of emanation

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sarga-tā

sarga-tā - the state of creation, creativeness

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarga+tā)

• sarga – creation, emanation, production, discharge
  noun (masculine)
• tā – suffix forming abstract noun (e.g., -ness, -hood)
  suffix (feminine)
  Suffix -tā (feminine) to form abstract nouns.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - established, stands, exists, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - established, standing, existing, situated, abiding

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā ('to stand') with suffix -ta

Root: sthā (class 1)