योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-129, verse-12

क्वचिद्ब्रह्ममहाव्योम्नि कस्मिंश्चिद्दृश्यमण्डले ।
तस्य दृश्यात्मना प्राप्ते वस्तुतो ब्रह्मरूपिणि ॥ १२ ॥

kvacidbrahmamahāvyomni kasmiṃściddṛśyamaṇḍale ,
tasya dṛśyātmanā prāpte vastuto brahmarūpiṇi 12

12. kvacit brahma-mahā-vyomni kasmin cit dṛśya-maṇḍale
tasya dṛśya-ātmanā prāpte vastutaḥ brahma-rūpiṇi

12. kvacit brahma-mahā-vyomni kasmin cit dṛśya-maṇḍale (sthite) tasya (jātam anya-jagat) dṛśya-ātmanā prāpte (api) vastutaḥ brahma-rūpiṇi (vartate).

12. Somewhere, within the great expanse of the Absolute (brahman), in a particular visible realm, when that (world) was apprehended by its apparent self (ātman), it was in reality identical with (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, at some place, at some time

• ब्रह्म-महा-व्योम्नि (brahma-mahā-vyomni) - in the great expanse of brahman, in the vast space of the Absolute

• कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in some, in a certain

• चित् (cit) - some, certain (indefinite particle)

• दृश्य-मण्डले (dṛśya-maṇḍale) - in the visible realm, in the phenomenal sphere

• तस्य (tasya) - of that world (anya-jagat) mentioned in the previous verse (of that)

• दृश्य-आत्मना (dṛśya-ātmanā) - by its visible nature, by its phenomenal self

• प्राप्ते (prāpte) - when it has attained, in the case of its attainment, having been reached

• वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, actually, truly, fundamentally

• ब्रह्म-रूपिणि (brahma-rūpiṇi) - having the form of (brahman), in the nature of (brahman)

Words meanings and morphology

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, at some place, at some time

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्म-महा-व्योम्नि (brahma-mahā-vyomni) - in the great expanse of brahman, in the vast space of the Absolute

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of brahma-mahā-vyoman

brahma-mahā-vyoman - the great space of Brahman

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+mahā+vyoman)

• brahman – the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the universal spirit
  noun (neuter)
• mahā – great, large, vast
  adjective
• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, space, ether
  noun (neuter)

कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in some, in a certain

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Note: Part of the indefinite pronoun 'kasmin cit'. Agrees with 'dṛśya-maṇḍale'.

चित् (cit) - some, certain (indefinite particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with interrogative pronouns to form indefinite pronouns (e.g., 'kaścit' - someone, 'kasmincit' - in someone/something).

दृश्य-मण्डले (dṛśya-maṇḍale) - in the visible realm, in the phenomenal sphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dṛśya-maṇḍala

dṛśya-maṇḍala - sphere of the visible, phenomenal world

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dṛśya+maṇḍala)

• dṛśya – visible, perceptible, appearance
  adjective
  Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
  Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• maṇḍala – circle, sphere, region, realm, orb
  noun (neuter)

तस्य (tasya) - of that world (anya-jagat) mentioned in the previous verse (of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Refers to the 'anya-jagat' from verse 11.

दृश्य-आत्मना (dṛśya-ātmanā) - by its visible nature, by its phenomenal self

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dṛśya-ātman

dṛśya-ātman - visible self, phenomenal nature

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dṛśya+ātman)

• dṛśya – visible, perceptible, appearance
  adjective
  Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
  Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, individual soul, supreme soul (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

प्राप्ते (prāpte) - when it has attained, in the case of its attainment, having been reached

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - attained, reached, obtained, acquired

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'āp' (to obtain, reach) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Refers to the implicit 'world' or 'jagat' (neuter).

वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, actually, truly, fundamentally

(indeclinable)

Formed with the suffix -tas from 'vastu' (reality, substance).

ब्रह्म-रूपिणि (brahma-rūpiṇi) - having the form of (brahman), in the nature of (brahman)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of brahma-rūpin

brahma-rūpin - having the form or nature of Brahman, of the form of the Absolute

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (brahman+rūpin)

• brahman – the Absolute, ultimate reality, the universal spirit
  noun (neuter)
• rūpin – having form, shaped like, beautiful, appearing as
  adjective
  Derived from 'rūpa' (form) with suffix -in.

Note: Agrees with 'prāpte' and implicitly with the 'world' (jagat).