योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-136, verse-18

अथ तस्यानिलान्तस्थं चेतनं तद्व्यबुध्यत ।
कालानिलजलैर्भूमौ बीजमङ्कुरकृद्यथा ॥ १८ ॥

atha tasyānilāntasthaṃ cetanaṃ tadvyabudhyata ,
kālānilajalairbhūmau bījamaṅkurakṛdyathā 18

18. atha tasya anilāntastham cetanam tat vyabudhyata
kālānila-jalaiḥ bhūmau bījam aṅkurakṛt yathā

18. atha tat tasya anilāntastham cetanam vyabudhyata
yathā bhūmau kālānila-jalaiḥ bījam aṅkurakṛt

18. Then, that consciousness, which resided within the air-entity, awakened, just as a seed (bīja) brings forth a sprout on the earth through the influence of time, wind, and water.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (air-entity/prāṇin) (of that, its)

• अनिलान्तस्थम् (anilāntastham) - situated within the air, abiding inside the wind

• चेतनम् (cetanam) - consciousness, conscious being

• तत् (tat) - that (consciousness) (that, it)

• व्यबुध्यत (vyabudhyata) - it awakened, it became aware, it perceived

• कालानिल-जलैः (kālānila-jalaiḥ) - by time, wind, and water

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the earth, in the ground

• बीजम् (bījam) - a seed

• अङ्कुरकृत् (aṅkurakṛt) - producing a sprout, sprout-maker

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - of that (air-entity/prāṇin) (of that, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the 'aṇukaḥ' or 'prāṇināmakaḥ' described in the previous verse.

अनिलान्तस्थम् (anilāntastham) - situated within the air, abiding inside the wind

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anilāntastha

anilāntastha - situated within the air

Compound of anila (air), anta (interior), and stha (standing, situated).

Compound type : tatpurusha (anila+anta+stha)

• anila – air, wind
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, interior, proximity
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Describes 'cetanam'.

चेतनम् (cetanam) - consciousness, conscious being

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetana

cetana - consciousness, conscious, sentient

Derived from root cit (to perceive, understand)

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: The subject that awakens.

तत् (tat) - that (consciousness) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to 'cetanam'.

व्यबुध्यत (vyabudhyata) - it awakened, it became aware, it perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of budh

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada) of root budh- with upasarga vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: budh (class 4)

कालानिल-जलैः (kālānila-jalaiḥ) - by time, wind, and water

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kālānila-jala

kālānila-jala - time, wind, and water

Dvandva compound of kāla (time), anila (wind), and jala (water).

Compound type : dvandva (kāla+anila+jala)

• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)
• anila – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: The compound is treated as masculine plural here for case ending consistency in Dvandva.

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the earth, in the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

बीजम् (bījam) - a seed

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, origin, cause

Note: The subject of the simile.

अङ्कुरकृत् (aṅkurakṛt) - producing a sprout, sprout-maker

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aṅkurakṛt

aṅkurakṛt - sprout-maker, producing a sprout

Compound of aṅkura (sprout) and kṛt (maker, doer, doing).

Compound type : tatpurusha (aṅkura+kṛt)

• aṅkura – sprout, shoot
  noun (masculine)
• kṛt – maker, doer, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies 'bījam'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)