योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-142, verse-37

ब्रह्मैव सर्गो भूतात्मा कर्म जन्मेति कल्पनाः ।
स्वयं कुर्वदिदं भाति विभुत्वात्कल्पितार्थभाक् ॥ ३७ ॥

brahmaiva sargo bhūtātmā karma janmeti kalpanāḥ ,
svayaṃ kurvadidaṃ bhāti vibhutvātkalpitārthabhāk 37

37. brahma eva sargaḥ bhūtātmā karma janma iti kalpanāḥ |
svayam kurvat idam bhāti vibhūtvāt kalpitārthabhāk ||

37. sargaḥ brahma eva bhūtātmā karma janma iti kalpanāḥ
idam svayam kurvat vibhūtvāt kalpitārthabhāk bhāti

37. Creation (sarga) is verily the Absolute Reality (brahman), and the very essence of all beings (bhūtātman). Concepts such as action (karma) and birth are merely imaginings. Due to its omnipresence, this (Absolute Reality) appears as if creating itself, taking on the forms of imagined objects.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute Reality, the ultimate truth, the supreme spirit, the universal essence

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, discharge, universe

• भूतात्मा (bhūtātmā) - the soul of beings, the essential self of created things, the universal spirit

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual, fate, consequence of actions

• जन्म (janma) - birth, origin, existence

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicates direct speech or a specific statement/concept

• कल्पनाः (kalpanāḥ) - imaginings, mental creations, fictions, assumptions

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, spontaneously

• कुर्वत् (kurvat) - creating, doing, performing

• इदम् (idam) - this, this (creation, reality)

• भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, seems

• विभूत्वात् (vibhūtvāt) - due to omnipresence, from pervading nature, because of vastness

• कल्पितार्थभाक् (kalpitārthabhāk) - possessing imagined forms, participating in imagined objects

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute Reality, the ultimate truth, the supreme spirit, the universal essence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute Reality, the ultimate truth, the supreme spirit, the universal essence, a sacred word, prayer, knowledge

From root bṛh (to grow, swell)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, discharge, universe

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, discharge, letting go, chapter

From root sṛj (to emit, create) with prefix saṃ

Root: sṛj (class 6)

भूतात्मा (bhūtātmā) - the soul of beings, the essential self of created things, the universal spirit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūtātman

bhūtātman - the soul of beings, the essential self of created things, universal spirit, elemental spirit

bhūta (being, element) + ātman (self, soul)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+ātman)

• bhūta – being, creature, element, past, happened
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Forms a compound with ātman.

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual, fate, consequence of actions

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, ritual, fate, consequence of actions

From root kṛ (to do) + man suffix

Root: kṛ

Note: Also could be accusative singular. Here nominative fits context.

जन्म (janma) - birth, origin, existence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of janman

janman - birth, origin, existence, life

From root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Could also be accusative. Nominative fits "are imaginings".

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicates direct speech or a specific statement/concept

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects karma janma to kalpanāḥ.

कल्पनाः (kalpanāḥ) - imaginings, mental creations, fictions, assumptions

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kalpanā

kalpanā - imagining, creating, forming, assumption, fiction

From root kḷp (to arrange, produce)

Root: kḷp (class 10)

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, spontaneously

(indeclinable)

कुर्वत् (kurvat) - creating, doing, performing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛ

kṛ - to do, to make, to create

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root kṛ (to do/make), neuter singular nominative.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used adverbially or as an adjective to idam.

इदम् (idam) - this, this (creation, reality)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Neuter nominative singular of demonstrative pronoun idam.

भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, seems

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular present indicative of root bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

विभूत्वात् (vibhūtvāt) - due to omnipresence, from pervading nature, because of vastness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vibhūtva

vibhūtva - omnipresence, pervading nature, vastness, greatness, power

vi + root bhū + tva (abstract noun suffix)

कल्पितार्थभाक् (kalpitārthabhāk) - possessing imagined forms, participating in imagined objects

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kalpitārthabhāj

kalpitārthabhāj - sharing in/possessing imagined objects/forms

kalpita (imagined) + artha (object, meaning) + bhāj (possessing, sharing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalpita-artha) + karmadhāraya (kalpitārtha-bhāj) or bahuvrīhi (one who possesses imagined forms) (kalpita+artha+bhāj)

• kalpita – imagined, created, fabricated, assumed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root kḷp (to form, imagine)
  Root: kḷp (class 10)
• artha – object, thing, meaning, purpose, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• bhāj – possessing, sharing in, belonging to, enjoying
  adjective
  From root bhaj (to share, possess)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Refers to idam (this, i.e., Brahman in its apparent manifestation).