योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-149, verse-18

आसां प्रजानां त्वस्माकं विराडात्मा स आततः ।
वयं हृदि स्थिता यस्य स चास्मच्चिद्वशादितः ॥ १८ ॥

āsāṃ prajānāṃ tvasmākaṃ virāḍātmā sa ātataḥ ,
vayaṃ hṛdi sthitā yasya sa cāsmaccidvaśāditaḥ 18

18. āsām prajānām tu asmākam virāṭ-ātmā saḥ ātataḥ
vayam hṛdi sthitāḥ yasya saḥ ca asmāt cit-vaśāt itaḥ

18. āsām prajānām asmākam tu virāṭ-ātmā saḥ ātataḥ
yasya hṛdi vayam sthitāḥ saḥ ca asmāt cit-vaśāt itaḥ

18. The universal cosmic being (virāṭ) is the self (ātman) of these beings and also of us; that Virāṭ pervades everything. We reside in its heart, and it, in turn, is moved by our conscious will.

Words meanings summery:

• आसाम् (āsām) - of these

• प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of creatures, of beings, of subjects

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us, our

• विराट्-आत्मा (virāṭ-ātmā) - the self of the universal cosmic being (the cosmic person's self, the universal soul)

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• आततः (ātataḥ) - pervaded, extended, spread out

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, in the mind

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - situated, abiding, standing

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• च (ca) - and

• अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this, from here

• चित्-वशात् (cit-vaśāt) - from the power of consciousness/will

• इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hence, from this cause

Words meanings and morphology

आसाम् (āsām) - of these

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of creatures, of beings, of subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - creature, being, progeny, subject

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us, our

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of aham

aham - I, we

विराट्-आत्मा (virāṭ-ātmā) - the self of the universal cosmic being (the cosmic person's self, the universal soul)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virāṭ-ātman

virāṭ-ātman - the cosmic person's self, the universal soul

Compound type : tatpurusha (virāj+ātman)

• virāj – splendid, ruling far and wide, universal monarch, cosmic person
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, living principle
  noun (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आततः (ātataḥ) - pervaded, extended, spread out

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātata

ātata - pervaded, extended, spread out, stretched

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √tan (to stretch, extend) with the prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: tan (class 8)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of aham

aham - I, we

हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, in the mind

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, conscience

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - situated, abiding, standing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - standing, existing, situated, abiding

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √sthā (to stand, remain).

Root: sthā (class 1)

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this, from here

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

चित्-वशात् (cit-vaśāt) - from the power of consciousness/will

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of cit-vaśa

cit-vaśa - power of consciousness, will of the mind

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+vaśa)

• cit – consciousness, pure thought, understanding
  noun (feminine)
• vaśa – will, control, power, authority
  noun (masculine)

इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hence, from this cause

(indeclinable)

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