योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-149, verse-36

वातस्पन्दवदाभान्ति सर्गाः पूर्वं चिदम्बरे ।
स्वयमेव च कुर्वन्ति देहकारणकल्पनाः ॥ ३६ ॥

vātaspandavadābhānti sargāḥ pūrvaṃ cidambare ,
svayameva ca kurvanti dehakāraṇakalpanāḥ 36

36. vātaspandavat ābhānti sargāḥ pūrvaṃ cidambare
svayam eva ca kurvanti dehakāraṇakalpanāḥ

36. pūrvaṃ cidambare sargāḥ vātaspandavat ābhānti
ca svayam eva dehakāraṇakalpanāḥ kurvanti

36. Creations (sarga) initially manifest in the expanse of consciousness (cit) like the subtle stirrings of wind. And they themselves spontaneously form the imaginations (kalpanā) that serve as the causes for bodies.

Words meanings summery:

• वातस्पन्दवत् (vātaspandavat) - like the subtle stirrings of wind (like the tremor of wind, like a ripple of air)

• आभान्ति (ābhānti) - they manifest, they appear (they appear, they shine forth, they manifest)

• सर्गाः (sargāḥ) - creations (sarga) (creations, emanations)

• पूर्वं (pūrvaṁ) - initially (formerly, previously, in the beginning)

• चिदम्बरे (cidambare) - in the expanse of consciousness (cit) (in the ether of consciousness, in the space of thought)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by themselves, spontaneously (by oneself, spontaneously, of its own accord)

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

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they form, they make (they do, they make)

• देहकारणकल्पनाः (dehakāraṇakalpanāḥ) - imaginations that serve as the causes for bodies (imaginations/conceptions that are causes of bodies)

Words meanings and morphology

वातस्पन्दवत् (vātaspandavat) - like the subtle stirrings of wind (like the tremor of wind, like a ripple of air)

(adjective)

of vātaspandavat

vātaspandavat - having the motion or tremor of wind, like a breeze

Compound of vāta (wind) and spanda (tremor, motion), with the possessive suffix -vat.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāta+spanda+vat)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  From root vā (to blow)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• spanda – tremor, vibration, motion, throbbing
  noun (masculine)
  From root spand (to tremble, vibrate)
  Root: spand (class 1)
• vat – like, as, similar to
  suffix
  Possessive/similative suffix.

Note: Used adverbially here, qualifying ābhānti.

आभान्ति (ābhānti) - they manifest, they appear (they appear, they shine forth, they manifest)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ābhā

present tense

present indicative, active voice, 3rd person plural

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

सर्गाः (sargāḥ) - creations (sarga) (creations, emanations)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, abandonment

From sṛj (to create, emit)

Root: sṛj (class 6)

पूर्वं (pūrvaṁ) - initially (formerly, previously, in the beginning)

(indeclinable)

चिदम्बरे (cidambare) - in the expanse of consciousness (cit) (in the ether of consciousness, in the space of thought)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of cidambara

cidambara - the ether or space of consciousness

Compound of cit (consciousness) and ambara (sky, ether, space).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+ambara)

• cit – consciousness, mind, intellect
  noun (feminine)
  From root cit (to perceive, understand)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ambara – sky, ether, atmosphere, garment
  noun (neuter)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by themselves, spontaneously (by oneself, spontaneously, of its own accord)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of sva.

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

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they form, they make (they do, they make)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

present tense

present indicative, active voice, 3rd person plural

Root: kṛ (class 8)

देहकारणकल्पनाः (dehakāraṇakalpanāḥ) - imaginations that serve as the causes for bodies (imaginations/conceptions that are causes of bodies)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of dehakāraṇakalpanā

dehakāraṇakalpanā - imagination of the causes of bodies, conceptualization of bodily origins

Compound of deha (body), kāraṇa (cause), and kalpanā (imagination, conception).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+kāraṇa+kalpanā)

• deha – body, form
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 1)
• kāraṇa – cause, instrument, reason
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kalpanā – imagination, conception, fabrication, assumption
  noun (feminine)
  From root kḷp (to imagine, arrange)
  Root: kḷp (class 10)