योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-150, verse-53

मुनिरुवाच ।
संकल्पकमनस्पन्दः संकल्पादिक्षयोदये ।
यथा हेतुर्निरास्पन्दोऽचिराद्धि त्रिजगत्तथा ॥ ५३ ॥

muniruvāca ,
saṃkalpakamanaspandaḥ saṃkalpādikṣayodaye ,
yathā heturnirāspando'cirāddhi trijagattathā 53

53. muniḥ uvāca | saṃkalpaka manas
spandaḥ saṃkalpa ādi kṣaya
udaye | yathā hetuḥ nirāspandaḥ
acirāt hi trijagāt tathā || 53 ||

53. muniḥ uvāca yathā saṃkalpaka manas spandaḥ saṃkalpa ādi kṣaya udaye hetuḥ,
tathā nirāspandaḥ hi acirāt trijagāt (bhavati)

53. The sage said: Just as the vibration of the mind, characterized by intention (saṃkalpa), is the cause of the rise and fall of intentions and similar phenomena, so too, the three worlds (trijagat) manifest quickly from that which is devoid of vibration.

Words meanings summery:

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• संकल्पक (saṁkalpaka) - relating to intention (saṃkalpa); that which resolves or determines

• मनस् (manas) - mind, intellect, thought

• स्पन्दः (spandaḥ) - the subtle movement or pulsation of the mind (vibration, movement, throb, pulsation)

• संकल्प (saṁkalpa) - intention, resolve, volition (saṃkalpa)

• आदि (ādi) - beginning, etcetera, and so on

• क्षय (kṣaya) - decay, destruction, decline

• उदये (udaye) - in the rise or manifestation of intentions and similar phenomena (in the rising, in the manifestation)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• हेतुः (hetuḥ) - cause, reason

• निरास्पन्दः (nirāspandaḥ) - devoid of subtle creative vibration (motionless, tranquil, without vibration)

• अचिरात् (acirāt) - quickly, soon, without delay

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because, for

• त्रिजगात् (trijagāt) - the entire cosmos (heaven, earth, netherworld) (the three worlds)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner, likewise

Words meanings and morphology

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, anchorite

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Perfect third person singular of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

संकल्पक (saṁkalpaka) - relating to intention (saṃkalpa); that which resolves or determines

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃkalpaka

saṁkalpaka - relating to resolution/intention; resolving, determining

From saṃkalpa + -ka suffix

Note: Qualifies 'manas-spanda'.

मनस् (manas) - mind, intellect, thought

(noun)

neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, mental faculty

Note: First member of the compound 'manas-spanda'.

स्पन्दः (spandaḥ) - the subtle movement or pulsation of the mind (vibration, movement, throb, pulsation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of spanda

spanda - vibration, movement, throb, pulsation

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (saṃkalpaka+manas+spanda)

• saṃkalpaka – relating to resolution/intention; resolving, determining
  adjective
  From saṃkalpa + -ka suffix
• manas – mind, intellect, thought, mental faculty
  noun (neuter)
• spanda – vibration, movement, throb, pulsation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: spand (class 1)

Note: Final member of the compound 'saṃkalpaka-manas-spandaḥ'.

संकल्प (saṁkalpa) - intention, resolve, volition (saṃkalpa)

(noun)

masculine, singular of saṃkalpa

saṁkalpa - intention, resolve, volition, mental formation

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: First part of the compound 'saṃkalpādikṣayodaye'.

आदि (ādi) - beginning, etcetera, and so on

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of the compound 'saṃkalpādikṣayodaye'.

क्षय (kṣaya) - decay, destruction, decline

(noun)

masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - decay, destruction, decline, cessation

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Part of the compound 'saṃkalpādikṣayodaye'.

उदये (udaye) - in the rise or manifestation of intentions and similar phenomena (in the rising, in the manifestation)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of udaya

udaya - rising, dawn, manifestation, appearance

Compound type : Dvanda (saṃkalpa+ādi+kṣaya+udaya)

• saṃkalpa – intention, resolve, volition, mental formation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  indeclinable
• kṣaya – decay, destruction, decline, cessation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• udaya – rising, dawn, manifestation, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Final member of the compound 'saṃkalpādikṣayodaye'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

हेतुः (hetuḥ) - cause, reason

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive, impulse

Root: hi (class 3)

निरास्पन्दः (nirāspandaḥ) - devoid of subtle creative vibration (motionless, tranquil, without vibration)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirāspanda

nirāspanda - motionless, tranquil, without vibration, undisturbed

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nis+āspanda)

• nis – without, devoid of, out of
  indeclinable
• āspanda – vibration, movement, pulsation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: spand (class 1)

Note: Qualifies an implied subject, e.g., Brahman or the ultimate reality.

अचिरात् (acirāt) - quickly, soon, without delay

(indeclinable)

Ablative of 'acira' (not long), used adverbially

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

त्रिजगात् (trijagāt) - the entire cosmos (heaven, earth, netherworld) (the three worlds)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of trijagat

trijagat - the three worlds (heaven, earth, netherworld)

Compound type : Dvigu (tri+jagat)

• tri – three
  numeral
• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Present Active Participle of √gam, used as a noun
  Root: gam (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner, likewise

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlates with 'yathā'.