योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-150, verse-55

धातुः संकल्पनगरं जगत्तत्स्पन्दनं त्विह ।
प्रजोदयक्षयक्षोभवर्षावर्षादिकारणम् ॥ ५५ ॥

dhātuḥ saṃkalpanagaraṃ jagattatspandanaṃ tviha ,
prajodayakṣayakṣobhavarṣāvarṣādikāraṇam 55

55. dhātuḥ saṃkalpa nagaram jagat tat spandanam tu iha |
prajā udaya kṣaya kṣobha varṣā avarṣā ādi kāraṇam || 55 ||

55. dhātuḥ saṃkalpa nagaram (asti).
tat spandanam jagat tu iha prajā udaya kṣaya kṣobha varṣā avarṣā ādi kāraṇam (asti)

55. The Creator (Dhātu) is like a city of intentions (saṃkalpa). This world is its vibration, and here it is the cause of the manifestation and destruction of beings, agitation, rain, drought, and so on.

Words meanings summery:

• धातुः (dhātuḥ) - The Creator (Brahma) (element, constituent principle, Creator)

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

• नगरम् (nagaram) - city, town

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• तत् (tat) - that, its

• स्पन्दनम् (spandanam) - vibration, movement, pulsation

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• प्रजा (prajā) - creatures, beings, progeny

• उदय (udaya) - rising, manifestation

• क्षय (kṣaya) - decay, destruction, decline

• क्षोभ (kṣobha) - agitation, disturbance, tremor

• वर्षा (varṣā) - rain, rainy season

• अवर्षा (avarṣā) - drought, no rain

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

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

Words meanings and morphology

धातुः (dhātuḥ) - The Creator (Brahma) (element, constituent principle, Creator)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhātu

dhātu - element, constituent, root, primary substance, Creator

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Refers to the primal creative force or Brahma.

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 member of the compound 'saṃkalpa-nagaram'.

नगरम् (nagaram) - city, town

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town, habitation

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (saṃkalpa+nagara)

• saṃkalpa – intention, resolve, volition, mental formation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• nagara – city, town, habitation
  noun (neuter)

Note: Final member of the compound 'saṃkalpa-nagaram'.

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle of √gam, used as a noun

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Here, subject of a nominal sentence.

तत् (tat) - that, its

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'saṃkalpa-nagaram' or 'dhātu'.

स्पन्दनम् (spandanam) - vibration, movement, pulsation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of spandana

spandana - vibration, movement, pulsation

Derived from √spand

Root: spand (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'jagat'.

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a slight contrast or emphasis.

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

प्रजा (prajā) - creatures, beings, progeny

(noun)

feminine, singular of prajā

prajā - creatures, beings, progeny, mankind

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: First member of the long compound 'prajodayakṣayakṣobhavarṣāvarṣādikāraṇam'.

उदय (udaya) - rising, manifestation

(noun)

masculine, singular of udaya

udaya - rising, dawn, manifestation, appearance

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Part of the long compound 'prajodayakṣayakṣobhavarṣāvarṣādikāraṇam'.

क्षय (kṣaya) - decay, destruction, decline

(noun)

masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - decay, destruction, decline, cessation

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Part of the long compound 'prajodayakṣayakṣobhavarṣāvarṣādikāraṇam'.

क्षोभ (kṣobha) - agitation, disturbance, tremor

(noun)

masculine, singular of kṣobha

kṣobha - agitation, disturbance, tremor

Root: kṣubh (class 1)

Note: Part of the long compound 'prajodayakṣayakṣobhavarṣāvarṣādikāraṇam'.

वर्षा (varṣā) - rain, rainy season

(noun)

feminine, singular of varṣā

varṣā - rain, rainy season

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Part of the long compound 'prajodayakṣayakṣobhavarṣāvarṣādikāraṇam'.

अवर्षा (avarṣā) - drought, no rain

(noun)

feminine, singular of avarṣā

avarṣā - drought, absence of rain

Negative prefix 'a' + varṣā

Prefix: a

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Part of the long compound 'prajodayakṣayakṣobhavarṣāvarṣādikāraṇam'.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of the long compound 'prajodayakṣayakṣobhavarṣāvarṣādikāraṇam'.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (prajā+udaya+kṣaya+kṣobha+varṣā+avarṣā+ādi+kāraṇa)

• prajā – creatures, beings, progeny, mankind
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jan (class 4)
• udaya – rising, dawn, manifestation, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)
• kṣaya – decay, destruction, decline, cessation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• kṣobha – agitation, disturbance, tremor
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣubh (class 1)
• varṣā – rain, rainy season
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
• avarṣā – drought, absence of rain
  noun (feminine)
  Negative prefix 'a' + varṣā
  Prefix: a
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  indeclinable
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Final member of the long compound.