योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-161, verse-2

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
ईदृशाः प्रतिभावर्ताः परमात्ममहाम्बुधौ ।
अनारतं प्रवर्तन्ते स्वतः स्वात्मनि खात्मकाः ॥ २ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
īdṛśāḥ pratibhāvartāḥ paramātmamahāmbudhau ,
anārataṃ pravartante svataḥ svātmani khātmakāḥ 2

2. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca īdṛśāḥ pratibhāvārtāḥ paramātma-mahāmbudhau
anāratam pravartante svataḥ svātmani khātmakāḥ

2. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca īdṛśāḥ pratibhāvārtāḥ khātmakāḥ svataḥ
paramātma-mahāmbudhau svātmani anāratam pravartante

2. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Such thought-waves (pratibhā), whose essence is space, continuously arise and operate spontaneously within their own Self (svātman), which is, in effect, the great ocean of the Supreme Self (paramātman).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (Venerable Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• ईदृशाः (īdṛśāḥ) - such (thought-waves) (such, of this kind, like this)

• प्रतिभावार्ताः (pratibhāvārtāḥ) - thought-waves (pratibhā) (thought-waves, whirls of imagination/intellect, manifestations)

• परमात्म-महाम्बुधौ (paramātma-mahāmbudhau) - within the great ocean of the Supreme Self (paramātman) (in the great ocean of the Supreme Self)

• अनारतम् (anāratam) - continuously (continuously, incessantly, without pause)

• प्रवर्तन्ते (pravartante) - they arise and operate (they proceed, they operate, they manifest, they begin)

• स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously (spontaneously, by itself, from oneself)

• स्वात्मनि (svātmani) - within their own Self (svātman) (in one's own Self)

• खात्मकाः (khātmakāḥ) - whose essence is space (whose essence is space/ether, ethereal in nature)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (Venerable Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Venerable Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated Vedic sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – prosperity, glory, beauty, auspiciousness, revered
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (a proper name), most excellent, best
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Irregular perfect form.

ईदृशाः (īdṛśāḥ) - such (thought-waves) (such, of this kind, like this)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind, like this

From `idam` (this) + `dṛś` (to see) + `a`.

Note: Adjective for `pratibhāvārtāḥ`.

प्रतिभावार्ताः (pratibhāvārtāḥ) - thought-waves (pratibhā) (thought-waves, whirls of imagination/intellect, manifestations)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pratibhāvārta

pratibhāvārta - whirls of intellect/imagination, thought-waves, mental manifestations

Compound of `pratibhā` (intelligence, manifestation) and `āvarta` (whirlpool, wave).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pratibhā+āvarta)

• pratibhā – intuition, intelligence, inspiration, manifestation, appearance
  noun (feminine)
  From `prati` + `bhā`.
  Prefix: prati
  Root: bhā (class 2)
• āvarta – whirlpool, eddy, wave, revolution, recurrence
  noun (masculine)
  From `ā` + `vṛt`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: The compound is masculine plural.

परमात्म-महाम्बुधौ (paramātma-mahāmbudhau) - within the great ocean of the Supreme Self (paramātman) (in the great ocean of the Supreme Self)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of paramātma-mahāmbudhi

paramātma-mahāmbudhi - great ocean of the Supreme Self

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (paramātman+mahāmbudhi)

• paramātman – Supreme Self (paramātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Karmadharaya compound of `parama` and `ātman`.
• mahāmbudhi – great ocean
  noun (masculine)
  Karmadharaya compound of `mahā` and `ambudhi`.

Note: Locative singular.

अनारतम् (anāratam) - continuously (continuously, incessantly, without pause)

(indeclinable)

From `an` (negation) + `ārata` (stopped).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ārata)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• ārata – stopped, ceased, resting
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From `ā` + `ram` (to stop, rest) + `kta`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially.

प्रवर्तन्ते (pravartante) - they arise and operate (they proceed, they operate, they manifest, they begin)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: With `pra` prefix, means 'to begin to act', 'to proceed'.

स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously (spontaneously, by itself, from oneself)

(indeclinable)

Suffix `tas` meaning 'from' or 'by'.

स्वात्मनि (svātmani) - within their own Self (svātman) (in one's own Self)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svātman

svātman - one's own Self, the individual Self

Compound of `sva` (own) and `ātman` (Self).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman)

• sva – own, self
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – Self, soul, essence, breath
  noun (masculine)

खात्मकाः (khātmakāḥ) - whose essence is space (whose essence is space/ether, ethereal in nature)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of khātmaka

khātmaka - whose nature is space/ether, ethereal, consisting of space

Compound of `kha` (space) and `ātmaka` (having the nature of).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kha+ātmaka)

• kha – space, ether, sky
  noun (neuter)
• ātmaka – consisting of, having the nature of, relating to the Self
  adjective (masculine)
  From `ātman` + `ka` suffix.

Note: Adjective for `pratibhāvārtāḥ`.