योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-161, verse-3

यथा स्पन्दात्मनो वायोरजस्रं स्पन्दलेखिकाः ।
उद्यन्त्येव सतश्चित्त्वाच्चिद्व्योम्नि प्रतिभायुताः ॥ ३ ॥

yathā spandātmano vāyorajasraṃ spandalekhikāḥ ,
udyantyeva sataścittvāccidvyomni pratibhāyutāḥ 3

3. yathā spandātmanaḥ vāyoḥ ajasram spandalekhikāḥ
udyanti eva sataḥ cittvāt cit-vyomni pratibhāyutāḥ

3. yathā spandātmanaḥ vāyoḥ ajasram spandalekhikāḥ
eva udyanti sataḥ cittvāt cit-vyomni pratibhāyutāḥ

3. Just as ceaseless wave-lines (spanda) arise from the air, whose very nature is pulsation; so too, (these thought-waves) endowed with intelligence (pratibhā) continuously emerge in the ether of consciousness (cit-vyoma), due to the conscious nature (cittva) of existence (sat).

3. כשם שאדוות תנועה עולות ללא הרף מן הרוח שטבעה הוא תנועה, כך עולים חזיונות תפיסה בחלל התודעה, מתוך טבעה החי של המציאות.

Words meanings summery:

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

• स्पन्दात्मनः (spandātmanaḥ) - whose nature is pulsation (whose nature is vibration/pulsation, of a vibrating nature)

• वायोः (vāyoḥ) - from the air (of air, from air)

• अजस्रम् (ajasram) - ceaselessly (ceaselessly, incessantly, always)

• स्पन्दलेखिकाः (spandalekhikāḥ) - wave-lines (spanda) (lines of vibration, wave-lines)

• उद्यन्ति (udyanti) - continuously arise (they rise, they emerge, they appear)

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

• सतः (sataḥ) - of existence (sat) (of the existent, of being, from being)

• चित्त्वात् (cittvāt) - due to the conscious nature (cittva) (due to consciousness, from being conscious)

• चित्-व्योम्नि (cit-vyomni) - in the ether of consciousness (cit-vyoma) (in the ether of consciousness, in the space of consciousness)

• प्रतिभायुताः (pratibhāyutāḥ) - endowed with intelligence (pratibhā) (endowed with intelligence/manifestation)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

स्पन्दात्मनः (spandātmanaḥ) - whose nature is pulsation (whose nature is vibration/pulsation, of a vibrating nature)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of spandātman

spandātman - whose nature is vibration/pulsation, of a vibrating nature

Compound of `spanda` (vibration) and `ātman` (Self, nature).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (spanda+ātman)

• spanda – vibration, throb, movement
  noun (masculine)
  From root `spad`.
  Root: spad (class 1)
• ātman – Self, soul, nature, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `vāyoḥ`.

वायोः (vāyoḥ) - from the air (of air, from air)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - air, wind, vital breath

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Genitive used in an ablative sense ('from').

अजस्रम् (ajasram) - ceaselessly (ceaselessly, incessantly, always)

(indeclinable)

Compound of `a` (negation) + `jasra` (perishable, fading, ceasing).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jasra)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• jasra – fading, perishing, ceasing
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Adverb.

स्पन्दलेखिकाः (spandalekhikāḥ) - wave-lines (spanda) (lines of vibration, wave-lines)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of spandalekhikā

spandalekhikā - lines of vibration, wave-lines, pulsation patterns

Compound of `spanda` (vibration) and `lekhikā` (line, streak).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (spanda+lekhikā)

• spanda – vibration, throb, movement
  noun (masculine)
  From root `spad`.
  Root: spad (class 1)
• lekhikā – line, streak, writing
  noun (feminine)
  From root `likh`.
  Root: likh (class 6)

Note: The compound is feminine plural.

उद्यन्ति (udyanti) - continuously arise (they rise, they emerge, they appear)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ud-i

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Verb form with prefix `ud`.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

सतः (sataḥ) - of existence (sat) (of the existent, of being, from being)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, good, being, reality, truth

Present Active Participle

From root `as` (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used as a noun meaning 'existence' or 'Being'.

चित्त्वात् (cittvāt) - due to the conscious nature (cittva) (due to consciousness, from being conscious)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of cittva

cittva - consciousness, nature of consciousness

From `cit` (consciousness) + `tva` (suffix forming abstract nouns).

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: The ablative indicates cause.

चित्-व्योम्नि (cit-vyomni) - in the ether of consciousness (cit-vyoma) (in the ether of consciousness, in the space of consciousness)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of cit-vyoman

cit-vyoman - ether of consciousness, space of consciousness

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

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, thought, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  From root `cit`.
  Root: cit (class 1)
• vyoman – sky, ether, space
  noun (neuter)

Note: Locative singular.

प्रतिभायुताः (pratibhāyutāḥ) - endowed with intelligence (pratibhā) (endowed with intelligence/manifestation)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pratibhāyuta

pratibhāyuta - endowed with intelligence/manifestation, accompanied by insight

Compound of `pratibhā` (intelligence) and `yuta` (joined, endowed with).

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (pratibhā+yuta)

• pratibhā – intuition, intelligence, inspiration, manifestation
  noun (feminine)
  From `prati` + `bhā`.
  Prefix: prati
  Root: bhā (class 2)
• yuta – joined, united, endowed with, possessed of
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `yuj` (to join, unite) + `kta` suffix.
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (e.g., the 'thought-waves' from the previous verse).

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