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).

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).