योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-168, verse-2

यथा करोत्यबुद्ध्यादिरावर्तादि पयोनिधिः ।
तथा करोति खे स्वात्मा सर्वेशः सर्ववेदनाः ॥ २ ॥

yathā karotyabuddhyādirāvartādi payonidhiḥ ,
tathā karoti khe svātmā sarveśaḥ sarvavedanāḥ 2

2. yathā karoti abuddhi-ādiḥ āvarta-ādiḥ payonidhiḥ
tathā karoti khe svātmā sarveśaḥ sarvavedanāḥ

2. yathā payonidhiḥ abuddhi-ādiḥ āvarta-ādiḥ karoti
tathā svātmā sarveśaḥ khe sarvavedanāḥ karoti

2. Just as the ocean (payonidhi) spontaneously generates whirlpools (āvarta) and other phenomena without conscious intention (abuddhi), similarly, the supreme Self (svātman), the Lord of all (sarveśa), creates all perceptions (sarvavedanā) within space (khe), which is its own nature.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• करोति (karoti) - makes, does, creates

• अबुद्धि-आदिः (abuddhi-ādiḥ) - Refers to acting without conscious thought or intention, spontaneously. (without intellect etc., unintelligent etc.)

• आवर्त-आदिः (āvarta-ādiḥ) - Refers to phenomena like whirlpools that the ocean creates. (whirlpools etc., beginning with whirlpools)

• पयोनिधिः (payonidhiḥ) - ocean, sea

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that manner

• करोति (karoti) - makes, does, creates

• खे (khe) - within its own nature, metaphorically like space. (in space, in the ether, in brahman)

• स्वात्मा (svātmā) - Refers to the supreme Self (ātman). (the Self, one's own self, the supreme Self (ātman))

• सर्वेशः (sarveśaḥ) - Epithet for the supreme Self. (Lord of all, ruler of all)

• सर्ववेदनाः (sarvavedanāḥ) - The totality of manifested experiences. (all perceptions, all experiences, all feelings)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

करोति (karoti) - makes, does, creates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अबुद्धि-आदिः (abuddhi-ādiḥ) - Refers to acting without conscious thought or intention, spontaneously. (without intellect etc., unintelligent etc.)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abuddhi-ādi

abuddhi-ādi - beginning with unintelligence, without intellect etc.

a (negation) + buddhi (intellect) + ādi (etc.)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+buddhi+ādi)

• a – not, non, without
  prefix
  negative prefix
• buddhi – intellect, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  from budh (to know)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  indeclinable (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'payonidhiḥ'.

आवर्त-आदिः (āvarta-ādiḥ) - Refers to phenomena like whirlpools that the ocean creates. (whirlpools etc., beginning with whirlpools)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āvarta-ādi

āvarta-ādi - beginning with whirlpools, whirlpools and so on

Compound type : karmadhāraya (āvarta+ādi)

• āvarta – whirlpool, eddy, turning
  noun (masculine)
  from ā + vṛt (to turn)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  indeclinable (masculine)

Note: Although in nominative singular form, it functions as the object of 'karoti' (creates), which is a common grammatical flexibility in Sanskrit poetry where the product of creation is sometimes in nominative.

पयोनिधिः (payonidhiḥ) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of payonidhi

payonidhi - ocean (receptacle of water)

payas (water) + nidhi (receptacle)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (payas+nidhi)

• payas – water, milk
  noun (neuter)
• nidhi – treasure, receptacle, store
  noun (masculine)
  from ni + dhā (to place)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject of 'karoti'.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that manner

(indeclinable)

करोति (karoti) - makes, does, creates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

खे (khe) - within its own nature, metaphorically like space. (in space, in the ether, in brahman)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - space, ether, void, brahman

स्वात्मा (svātmā) - Refers to the supreme Self (ātman). (the Self, one's own self, the supreme Self (ātman))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svātman

svātman - one's own self, the supreme Self (ātman)

sva (own) + ātman (self)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'karoti'.

सर्वेशः (sarveśaḥ) - Epithet for the supreme Self. (Lord of all, ruler of all)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarveśa

sarveśa - Lord of all, ruler of all

sarva (all) + īśa (lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+īśa)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• īśa – lord, ruler, master
  noun (masculine)
  from īś (to rule)
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'svātmā'.

सर्ववेदनाः (sarvavedanāḥ) - The totality of manifested experiences. (all perceptions, all experiences, all feelings)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarvavedanā

sarvavedanā - all perceptions/experiences

sarva (all) + vedanā (perception)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+vedanā)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• vedanā – perception, feeling, sensation, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
  from vid (to know/perceive) + ana
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Object of 'karoti'.