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

अबुद्धिपूर्वमारम्भो नियत्या संनिवेशवान् ।
यथा संपद्यते वृत्ते तथा सर्गात्मकश्चिति ॥ ७ ॥

abuddhipūrvamārambho niyatyā saṃniveśavān ,
yathā saṃpadyate vṛtte tathā sargātmakaściti 7

7. abuddhipūrvam ārambhaḥ niyatyā saṃniveśavān |
yathā sampadyate vṛtte tathā sargātmakaḥ citi ||

7. abuddhipūrvam ārambhaḥ niyatyā saṃniveśavān (asti) yathā
vṛtte sampadyate tathā citī sargātmakaḥ (sampadyate)

7. A beginning that is not preceded by conscious thought (abuddhipūrvam) becomes established by natural law (niyati). Just as a process (vṛtta) naturally unfolds, so too does the creative nature (sargātmaka) manifest itself within consciousness (citi).

Words meanings summery:

• अबुद्धिपूर्वम् (abuddhipūrvam) - not preceded by intellect, unconscious, unintentional

• आरम्भः (ārambhaḥ) - beginning, commencement, undertaking

• नियत्या (niyatyā) - by natural law, by destiny, by necessity

• संनिवेशवान् (saṁniveśavān) - established, arranged, fixed, endowed with a location/arrangement

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• सम्पद्यते (sampadyate) - comes into being, happens, develops, becomes

• वृत्ते (vṛtte) - in a development, in an occurrence, in a state, in a process

• तथा (tathā) - so too, in that way, thus

• सर्गात्मकः (sargātmakaḥ) - of the nature of creation, creative

• चिती (citī) - in consciousness, in intelligence

Words meanings and morphology

अबुद्धिपूर्वम् (abuddhipūrvam) - not preceded by intellect, unconscious, unintentional

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abuddhipūrva

abuddhipūrva - not preceded by intellect, unconscious, unintentional

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+buddhi+pūrva)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, consciousness
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• pūrva – preceding, prior, former
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially or as an adjective qualifying 'ārambhaḥ'.

आरम्भः (ārambhaḥ) - beginning, commencement, undertaking

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārambha

ārambha - beginning, commencement, undertaking

derived from ā-rambh (to begin)

Prefix: ā

Root: rambh (class 1)

नियत्या (niyatyā) - by natural law, by destiny, by necessity

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of niyati

niyati - natural law, destiny, fate, necessity

derived from ni-yam (to control, restrain)

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

संनिवेशवान् (saṁniveśavān) - established, arranged, fixed, endowed with a location/arrangement

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃniveśavat

saṁniveśavat - possessing establishment, arranged, fixed

Possessive suffix -vat added to saṃniveśa (arrangement, establishment)

Note: Qualifies 'ārambhaḥ'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

सम्पद्यते (sampadyate) - comes into being, happens, develops, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sampad

present tense

present indicative, middle voice, 3rd person singular

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

वृत्ते (vṛtte) - in a development, in an occurrence, in a state, in a process

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - occurrence, event, state, conduct, a process, bud

Past Passive Participle of vṛt

formed from root vṛt with suffix -ta

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so too, in that way, thus

(indeclinable)

सर्गात्मकः (sargātmakaḥ) - of the nature of creation, creative

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sargātmaka

sargātmaka - having the nature of creation, creative

ātman (self/nature) + sarga (creation)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarga+ātman)

• sarga – creation, emission, discharge
  noun (masculine)
  derived from sṛj (to emit, create)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ātman – self, soul, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

चिती (citī) - in consciousness, in intelligence

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure intelligence, mind

from root cit (to perceive, know)

Root: cit (class 1)