योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-171, verse-11

यथात्मन्यनिलः स्पन्दश्चक्रावर्तवदीहते ।
सर्गादौ चिन्नभः स्थित्वा दृश्यमित्येव तिष्ठति ॥ ११ ॥

yathātmanyanilaḥ spandaścakrāvartavadīhate ,
sargādau cinnabhaḥ sthitvā dṛśyamityeva tiṣṭhati 11

11. yathā ātmani anilaḥ spandaḥ cakrāvartavat īhate
sargādau cit nabhaḥ sthitvā dṛśyam iti eva tiṣṭhati

11. yathā anilaḥ ātmani cakrāvartavat spandaḥ īhate tathā
sargādau cit nabhaḥ sthitvā dṛśyam iti eva tiṣṭhati

11. Just as wind (anila) stirs within itself (ātmani) like a whirlpool, so also, at the beginning of creation, pure consciousness (cit) abides in the ether, persisting as merely the perceptible (dṛśyam).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, within oneself, in one's own nature

• अनिलः (anilaḥ) - wind, air

• स्पन्दः (spandaḥ) - stirring, vibration, movement, throb

• चक्रावर्तवत् (cakrāvartavat) - like a whirlpool

• ईहते (īhate) - stirs, endeavors, strives, attempts

• सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure thought, spirit

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, ether, space

• स्थित्वा (sthitvā) - having stood, having remained, resting, abiding

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the visible, the perceivable, object of sight

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, indicating a quotation or thought

• एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed, certainly

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains, stands, abides, exists

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, within oneself, in one's own nature

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, ultimate reality, essence

अनिलः (anilaḥ) - wind, air

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anila

anila - wind, air, breeze, the god of wind

स्पन्दः (spandaḥ) - stirring, vibration, movement, throb

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of spanda

spanda - trembling, throbbing, movement, vibration

Derived from √spand (to tremble, vibrate)

Root: spand (class 1)

चक्रावर्तवत् (cakrāvartavat) - like a whirlpool

(indeclinable)

Suffix -vat (like, as) added to the compound cakrāvarta

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cakra+āvarta)

• cakra – wheel, discus, circle
  noun (neuter)
• āvarta – whirl, eddy, revolution
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from ā + √vṛt (to turn, revolve)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

ईहते (īhate) - stirs, endeavors, strives, attempts

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of īh

Present Middle

3rd person singular, present indicative, middle voice

Root: īh (class 1)

सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sargādi

sargādi - the beginning of creation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, emission, pouring forth
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √sṛj (to create, emit)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, origin, first
  noun (masculine)

चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure thought, spirit

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure thought, spirit, understanding

Root: cit (class 1)

नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, ether, space

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, ether, space, cloud

स्थित्वा (sthitvā) - having stood, having remained, resting, abiding

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Indeclinable participle formed with suffix -tvā

Root: sthā (class 1)

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the visible, the perceivable, object of sight

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, perceptible, to be seen, an object of sight

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from √dṛś (to see) with suffix -ya

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, indicating a quotation or thought

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains, stands, abides, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sthā

Present Active

3rd person singular, present indicative, active voice. Root 'sthā' takes reduplication and changes to 'tiṣṭh' in present tense.

Root: sthā (class 1)

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