योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-171, verse-17

देशाद्देशान्तरप्राप्तौ यन्मध्ये संविदो वपुः ।
एतत्तत्परमाकाशमत्र सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥ १७ ॥

deśāddeśāntaraprāptau yanmadhye saṃvido vapuḥ ,
etattatparamākāśamatra sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam 17

17. deśāt deśāntara prāptau yat madhye saṃvidaḥ vapuḥ
etat tat paramākāśam atra sarvam pratiṣṭhitam

17. deśāt deśāntara prāptau madhye yat saṃvidaḥ vapuḥ (asti),
etat tat paramākāśam (asti).
atra sarvam pratiṣṭhitam (asti).

17. In the transition from one state or place to another, that which is the essence of consciousness (saṃvid) in the middle – this is that supreme space (ākāśa). In this [supreme space], everything is established.

Words meanings summery:

• देशात् (deśāt) - from a country, from a place, from a state

• देशान्तर (deśāntara) - another country, another place, a different state

• प्राप्तौ (prāptau) - in the transition (to another state) (in the attainment, in the arrival, in the obtaining)

• यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

• मध्ये (madhye) - during the interval of transition (in the middle, amidst, between)

• संविदः (saṁvidaḥ) - of consciousness, of knowledge, of understanding

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - the essence (of consciousness) (body, form, essence, nature)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• तत् (tat) - that

• परमाकाशम् (paramākāśam) - supreme space, ultimate ether

• अत्र (atra) - in this supreme space (here, in this (place/state))

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• प्रतिष्ठितम् (pratiṣṭhitam) - established, founded, fixed, resting on

Words meanings and morphology

देशात् (deśāt) - from a country, from a place, from a state

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, country, region, state

देशान्तर (deśāntara) - another country, another place, a different state

(noun)

neuter, singular of deśāntara

deśāntara - another country, another place, a different state

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'deśa' (place) and 'antara' (other/different).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deśa+antara)

• deśa – place, country, region, state
  noun (masculine)
• antara – other, different; interval, inside
  adjective (neuter)

Note: First part of the compound 'deśāntaraprāptau'.

प्राप्तौ (prāptau) - in the transition (to another state) (in the attainment, in the arrival, in the obtaining)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of prāpti

prāpti - attainment, acquisition, arrival, obtaining

Derived from the root 'āp' (to obtain) with prefix 'pra-'.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Combined with 'deśāntara' as a compound: 'deśāntaraprāptau'.

यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the 'vapuḥ' (essence).

मध्ये (madhye) - during the interval of transition (in the middle, amidst, between)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverbial locative.

संविदः (saṁvidaḥ) - of consciousness, of knowledge, of understanding

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - consciousness, knowledge, understanding, intelligence

Derived from 'sam-vid' (to know together, understand).

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

वपुः (vapuḥ) - the essence (of consciousness) (body, form, essence, nature)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, essence, nature

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, it

परमाकाशम् (paramākāśam) - supreme space, ultimate ether

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paramākāśa

paramākāśa - supreme space, ultimate ether or sky; the absolute void or consciousness

Karmadhāraya compound: 'parama' (supreme) + 'ākāśa' (space).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ākāśa)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky; one of the five elements
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)

अत्र (atra) - in this supreme space (here, in this (place/state))

(indeclinable)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

प्रतिष्ठितम् (pratiṣṭhitam) - established, founded, fixed, resting on

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratiṣṭhita

pratiṣṭhita - established, founded, fixed, standing, resting on

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'sthā' (to stand) with the prefix 'prati-'.

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)