योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-172, verse-46

सर्वादौ स्वप्नकाले च पृथ्व्यादेः संभवः कुतः ।
उद्भूयेव जगद्रूपाद्ब्रह्मसत्तात्मनात्मनि ॥ ४६ ॥

sarvādau svapnakāle ca pṛthvyādeḥ saṃbhavaḥ kutaḥ ,
udbhūyeva jagadrūpādbrahmasattātmanātmani 46

46. sarva ādau svapna kāle ca pṛthvyādeḥ saṃbhavaḥ kutaḥ
udbhūya iva jagat rūpāt brahma sattā ātmanā ātmani

46. sarva ādau svapna kāle ca pṛthvyādeḥ saṃbhavaḥ kutaḥ
jagat rūpāt udbhūya iva brahma sattā ātmanā ātmani

46. At the very beginning, and in the state of a dream, from where does the possibility of earth and so forth arise? It is as if it emerges as the world-form itself, (manifesting) by the intrinsic nature (ātman) of Brahman's (brahman) existence within the (ultimate) Self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• सर्व-आदौ (sarva-ādau) - in the very beginning, at first

• स्वप्न-काले (svapna-kāle) - in dream-time, during a dream

• च (ca) - and, also

• पृथ्व्यादेः (pṛthvyādeḥ) - of earth and so on

• संभवः (saṁbhavaḥ) - origin, possibility, occurrence

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, how

• उद्भूय (udbhūya) - as if it emerges (having arisen, having manifested)

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• जगत्-रूपात् (jagat-rūpāt) - as the world-form itself (from the form of the world)

• ब्रह्म-सत्ता-आत्मना (brahma-sattā-ātmanā) - by the intrinsic nature (ātman) of Brahman's (brahman) existence (by the nature of Brahman's existence)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - within the (ultimate) Self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्व-आदौ (sarva-ādau) - in the very beginning, at first

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarva-ādi

sarva-ādi - the very beginning, primeval

Compound of `sarva` (all/very) and `ādi` (beginning).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+ādi)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, origin
  noun (masculine)

स्वप्न-काले (svapna-kāle) - in dream-time, during a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna-kāla

svapna-kāla - dream-time

Compound of `svapna` (dream) and `kāla` (time).

Compound type : tatpurusha (svapna+kāla)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पृथ्व्यादेः (pṛthvyādeḥ) - of earth and so on

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pṛthvī-ādi

pṛthvī-ādi - earth and so on, beginning with earth

Compound of `pṛthvī` (earth) and `ādi` (beginning).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthvī+ādi)

• pṛthvī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning, etc., and so on
  noun (masculine)

संभवः (saṁbhavaḥ) - origin, possibility, occurrence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃbhava

saṁbhava - origin, possibility, existence, birth

From `sam-bhū` (to be together, to arise).

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, how

(indeclinable)

उद्भूय (udbhūya) - as if it emerges (having arisen, having manifested)

(gerund)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

जगत्-रूपात् (jagat-rūpāt) - as the world-form itself (from the form of the world)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of jagat-rūpa

jagat-rūpa - world-form, form of the world

Compound of `jagat` (world) and `rūpa` (form).

Compound type : tatpurusha (jagat+rūpa)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Denotes the source or manner of arising.

ब्रह्म-सत्ता-आत्मना (brahma-sattā-ātmanā) - by the intrinsic nature (ātman) of Brahman's (brahman) existence (by the nature of Brahman's existence)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of brahma-sattā-ātman

brahma-sattā-ātman - the nature of Brahman's existence

Compound of `brahma` (Brahman), `sattā` (existence), `ātman` (self/nature).

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahma+sattā+ātman)

• brahman – Brahman, the absolute reality
  noun (neuter)
• sattā – existence, being, reality
  noun (feminine)
  Root: as (class 2)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, true nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Instrumental case, 'by means of'.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - within the (ultimate) Self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, Brahman