योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-174, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
सर्गादौ स्वप्नसंवित्त्या चिदेवाभाति केवला ।
जगदित्यवभासेव ब्रह्मैवातो जगत्त्रयम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
sargādau svapnasaṃvittyā cidevābhāti kevalā ,
jagadityavabhāseva brahmaivāto jagattrayam 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca sargādau svapnasaṃvittyā cit eva ābhāti
kevalā jagat iti avabhāsā iva brahma eva ataḥ jagattrayam

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca sargādau kevalā cit svapnasaṃvittyā
jagat iti avabhāsā iva ābhāti ataḥ jagattrayam brahma eva

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: At the beginning of creation, pure consciousness (cit) alone appears through a dream-like cognition, manifesting as if it were the world. Therefore, the three worlds are indeed Brahman itself.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation

• स्वप्नसंवित्त्या (svapnasaṁvittyā) - by a dream-like consciousness, by the cognition of a dream

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

• एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed

• आभाति (ābhāti) - appears, shines, manifests

• केवला (kevalā) - alone, pure, unmixed

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or an idea

• अवभासा (avabhāsā) - appearance, manifestation, seeming

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the ultimate reality) (Brahman (the Absolute reality))

• एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence

• जगत्त्रयम् (jagattrayam) - the three worlds

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – auspicious, glorious, revered
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a prominent Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: vaś (class 2)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect active

Irregular perfect form from root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sargādi

sargādi - beginning of creation, initial stage of emanation

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, emanation, world
  noun (masculine)
  From root sṛj (to emit, create)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, origin, first
  noun (masculine)

स्वप्नसंवित्त्या (svapnasaṁvittyā) - by a dream-like consciousness, by the cognition of a dream

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of svapnasaṃvitti

svapnasaṁvitti - dream-consciousness, cognition of a dream

Compound type : tatpurusha (svapna+saṃvitti)

• svapna – sleep, dream
  noun (masculine)
  From root svap (to sleep)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• saṃvitti – cognition, knowledge, awareness, consciousness
  noun (feminine)
  From saṃ-vid (to know, perceive)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

चित् (cit) - pure consciousness (cit) (consciousness, pure consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, understanding, mind, spirit

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: The nominative singular form of cit (feminine) is cit.

एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

आभाति (ābhāti) - appears, shines, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhā

Present active

From root bhā with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

केवला (kevalā) - alone, pure, unmixed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kevala

kevala - alone, pure, exclusive, absolute

Note: Feminine nominative singular to agree with cit.

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Present active participle

From root gam (to go) with reduplication.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: The t becomes d due to sandhi before iti, but here it's undone.

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or an idea

(indeclinable)

Particle used to introduce or conclude a quotation, or to indicate 'as if' or 'by way of'.

अवभासा (avabhāsā) - appearance, manifestation, seeming

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avabhāsā

avabhāsā - appearance, manifestation, luster, seeming

From root bhās (to shine) with prefix ava.

Prefix: ava

Root: bhās (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the ultimate reality) (Brahman (the Absolute reality))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the supreme spirit, sacred utterance

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: The n of brahman drops in nominative singular.

एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle.

Note: The s becomes ḥ due to visarga sandhi.

जगत्त्रयम् (jagattrayam) - the three worlds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagattraya

jagattraya - the three worlds (heaven, earth, and netherworld)

Compound type : dvigu (jagat+traya)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Present active participle
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• traya – a triad, a group of three
  noun (neuter)
  From tri (three)

Note: Accusative singular also possible, but here nominative as the predicate of Brahman eva.