योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-175, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
स्वप्नाभमाद्यं चिद्व्योम कारणं देहसंविदाम् ।
दृश्यान्यताऽसंभवतश्चिद्व्योम्नस्तत्कुतो वपुः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
svapnābhamādyaṃ cidvyoma kāraṇaṃ dehasaṃvidām ,
dṛśyānyatā'saṃbhavataścidvyomnastatkuto vapuḥ 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca svapnābham ādyam cidvyoma kāraṇam
dehasaṃvidām dṛśyānyatā asaṃbhavataḥ cidvyomnaḥ tat kutaḥ vapuḥ

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca yataḥ cidvyomnaḥ
dṛśyānyatā asaṃbhavataḥ
tat ādyam svapnābham cidvyoma
dehasaṃvidām kāraṇam kutaḥ vapuḥ

1. Sri Vasishtha said: The primordial consciousness-space (cidvyoma) is dream-like and is the cause of the consciousness of bodies. As otherness in the perceived is impossible from that consciousness-space, from where could any separate form or body arise?

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha. (Sri Vasishtha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• स्वप्नाभम् (svapnābham) - dream-like, resembling a dream

• आद्यम् (ādyam) - primordial, original, first

• चिद्व्योम (cidvyoma) - consciousness-space, ether of consciousness

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, origin

• देहसंविदाम् (dehasaṁvidām) - of the consciousness of bodies, of body-consciousness

• दृश्यान्यता (dṛśyānyatā) - The idea that anything perceived could be truly separate or different from the consciousness perceiving it. (otherness of the perceived, difference in what is seen)

• असंभवतः (asaṁbhavataḥ) - due to the impossibility, from non-existence

• चिद्व्योम्नः (cidvyomnaḥ) - from the consciousness-space, of the consciousness-space

• तत् (tat) - Used as an adverb meaning 'therefore' or 'then'. (that, therefore, thus)

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

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha. (Sri Vasishtha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - revered Vasishtha; illustrious Vasishtha

Compound of 'śrī' (auspicious, revered) and 'vasiṣṭha' (a proper name).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – auspiciousness, wealth, prosperity, revered
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasishtha (a proper name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect

3rd person singular, active voice, parasmaipada.

Root: vac (class 2)

स्वप्नाभम् (svapnābham) - dream-like, resembling a dream

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svapnābha

svapnābha - dream-like, resembling a dream

Compound of 'svapna' (dream) and 'ābha' (resemblance, appearance).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+ābha)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• ābha – resemblance, appearance, luster
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā

Note: Qualifies `cidvyoma`.

आद्यम् (ādyam) - primordial, original, first

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ādya

ādya - first, original, primordial, initial

From 'ādi' (beginning).

Note: Qualifies `cidvyoma`.

चिद्व्योम (cidvyoma) - consciousness-space, ether of consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cidvyoman

cidvyoman - the space of consciousness; ultimate consciousness

Compound of 'cit' (consciousness) and 'vyoman' (space, ether).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, knowledge, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vī (class 2)

Note: Nominative singular neuter.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, origin

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

From root 'kṛ' (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

देहसंविदाम् (dehasaṁvidām) - of the consciousness of bodies, of body-consciousness

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of dehasaṃvid

dehasaṁvid - consciousness of the body, awareness of embodiment

Compound of 'deha' (body) and 'saṃvid' (consciousness, knowledge).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+saṃvid)

• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 4)
• saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Object of `kāraṇam`.

दृश्यान्यता (dṛśyānyatā) - The idea that anything perceived could be truly separate or different from the consciousness perceiving it. (otherness of the perceived, difference in what is seen)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛśyānyatā

dṛśyānyatā - otherness of the visible, non-identity of what is seen

Compound of 'dṛśya' (visible, perceived) and 'anyatā' (otherness, difference).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dṛśya+anyatā)

• dṛśya – visible, perceptible, seen
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From root 'dṛś' (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• anyatā – otherness, difference
  noun (feminine)
  From 'anya' (other) + '-tā' (abstract noun suffix).

Note: Part of a causal clause, implies 'because of the impossibility of...'.

असंभवतः (asaṁbhavataḥ) - due to the impossibility, from non-existence

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of asaṃbhava

asaṁbhava - impossibility, non-existence, non-occurrence

Negative compound of 'a' + 'saṃbhava' (possibility, existence).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+saṃbhava)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• saṃbhava – possibility, existence, origin
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhū' (to be) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used causally.

चिद्व्योम्नः (cidvyomnaḥ) - from the consciousness-space, of the consciousness-space

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of cidvyoman

cidvyoman - the space of consciousness; ultimate consciousness

Compound of 'cit' (consciousness) and 'vyoman' (space, ether).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, knowledge, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vī (class 2)

तत् (tat) - Used as an adverb meaning 'therefore' or 'then'. (that, therefore, thus)

(indeclinable)

Neuter nominative/accusative singular of demonstrative pronoun 'tad'. Often used adverbially.

Note: Used as an adverb 'therefore'.

कुतः (kutaḥ) - whence, from where, why

(indeclinable)

An interrogative adverb of place or cause.

वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, beautiful form

s-stem neuter noun.

Root: vap (class 1)