योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-175, verse-17

ब्रह्मैवात्मनि चिद्भावाज्जीवत्वमिव कल्पयत् ।
रूपमत्यजदेवाच्छं मनस्तामिव गच्छति ॥ १७ ॥

brahmaivātmani cidbhāvājjīvatvamiva kalpayat ,
rūpamatyajadevācchaṃ manastāmiva gacchati 17

17. brahma eva ātmani citbhāvāt jīvatvam iva kalpayat
rūpam atyajat eva accham manastām iva gacchati

17. brahma eva ātmani citbhāvāt jīvatvam iva kalpayat,
accham rūpam atyajat eva,
manastām iva gacchati.

17. Brahman itself, by virtue of its conscious nature within the Self (ātman), seems to project individuality (jīvatvam). It does not abandon its pristine form, yet it goes on to assume the state of mind (manastā).

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute, (brahman)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

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

• चित्भावात् (citbhāvāt) - from the nature of consciousness, due to being consciousness

• जीवत्वम् (jīvatvam) - individuality, the state of being a jīva

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• कल्पयत् (kalpayat) - imagining, creating, conceiving

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, essential nature

• अत्यजत् (atyajat) - not abandoning, without forsaking

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• अच्छम् (accham) - pure, clear, transparent

• मनस्ताम् (manastām) - the state of being mind, mind-ness

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, attains, reaches

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute, (brahman)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute reality, sacred word, Veda

Root: bṛh (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self, in the soul, (ātman)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, spirit, essential nature

चित्भावात् (citbhāvāt) - from the nature of consciousness, due to being consciousness

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of citbhāva

citbhāva - nature of consciousness, state of being consciousness

Compound of cit (consciousness) and bhāva (nature, state)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+bhāva)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• bhāva – being, state, nature, existence
  noun (masculine)
  from √bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

जीवत्वम् (jīvatvam) - individuality, the state of being a jīva

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvatva

jīvatva - state of being a jīva (individual soul), individuality

from jīva (individual soul) + -tva (suffix for abstract noun)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

कल्पयत् (kalpayat) - imagining, creating, conceiving

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kalpayat

kalpayat - imagining, creating, conceiving, fabricating

Present Active Participle

from √kḷp (to form, create), causal stem kalpayati

Root: kḷp (class 10)

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, essential nature

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, essential character

अत्यजत् (atyajat) - not abandoning, without forsaking

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of atyajat

atyajat - not abandoning, without forsaking

Present Active Participle

Negative particle a- + present participle of √tyaj (to abandon)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tyajat)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative particle
• tyajat – abandoning, forsaking
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  present participle of √tyaj
  Root: tyaj (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

अच्छम् (accham) - pure, clear, transparent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of accha

accha - pure, clear, transparent, pellucid

मनस्ताम् (manastām) - the state of being mind, mind-ness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of manastā

manastā - the state of being mind, mind-ness

from manas (mind) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, attains, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

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