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

चिद्व्योमात्मावभासस्य नभसः सर्गरूपिणी ।
कृता पृथ्व्यादिकलना मनोबुद्ध्यादिता तथा ॥ ७ ॥

cidvyomātmāvabhāsasya nabhasaḥ sargarūpiṇī ,
kṛtā pṛthvyādikalanā manobuddhyāditā tathā 7

7. cit-vyoma-ātma-avabhāsasya nabhasaḥ sarga-rūpiṇī
kṛtā pṛthvī-ādi-kalanā manaḥ-buddhi-ādi-tā tathā

7. cit-vyoma-ātma-avabhāsasya nabhasaḥ sarga-rūpiṇī
pṛthvī-ādi-kalanā manaḥ-buddhi-ādi-tā tathā kṛtā

7. The creative form (sarga-rūpiṇī) that arises from the manifestation of the intrinsic nature (ātman) of consciousness-space (cit-vyoma), which is like pure space (nabhas), is what brings about the conceptualization of earth and other elements, and similarly, the state of mind, intellect, etc.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्-व्योम-आत्म-अवभासस्य (cit-vyoma-ātma-avabhāsasya) - of the manifestation of the nature of consciousness-space

• नभसः (nabhasaḥ) - of space, of the sky

• सर्ग-रूपिणी (sarga-rūpiṇī) - having the form of creation, being of the nature of creation

• कृता (kṛtā) - brought about, generated (made, created, done, constituted)

• पृथ्वी-आदि-कलना (pṛthvī-ādi-kalanā) - the arrangement/conceptualization of earth and so on

• मनः-बुद्धि-आदि-ता (manaḥ-buddhi-ādi-tā) - the state of mind, intellect, etc.

• तथा (tathā) - and similarly (thus, so, similarly, and)

Words meanings and morphology

चित्-व्योम-आत्म-अवभासस्य (cit-vyoma-ātma-avabhāsasya) - of the manifestation of the nature of consciousness-space

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of cit-vyoma-ātma-avabhāsa

cit-vyoma-ātma-avabhāsa - manifestation of the self of consciousness-space

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+vyoman+ātman+avabhāsa)

• cit – consciousness, pure thought
  noun (feminine)
• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, nature
  noun (masculine)
• avabhāsa – shining forth, manifestation, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhās with prefix ava
  Prefix: ava
  Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Compound ending in avabhāsa, declined in genitive singular.

नभसः (nabhasaḥ) - of space, of the sky

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, space, cloud

Note: Declined in genitive singular.

सर्ग-रूपिणी (sarga-rūpiṇī) - having the form of creation, being of the nature of creation

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarga-rūpiṇī

sarga-rūpiṇ - having the form of creation

Derived from sarga (creation) and rūpiṇ (having form).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarga+rūpiṇ)

• sarga – creation, emission, discharge
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root sṛj.
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• rūpiṇ – having form, embodied
  adjective (masculine)
  From rūpa (form) with -in suffix.

Note: Used as a substantive, referring to the creative power.

कृता (kṛtā) - brought about, generated (made, created, done, constituted)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - made, done, created, performed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions as the main predicate here.

पृथ्वी-आदि-कलना (pṛthvī-ādi-kalanā) - the arrangement/conceptualization of earth and so on

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthvī-ādi-kalanā

pṛthvī-ādi-kalanā - conceptualization of earth etc.

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthvī+ādi+kalanā)

• pṛthvī – earth, world
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  noun (masculine)
• kalanā – calculating, measuring, conceptualizing, arranging
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root kal.
  Root: kal (class 10)

Note: Object of kṛtā.

मनः-बुद्धि-आदि-ता (manaḥ-buddhi-ādi-tā) - the state of mind, intellect, etc.

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of manaḥ-buddhi-ādi-tā

manaḥ-buddhi-ādi-tā - state of mind, intellect, etc.

Compound type : tatpurusha (manas+buddhi+ādi+tā)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, reason
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root budh.
  Root: budh (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  noun (masculine)
• tā – state of being, quality, nature
  suffix (feminine)
  Abstract feminine suffix.

Note: Co-object of kṛtā.

तथा (tathā) - and similarly (thus, so, similarly, and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two nominal phrases.

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