योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-178, verse-49

चिन्मात्रखकुलालेन स्वदेहचलचक्रके ।
स्वशरीरमृदा सर्गः कुतोयं क्रियतेऽनिशम् ॥ ४९ ॥

cinmātrakhakulālena svadehacalacakrake ,
svaśarīramṛdā sargaḥ kutoyaṃ kriyate'niśam 49

49. cit-mātra-kha-kulālena sva-deha-cala-cakrake
sva-śarīra-mṛdā sargaḥ kutaḥ ayam kriyate aniśam

49. cit-mātra-kha-kulālena sva-deha-cala-cakrake
sva-śarīra-mṛdā ayam sargaḥ aniśam kutaḥ kriyate?

49. By the potter, who is merely consciousness (cit)-space, using his own body as the moving wheel and the substance of his own body as the clay, how is this creation constantly brought forth?

Words meanings summery:

• चित्-मात्र-ख-कुलालेन (cit-mātra-kha-kulālena) - by the potter who is merely consciousness-space

• स्व-देह-चल-चक्रके (sva-deha-cala-cakrake) - on the moving wheel of his own body

• स्व-शरीर-मृदा (sva-śarīra-mṛdā) - with the clay of his own body

• सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, world

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - In this context, implies 'by what means' or 'how'. (from where, why, how)

• अयम् (ayam) - Referring to 'sargaḥ' (creation). (this (masculine))

• क्रियते (kriyate) - is made, is done, is created

• अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly, ceaselessly, always

Words meanings and morphology

चित्-मात्र-ख-कुलालेन (cit-mātra-kha-kulālena) - by the potter who is merely consciousness-space

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of cit-mātra-kha-kulāla

cit-mātra-kha-kulāla - potter who is nothing but consciousness and space

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit-mātra+kha+kulāla)

• cit-mātra – merely consciousness, pure consciousness
  adjective
• kha – space, ether, sky, vacuum
  noun (neuter)
• kulāla – potter
  noun (masculine)

स्व-देह-चल-चक्रके (sva-deha-cala-cakrake) - on the moving wheel of his own body

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sva-deha-cala-cakra

sva-deha-cala-cakra - moving wheel of one's own body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva-deha+cala-cakra)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• deha – body, form
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Root: dih (class 1)
• cala – moving, trembling, unsteady
  adjective
  From root 'cal' (to move).
  Root: cal (class 1)
• cakra – wheel, disc, circle
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ

Note: The locative 'ke' is for 'cakra'.

स्व-शरीर-मृदा (sva-śarīra-mṛdā) - with the clay of his own body

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sva-śarīra-mṛd

sva-śarīra-mṛd - clay that is one's own body

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva-śarīra+mṛd)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• śarīra – body, form, substance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śṝ
• mṛd – clay, earth, soil
  noun (feminine)
  Root: mṛd

सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, world

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, discharge, emanation, chapter

From root 'sṛj' (to create, emit) with prefix 'saṃ'.

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛj (class 6)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - In this context, implies 'by what means' or 'how'. (from where, why, how)

(indeclinable)

Ablative of 'kim' (what).

अयम् (ayam) - Referring to 'sargaḥ' (creation). (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

क्रियते (kriyate) - is made, is done, is created

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Passive voice, present tense.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The agent ('kulālena') is in instrumental.

अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly, ceaselessly, always

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'aniśa' (sleepless).