योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-187, verse-29

यद्यथा स्फुरितं तस्य यावत्सत्तं स्फुरद्वपुः ।
तत्स्वभावनियत्याख्यैः शब्दैरिह निगद्यते ॥ २९ ॥

yadyathā sphuritaṃ tasya yāvatsattaṃ sphuradvapuḥ ,
tatsvabhāvaniyatyākhyaiḥ śabdairiha nigadyate 29

29. yat yathā sphuritam tasya yāvat sattam sphurat vapuḥ
| tat svabhāva niyati ākhyaiḥ śabdaiḥ iha nigadyate ||

29. yat yathā sphuritam tasya yāvat sattam sphurat vapuḥ
tat iha tatsvabhāva niyati ākhyaiḥ śabdaiḥ nigadyate

29. Whatever has manifested, its vibrating form (sphuradvapuḥ) that exists for as long as it does (yāvat sattam), is here described (nigadyate) by terms like 'its intrinsic nature (svabhāva)' and 'natural law (niyati)'.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• यथा (yathā) - as, in which manner, just as

• स्फुरितम् (sphuritam) - manifested, appeared, vibrated

• तस्य (tasya) - of it, its

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as much as, as far as

• सत्तम् (sattam) - existence, being

• स्फुरत् (sphurat) - vibrating, throbbing, manifesting

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - form, body, figure

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• स्वभाव (svabhāva) - intrinsic nature (dharma) (intrinsic nature, own disposition)

• नियति (niyati) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, destiny, fixed rule)

• आख्यैः (ākhyaiḥ) - by names, by those called

• शब्दैः (śabdaiḥ) - by words, by terms

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this context

• निगद्यते (nigadyate) - is said, is described, is declared

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

यथा (yathā) - as, in which manner, just as

(indeclinable)

स्फुरितम् (sphuritam) - manifested, appeared, vibrated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sphurita

sphurita - manifested, appeared, vibrated, throbbed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sphur

Root: sphur (class 6)

तस्य (tasya) - of it, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as much as, as far as

(indeclinable)

सत्तम् (sattam) - existence, being

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - existence, being, essence, reality, truth

From root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

स्फुरत् (sphurat) - vibrating, throbbing, manifesting

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sphurat

sphurat - vibrating, throbbing, manifesting, shining

Present Active Participle

From root sphur

Root: sphur (class 6)

वपुः (vapuḥ) - form, body, figure

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - form, body, figure, wondrous appearance

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

स्वभाव (svabhāva) - intrinsic nature (dharma) (intrinsic nature, own disposition)

(noun)

masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - intrinsic nature, own disposition, innate property, essential characteristic

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, one's self
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhāva – state of being, nature, existence, disposition
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Part of a larger compound

नियति (niyati) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, destiny, fixed rule)

(noun)

feminine, singular of niyati

niyati - natural law, destiny, fixed rule, necessity

From ni + yam

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Part of a larger compound

आख्यैः (ākhyaiḥ) - by names, by those called

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ākhya

ākhya - named, called, designated as

From root khyā with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: This is the inflected form of the last part of the compound 'tatsvabhāvaniyatyākhyaiḥ'.

शब्दैः (śabdaiḥ) - by words, by terms

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śabda

śabda - word, sound, term

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this context

(indeclinable)

निगद्यते (nigadyate) - is said, is described, is declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of nigad

Present Passive

From root gad (to speak) with prefix ni, 3rd person singular

Prefix: ni

Root: gad (class 1)