योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-188, verse-17

स आतिवाहिको देहस्तदालोकप्रवर्तितः ।
कैश्चिद्ब्रह्मेति कथितः स्मृतः कैश्चिद्विराडिति ॥ १७ ॥

sa ātivāhiko dehastadālokapravartitaḥ ,
kaiścidbrahmeti kathitaḥ smṛtaḥ kaiścidvirāḍiti 17

17. saḥ ātivāhikaḥ dehaḥ tat-āloka-pravartitaḥ kaiś-cit
brahma iti kathitaḥ smṛtaḥ kaiś-cit virāṭ iti

17. saḥ ātivāhikaḥ dehaḥ tat-āloka-pravartitaḥ kaiś-cit
brahma iti kathitaḥ kaiś-cit virāṭ iti smṛtaḥ

17. That subtle body (ātivāhika-deha), impelled by that conscious illumination, is called Brahman (brahman) by some, and considered the Cosmic Person (Virāṭ) by others.

17. אותו גוף עדין, המופעל על ידי אותו אור של תפיסה, מכונה בפי מקצתם בְּרַהְמָא (הבורא) ונזכר בפי אחרים כוִוירָאט (הדמות הקוסמית).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (referring to the subtle body) (that, he)

• आतिवाहिकः (ātivāhikaḥ) - subtle (subtle, pertaining to the subtle body, conveying across)

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body (body (gross or subtle))

• तत्-आलोक-प्रवर्तितः (tat-āloka-pravartitaḥ) - impelled by that conscious illumination (impelled/activated by that light/manifestation)

• कैश्-चित् (kaiś-cit) - by some (by some, by certain ones)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (brahman) (Brahman (the absolute reality))

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, indicates direct quote or conclusion)

• कथितः (kathitaḥ) - called, described (said, spoken, called, described)

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - considered, called (remembered, recollected, considered, called)

• कैश्-चित् (kaiś-cit) - by others (by some, by certain ones)

• विराट् (virāṭ) - the Cosmic Person (Virāṭ) (Virāt, the universal form, cosmic person)

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, indicates direct quote or conclusion)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (referring to the subtle body) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

आतिवाहिकः (ātivāhikaḥ) - subtle (subtle, pertaining to the subtle body, conveying across)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātivāhika

ātivāhika - subtle, pertaining to the subtle body, conveying across

From ati (across) + vah (to carry) + ika (suffix)

Prefix: ati

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Agreement with dehaḥ.

देहः (dehaḥ) - body (body (gross or subtle))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body

From root dih (to anoint, smear, grow)

Root: dih (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तत्-आलोक-प्रवर्तितः (tat-āloka-pravartitaḥ) - impelled by that conscious illumination (impelled/activated by that light/manifestation)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tat-āloka-pravartita

tat-āloka-pravartita - impelled/activated by that light/manifestation

Past Passive Participle

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+āloka+pravartita)

• tad – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• āloka – light, manifestation, perception
  noun (masculine)
  From ā (towards) + lok (to see, perceive)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 1)
• pravartita – caused to proceed, set in motion, impelled, activated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra (forth) + vṛt (to turn, exist) + ita (suffix for p.p.p. causative)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies dehaḥ.

कैश्-चित् (kaiś-cit) - by some (by some, by certain ones)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kim-cid

kim-cid - someone, something, certain

Indefinite pronoun

Note: Agent for passive verb kathitaḥ.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (brahman) (Brahman (the absolute reality))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, creator god (Brahmā)

From root bṛh (to grow, expand)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Serves as the predicate noun.

इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, indicates direct quote or conclusion)

(indeclinable)

कथितः (kathitaḥ) - called, described (said, spoken, called, described)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kathita

kathita - said, spoken, called, described

Past Passive Participle

From root kath (to tell, relate), causative stem of katha.

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Qualifies dehaḥ.

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - considered, called (remembered, recollected, considered, called)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, considered, called

Past Passive Participle

From root smṛ (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies dehaḥ.

कैश्-चित् (kaiś-cit) - by others (by some, by certain ones)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kim-cid

kim-cid - someone, something, certain

Indefinite pronoun

Note: Agent for passive verb smṛtaḥ.

विराट् (virāṭ) - the Cosmic Person (Virāṭ) (Virāt, the universal form, cosmic person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virāj

virāj - ruling far and wide, sovereign, universal form, cosmic person

From vi (apart, extensively) + rāj (to shine, rule)

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Serves as the predicate noun.

इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, indicates direct quote or conclusion)

(indeclinable)

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