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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.

Words meanings summery:

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  • 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)