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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-188, verse-29

क्षितिजलगगनदिवाकरजनताव्यवहारनगरशिखरात्मा ।
स्वाधाराधेयमयं पश्यति वपुषः पुरातनः पुरुषः ॥ २९ ॥
kṣitijalagaganadivākarajanatāvyavahāranagaraśikharātmā ,
svādhārādheyamayaṃ paśyati vapuṣaḥ purātanaḥ puruṣaḥ 29
29. kṣitijalagaganadivākarajanatāvyavahāranagaraśikharātmā
svādhārādheyamayam paśyati vapuṣaḥ purātanaḥ puruṣaḥ
29. purātanaḥ puruṣaḥ kṣitijalagaganadivākarajanatāvyavahāranagaraśikharātmā
vapuṣaḥ svādhārādheyamayam paśyati
29. The ancient cosmic person (puruṣa), whose very Self (ātman) constitutes the earth, water, sky, the sun, the activities of people, and the peaks of cities, perceives the body of existence as entirely composed of the support and the supported.

Words meanings summery:

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  • क्षितिजलगगनदिवाकरजनताव्यवहारनगरशिखरात्मा (kṣitijalagaganadivākarajanatāvyavahāranagaraśikharātmā) - whose Self/essence is the earth, water, sky, sun, people's activities, and the peaks of cities
  • स्वाधाराधेयमयम् (svādhārādheyamayam) - consisting of the support and the supported
  • पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, beholds
  • वपुषः (vapuṣaḥ) - of the body of existence/manifestation (of the body, from the body, of the form)
  • पुरातनः (purātanaḥ) - ancient, primeval, old
  • पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the ancient cosmic person (puruṣa) (person, human being, spirit, the cosmic person)

Words meanings and morphology

क्षितिजलगगनदिवाकरजनताव्यवहारनगरशिखरात्मा (kṣitijalagaganadivākarajanatāvyavahāranagaraśikharātmā) - whose Self/essence is the earth, water, sky, sun, people's activities, and the peaks of cities
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣitijalagaganadivākarajanatāvyavahāranagaraśikharātman
kṣitijalagaganadivākarajanatāvyavahāranagaraśikharātman - whose Self/essence is the earth, water, sky, sun, people's activities, and the peaks of cities
Bahuvrihi compound. The last member is 'ātman'.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣiti+jala+gagana+divākara+janatā+vyavahāra+nagara+śikhara+ātman)
  • kṣiti – earth, ground
    noun (feminine)
    Root: kṣi (class 1)
  • jala – water
    noun (neuter)
  • gagana – sky, atmosphere, heaven
    noun (neuter)
  • divākara – sun (lit. day-maker)
    noun (masculine)
    Compound: 'divā' (day) + 'kara' (maker)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • janatā – mankind, people, populace
    noun (feminine)
    Derived from 'jana' (person) + 'tā' (suffix for abstract noun)
  • vyavahāra – activity, conduct, business, worldly affairs
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root 'hṛ' with upasargas 'vi' and 'ava'.
    Prefixes: vi+ava
    Root: hṛ (class 1)
  • nagara – city, town
    noun (neuter)
  • śikhara – peak, summit, crest
    noun (neuter)
  • ātman – Self, soul, spirit, essence, ego, mind
    noun (masculine)
    Root: at (class 1)
स्वाधाराधेयमयम् (svādhārādheyamayam) - consisting of the support and the supported
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of svādhārādheyamaya
svādhārādheyamaya - consisting of the support and the supported (or container and contained)
Compound: 'sva' (self/own) + 'ādhāra' (support/substratum) + 'ādheya' (that which is supported/superstratum) + 'maya' (made of/consisting of). Tatpurusha + 'maya' suffix.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+ādhāra+ādheya+maya)
  • sva – own, self
    pronoun
  • ādhāra – support, substratum, container, basis
    noun (masculine)
    From 'ā' + 'dhā' + 'ra'
    Prefix: ā
    Root: dhā (class 3)
  • ādheya – to be placed, that which is supported/contained, superstratum
    adjective (neuter)
    Gerundive
    From 'ā' + 'dhā' + 'eya'
    Prefix: ā
    Root: dhā (class 3)
  • maya – consisting of, made of, full of
    suffix/adjective (masculine)
    Suffix forming adjectives indicating 'made of' or 'consisting of'.
Note: Acts as the object of 'paśyati'.
पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, beholds
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of paś
Present active indicative, 3rd person singular. Form is from an irregular stem 'paśya'.
Irregular present stem of root 'dṛś'.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
वपुषः (vapuṣaḥ) - of the body of existence/manifestation (of the body, from the body, of the form)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of vapus
vapus - body, form, essence, nature, substance
s-stem noun.
Root: vap (class 1)
Note: Here used as a genitive modifier, referring to the 'body' or 'form' of the object being perceived (the support-and-supported totality).
पुरातनः (purātanaḥ) - ancient, primeval, old
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of purātana
purātana - ancient, primeval, old
From 'purā' (formerly) + 'tana' suffix.
Note: Agrees with 'puruṣaḥ'.
पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the ancient cosmic person (puruṣa) (person, human being, spirit, the cosmic person)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa
puruṣa - man, human being, person, male, the Self, the Supreme Being, the cosmic person
Root: pṛ (class 3)
Note: Subject of the sentence.