योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-191, verse-19

यत्स्वमेव वपुर्वेत्ति जगदित्यजगन्मयम् ।
चिन्मात्रव्योमसर्गादावित्थं भाति विकासनम् ॥ १९ ॥

yatsvameva vapurvetti jagadityajaganmayam ,
cinmātravyomasargādāvitthaṃ bhāti vikāsanam 19

19. yat svam eva vapuḥ vetti jagat iti ajaganmayam
citmātravyomasarga ādau ittham bhāti vikāsanam

19. yat svam eva vapuḥ jagat iti ajaganmayam vetti
ittham citmātravyomasarga ādau vikāsanam bhāti

19. That pure consciousness, which itself knows its own nature (or form) as the world (even though it is not inherently composed of the world), thus manifests as an expansion at the very beginning of the creation of the space of pure consciousness.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - that which (refers to consciousness) (which, that which, because)

• स्वम् (svam) - its own (nature) (own, one's own, property, wealth)

• एव (eva) - indeed, its very own (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - its own nature or form (body, form, nature, essence)

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, perceives (knows, understands)

• जगत् (jagat) - the world (as perceived reality) (world, universe, moving)

• इति (iti) - as (the world) (thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech or thought))

• अजगन्मयम् (ajaganmayam) - not composed of the material world (not consisting of the world, non-worldly)

• चित्मात्रव्योमसर्ग (citmātravyomasarga) - the beginning of the creation of the space of pure consciousness (the creation of the space of pure consciousness)

• आदौ (ādau) - at the very beginning (of creation) (in the beginning, at first)

• इत्थम् (ittham) - in this very manner (thus, in this manner, so)

• भाति (bhāti) - manifests (shines, appears, manifests)

• विकासनम् (vikāsanam) - (as an) expansion or manifestation (expansion, development, blossoming, manifestation)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - that which (refers to consciousness) (which, that which, because)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

स्वम् (svam) - its own (nature) (own, one's own, property, wealth)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, own property

Note: Used here as an adjective or noun in accusative, modifying or referring to vapuḥ indirectly.

एव (eva) - indeed, its very own (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

वपुः (vapuḥ) - its own nature or form (body, form, nature, essence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, essence, nature

Note: Can also be nominative singular neuter.

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, perceives (knows, understands)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

जगत् (jagat) - the world (as perceived reality) (world, universe, moving)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, alive

Present Active Participle

Derived from root gam (to go) + śatṛ suffix, meaning 'that which moves'.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter. Used adverbially or as a predicate noun.

इति (iti) - as (the world) (thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech or thought))

(indeclinable)

अजगन्मयम् (ajaganmayam) - not composed of the material world (not consisting of the world, non-worldly)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajaganmaya

ajaganmaya - not consisting of the world

Compound of a (negation) + jagat (world) + maya (made of, consisting of).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jagat-maya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• jagat-maya – consisting of the world
  adjective (neuter)
  jagat (world) + maya (made of)

Note: Agrees with yat.

चित्मात्रव्योमसर्ग (citmātravyomasarga) - the beginning of the creation of the space of pure consciousness (the creation of the space of pure consciousness)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of citmātravyomasarga

citmātravyomasarga - creation of the space of pure consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citmātra+vyoma+sarga)

• citmātra – pure consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  cit (consciousness) + mātra (mere, only)
• vyoma – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• sarga – creation, emanation, chapter
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from sṛj (to let go, create) with suffix a.
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: This word is the first part of the compound ending in ādau.

आदौ (ādau) - at the very beginning (of creation) (in the beginning, at first)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, commencement, et cetera

Note: Forms sargādau with sarga.

इत्थम् (ittham) - in this very manner (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

भाति (bhāti) - manifests (shines, appears, manifests)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Similar in meaning to bhāsate but from a different root class or conjugation.

विकासनम् (vikāsanam) - (as an) expansion or manifestation (expansion, development, blossoming, manifestation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vikāsana

vikāsana - expansion, opening, manifestation, blossoming

Derived from vi (apart) + root kas (to open, expand) + suffix ana.

Prefix: vi

Root: kas (class 1)

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.