योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-191, verse-9

चिद्भात्येव हि सर्गादौ कचन्ती भाति सर्गवत् ।
भासनीयं च भानं च रूपं यत्र स्वयंप्रभा ॥ ९ ॥

cidbhātyeva hi sargādau kacantī bhāti sargavat ,
bhāsanīyaṃ ca bhānaṃ ca rūpaṃ yatra svayaṃprabhā 9

9. cit bhāti eva hi sargādau kacantī bhāti sargavat
bhāsanīyam ca bhānam ca rūpam yatra svayaṃprabhā

9. hi,
sargādau cit eva bhāti.
kacantī (sā) sargavat bhāti.
yatra (sā) svayaṃprabhā (asti),
(tatra) bhāsanīyam ca bhānam ca rūpam (api asti).

9. Indeed, at the very beginning of creation (sarga), consciousness (cit) shines forth. Glowing, it manifests as creation. That very nature (rūpa) where the manifestable and the manifestation (bhāna) reside, is itself self-luminous (svayaṃprabhā).

Words meanings summery:

• चित् (cit) - Refers to the ultimate conscious reality. (consciousness, pure intelligence)

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• हि (hi) - surely, certainly, indeed

• सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation

• कचन्ती (kacantī) - shining, sparkling, glowing

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests

• सर्गवत् (sargavat) - like creation, as creation

• भासनीयम् (bhāsanīyam) - The object aspect of manifestation. (that which is to be illuminated/manifested)

• च (ca) - and

• भानम् (bhānam) - The act or process of manifestation. (shining, illumination, manifestation)

• च (ca) - and

• रूपम् (rūpam) - The essential nature or form. (form, nature, appearance)

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which, in which case

• स्वयंप्रभा (svayaṁprabhā) - Refers to consciousness being inherently luminous without needing external light. (self-luminous, self-effulgent)

Words meanings and morphology

चित् (cit) - Refers to the ultimate conscious reality. (consciousness, pure intelligence)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness (cit), pure intelligence, mind, thought

From root √cit (to perceive, know)

Root: cit (class 1)

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears

(verb)

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

present active indicative

3rd person singular present active

Root: bhā (class 2)

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

particle

हि (hi) - surely, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

particle

सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sargādi

sargādi - beginning of creation (sarga)

Compound of sarga (creation) and ādi (beginning)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, emission
  noun (masculine)
  From root √sṛj (to create)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, commencement, origin
  noun (masculine)

कचन्ती (kacantī) - shining, sparkling, glowing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kacant

kacant - shining, sparkling, appearing

present active participle

Feminine nominative singular of present participle of √kac (to shine)

Root: kac (class 1)

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests

(verb)

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

present active indicative

3rd person singular present active

Root: bhā (class 2)

सर्गवत् (sargavat) - like creation, as creation

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix -vat (like, as) from sarga (creation)

भासनीयम् (bhāsanīyam) - The object aspect of manifestation. (that which is to be illuminated/manifested)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāsanīya

bhāsanīya - to be shone, to be illuminated, to be manifested

gerundive

From root √bhās (to shine) + anīya suffix

Root: bhās (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भानम् (bhānam) - The act or process of manifestation. (shining, illumination, manifestation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāna

bhāna - shining, light, appearance, perception, manifestation

From root √bhā (to shine) + ana suffix

Root: bhā (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

रूपम् (rūpam) - The essential nature or form. (form, nature, appearance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, essence, beauty

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which, in which case

(indeclinable)

Correlative pronoun (relative adverb)

स्वयंप्रभा (svayaṁprabhā) - Refers to consciousness being inherently luminous without needing external light. (self-luminous, self-effulgent)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svayaṃprabhā

svayaṁprabhā - self-luminous, self-radiant, self-effulgent

Compound of svayaṃ (self, by oneself) and prabhā (light, effulgence)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svayam+prabhā)

• svayam – self, by oneself, spontaneously
  indeclinable
• prabhā – light, splendor, effulgence, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  From pra-√bhā (to shine forth)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with cit (implied subject).