योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-207, verse-23

तस्माद्देहस्य नियतौ यथेतौ ब्रह्मणा चिता ।
स्पन्दास्पन्दौ कल्पितौ द्वौ स तथैवानुभूतवान् ॥ २३ ॥

tasmāddehasya niyatau yathetau brahmaṇā citā ,
spandāspandau kalpitau dvau sa tathaivānubhūtavān 23

23. tasmāt dehasya niyatau yathā etau brahmaṇā citā
spandāspandau kalpitau dvau saḥ tathā eva anubhūtavān

23. tasmāt dehasya niyatau yathā etau spandāspandau dvau
brahmaṇā citā kalpitau saḥ tathā eva anubhūtavān

23. Therefore, regarding the intrinsic nature (dharma) of the body, just as these two states – movement and non-movement – were conceived by Brahman, so he experienced them in precisely that manner.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

• देहस्य (dehasya) - of the body

• नियतौ (niyatau) - regarding the intrinsic nature (dharma) (in the regulation, in the fixed order, in the intrinsic nature)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• एतौ (etau) - these two

• ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahman, by the creator

• चिता (citā) - conceived, established, understood

• स्पन्दास्पन्दौ (spandāspandau) - movement and non-movement

• कल्पितौ (kalpitau) - conceived, imagined, created

• द्वौ (dvau) - two

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• अनुभूतवान् (anubhūtavān) - experienced

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

(indeclinable)

ablative singular of tad

Note: Adverbial particle indicating consequence.

देहस्य (dehasya) - of the body

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, person

नियतौ (niyatau) - regarding the intrinsic nature (dharma) (in the regulation, in the fixed order, in the intrinsic nature)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of niyati

niyati - regulation, destiny, fixed order, intrinsic nature, control

derived from ni-yam

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

एतौ (etau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this, these

nominative dual masculine of etad

Note: Refers to spandāspandau.

ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahman, by the creator

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute Reality, the Creator (Brahma), a prayer, a priest

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Refers to the Creator deity, Brahma.

चिता (citā) - conceived, established, understood

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ci

ci - to collect, to observe, to perceive, to establish

past passive participle

feminine singular instrumental/nominative singular of PPP from root ci

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Past passive participle from root ci. Agrees with niyatau (feminine) as "intrinsic nature (dharma) established by Brahman".

स्पन्दास्पन्दौ (spandāspandau) - movement and non-movement

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of spandāspanda

spandāspanda - movement and non-movement, vibration and stillness

Dvandva compound of spanda and aspanda

Compound type : dvandva (spanda+aspanda)

• spanda – movement, vibration, pulsation
  noun (masculine)
  from root spand
  Root: spand (class 1)
• aspanda – non-movement, stillness
  noun (masculine)
  negative of spanda
  Prefix: a

कल्पितौ (kalpitau) - conceived, imagined, created

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kḷpta

kḷpta - made, arranged, settled, conceived, imagined

past passive participle

from root kḷp

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Agrees with spandāspandau.

द्वौ (dvau) - two

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with spandāspandau.

सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

nominative singular masculine of tad

Note: Refers to the experiencer.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlate to yathā.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अनुभूतवान् (anubhūtavān) - experienced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anubhūtavat

anubhūtavat - one who has experienced

past active participle

from root bhū with anu and ktavat suffix

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Past active participle.