योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-209, verse-8

ब्रह्मोच्यतेऽसौ चिद्धातुः सोऽब्जजाद्यहमादि च ।
स यथास्ते तथा तत्तत्तस्य संकल्पनं जगत् ॥ ८ ॥

brahmocyate'sau ciddhātuḥ so'bjajādyahamādi ca ,
sa yathāste tathā tattattasya saṃkalpanaṃ jagat 8

8. brahma ucyate asau ciddhātuḥ saḥ abjajādi aham ādi ca |
sa yathā āste tathā tat tat tasya saṅkalpanam jagat ||

8. asau ciddhātuḥ brahma ucyate saḥ ca abjajādi aham ādi
sa yathā āste tathā tat tat tasya saṅkalpanam jagat

8. That conscious principle (ciddhātu) is referred to as Brahman (brahman); He is also the origin of Brahmā, the ego (ahamā), and similar phenomena. Whatever form He takes, precisely that becomes His creative intention (saṅkalpana), which constitutes the universe (jagat).

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (brahman) (Brahman; the Absolute)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called; is said; is spoken of

• असौ (asau) - that (conscious principle) (that; this (distant or emphatic))

• चिद्धातुः (ciddhātuḥ) - conscious principle (ciddhātu) (conscious principle; element of consciousness)

• सः (saḥ) - He (referring to Brahman/ciddhātu) (he; that)

• अब्जजादि (abjajādi) - the origin of Brahmā and so on (beginning with Brahmā; Brahmā and so on)

• अहम् (aham) - ego (ahamā) (ego; 'I'; self-sense)

• आदि (ādi) - and so on (beginning; first; etc.; and so on)

• च (ca) - and; also; moreover

• स (sa) - He (referring to Brahman/ciddhātu) (he; that)

• यथा (yathā) - as; just as; in whatever manner

• आस्ते (āste) - he exists; he is; he sits

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

• तत् (tat) - that (emphasizing) (that; it)

• तत् (tat) - that (emphasizing) (that; it)

• तस्य (tasya) - His (referring to Brahman/ciddhātu) (his; of that; of it)

• सङ्कल्पनम् (saṅkalpanam) - creative intention (saṅkalpana) (intention; will; creative resolve; imagination)

• जगत् (jagat) - universe (jagat) (universe; world; moving)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (brahman) (Brahman; the Absolute)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute Reality; the ultimate cosmic principle; the highest being; creator god Brahmā

Root: bṛh (class 1)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called; is said; is spoken of

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

असौ (asau) - that (conscious principle) (that; this (distant or emphatic))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that; this; yonder (referring to something distant or emphasized)

Note: Also feminine singular nominative.

चिद्धातुः (ciddhātuḥ) - conscious principle (ciddhātu) (conscious principle; element of consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ciddhātu

ciddhātu - element of consciousness; conscious principle; essential nature of intelligence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+dhātu)

• cit – consciousness; pure intelligence; thought
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• dhātu – element; constituent; principle; root (of a word); basic substance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

सः (saḥ) - He (referring to Brahman/ciddhātu) (he; that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that; he; she; it

अब्जजादि (abjajādi) - the origin of Brahmā and so on (beginning with Brahmā; Brahmā and so on)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abjajādi

abjajādi - beginning with Abjaja (Brahmā); Brahmā and others

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abjaja+ādi)

• abjaja – born from a lotus; Brahmā
  proper noun (masculine)
  From abja (lotus) + ja (born).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ādi – beginning; first; and so on; et cetera
  noun (masculine)

अहम् (aham) - ego (ahamā) (ego; 'I'; self-sense)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I; ego; self-consciousness

Note: Here treated as a noun, often meaning 'ego' or 'individuality'.

आदि (ādi) - and so on (beginning; first; etc.; and so on)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning; first; and so on; et cetera

Note: Here functioning as part of a compound with 'aham'.

च (ca) - and; also; moreover

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - He (referring to Brahman/ciddhātu) (he; that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that; he; she; it

यथा (yathā) - as; just as; in whatever manner

(indeclinable)

आस्ते (āste) - he exists; he is; he sits

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of √ās

Root: ās (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (emphasizing) (that; it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that; he; she; it

Note: Also accusative singular neuter. Used twice for emphasis: 'precisely that'.

तत् (tat) - that (emphasizing) (that; it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that; he; she; it

Note: Also accusative singular neuter. Used twice for emphasis: 'precisely that'.

तस्य (tasya) - His (referring to Brahman/ciddhātu) (his; of that; of it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that; he; she; it

Note: Also neuter singular genitive.

सङ्कल्पनम् (saṅkalpanam) - creative intention (saṅkalpana) (intention; will; creative resolve; imagination)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṅkalpana

saṅkalpana - intention; resolve; will; conception; imagination; determination

From sam-√kḷp (to form, resolve) + -ana suffix.

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.

जगत् (jagat) - universe (jagat) (universe; world; moving)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - universe; world; moving; living beings

Present Active Participle

From root √gam (to go), used as a noun meaning 'that which moves'.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.