योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-213, verse-17

शिष्य उवाच ।
किमिदं भाति भगवन्न विभाति च किं पुनः ।
कस्येदं वस्तुनो रूपं चिद्व्योम्नो वितताकृतेः ॥ १७ ॥

śiṣya uvāca ,
kimidaṃ bhāti bhagavanna vibhāti ca kiṃ punaḥ ,
kasyedaṃ vastuno rūpaṃ cidvyomno vitatākṛteḥ 17

17. śiṣyaḥ uvāca kim idam bhāti bhagavan na vibhāti ca kim
punaḥ kasya idam vastunaḥ rūpam cidvyomnaḥ vitatākṛteḥ

17. śiṣyaḥ uvāca bhagavan idam kim bhāti punaḥ ca kim na
vibhāti idam vastunaḥ rūpam kasya cidvyomnaḥ vitatākṛteḥ

17. The disciple said: O Lord (bhagavan), what is this that appears? And what, then, does not appear? Whose form is this, this reality of the expansive consciousness-space?

Words meanings summery:

• शिष्यः (śiṣyaḥ) - disciple, student

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• किम् (kim) - what

• इदम् (idam) - this

• भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O venerable one

• न (na) - not

• विभाति (vibhāti) - does not appear, does not shine forth

• च (ca) - and, also

• किम् (kim) - what

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, then, moreover

• कस्य (kasya) - whose, of what

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वस्तुनः (vastunaḥ) - of the reality, of the substance, of the thing

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, appearance

• चिद्व्योम्नः (cidvyomnaḥ) - of the consciousness-space

• वितताकृतेः (vitatākṛteḥ) - of the expansive form, of the one with an expanded nature

Words meanings and morphology

शिष्यः (śiṣyaḥ) - disciple, student

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śiṣya

śiṣya - disciple, student, pupil

Gerundive

From root śāś- ('to teach, govern') + -ya suffix, meaning 'one to be taught'.

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense

Irregular perfect form of the root vac-.

Root: vac (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what

(pronoun/interrogative)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun/adjective)

भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines

(verb)

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

Root: bhā (class 2)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O venerable one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, fortunate, divine, venerable; a title for deities or revered persons

Possessive suffix -vat

Derived from bhaga- ('fortune, prosperity') with the possessive suffix -vat.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

विभाति (vibhāti) - does not appear, does not shine forth

(verb)

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

Prefix: vi

Root: bhā (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what

(pronoun/interrogative)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, then, moreover

(indeclinable)

कस्य (kasya) - whose, of what

(pronoun/interrogative)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun/adjective)

वस्तुनः (vastunaḥ) - of the reality, of the substance, of the thing

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - reality, substance, thing, object, essence

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, appearance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, nature, appearance, beauty

चिद्व्योम्नः (cidvyomnaḥ) - of the consciousness-space

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of cidvyoman

cidvyoman - consciousness-space, the infinite expanse of consciousness

Compound type : Tatpurusha (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, pure thought, spirit
  noun (feminine)
  From root cit- ('to perceive, know').
  Root: cit (class 1)
• vyoman – sky, space, ether, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)

वितताकृतेः (vitatākṛteḥ) - of the expansive form, of the one with an expanded nature

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of vitatākṛti

vitatākṛti - expansive in form/nature, having an expanded shape

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (vitata+ākṛti)

• vitata – expanded, spread out, vast, diffused
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root tan- ('to stretch, extend') with prefix vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: tan (class 8)
• ākṛti – form, shape, figure, appearance
  noun (feminine)
  From root kṛ- ('to make') with prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)