योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-26, verse-15

असदेव जगत्साहं शुद्धा संवित्तनोति खे ।
ईषत्प्रसरणेनाशु स्पन्दनं पवनो यथा ॥ १५ ॥

asadeva jagatsāhaṃ śuddhā saṃvittanoti khe ,
īṣatprasaraṇenāśu spandanaṃ pavano yathā 15

15. asat eva jagat sāham śuddhā saṃvit tanoti khe
īṣat prasaraṇena āśu spandanam pavanaḥ yathā

15. yathā pavanaḥ īṣat prasaraṇena āśu spandanam,
śuddhā saṃvit khe asat sāham jagat tanoti

15. Just as the wind quickly creates a vibration through its slight movement, similarly, pure consciousness (saṃvit) manifests the world—which is unreal and includes the sense of ego (ahaṅkāra)—within its own expanse.

Words meanings summery:

• असत् (asat) - unreal, illusory (unreal, non-existent, not being)

• एव (eva) - indeed, verily (indeed, only, certainly, just)

• जगत् (jagat) - the manifest world (world, universe, what moves)

• साहम् (sāham) - including the sense of ego (ahaṅkāra) (with ego, with myself, accompanied by 'I')

• शुद्धा (śuddhā) - pure, untainted (pure, clear, clean)

• संवित् (saṁvit) - pure consciousness (consciousness, knowledge, understanding)

• तनोति (tanoti) - manifests, creates (spreads, extends, creates, performs)

• खे (khe) - within its own expanse (of consciousness) (in the sky, in space, in consciousness)

• ईषत् (īṣat) - slight, gentle (a little, slightly, somewhat)

• प्रसरणेन (prasaraṇena) - through its movement, by expansion (by spreading, by expansion, by movement)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

• स्पन्दनम् (spandanam) - vibration (vibration, pulsation, tremor)

• पवनः (pavanaḥ) - the wind (wind, air, purifier)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in the way that)

Words meanings and morphology

असत् (asat) - unreal, illusory (unreal, non-existent, not being)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - unreal, non-existent, untrue, non-being

Present Active Participle

Negated form of 'sat' (existent, being), from root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Often functions adverbially or as a predicate adjective.

एव (eva) - indeed, verily (indeed, only, certainly, just)

(indeclinable)

जगत् (jagat) - the manifest world (world, universe, what moves)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, what moves, living beings

Present Active Participle

From root gam (to go, move) with reduplication.

Root: gam (class 1)

साहम् (sāham) - including the sense of ego (ahaṅkāra) (with ego, with myself, accompanied by 'I')

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sāham

sāham - with the ego-sense, with 'I'

Formed from 'sa' (with) and 'aham' (I, ego-sense).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+aham)

• sa – with, accompanied by, endowed with
  indeclinable
• aham – I, ego, ego-sense
  pronoun

Note: Agreement with 'jagat'.

शुद्धा (śuddhā) - pure, untainted (pure, clear, clean)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, clear, spotless

Past Passive Participle

From root śudh (to be clean, purify).

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Agreement with 'saṃvit'.

संवित् (saṁvit) - pure consciousness (consciousness, knowledge, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvit

saṁvit - consciousness, knowledge, understanding, intellect

From root vid (to know) with upasarga sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Subject of the verb 'tanoti'.

तनोति (tanoti) - manifests, creates (spreads, extends, creates, performs)

(verb)

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

Root: tan (class 8)

खे (khe) - within its own expanse (of consciousness) (in the sky, in space, in consciousness)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, space, ether, Brahman, zero

ईषत् (īṣat) - slight, gentle (a little, slightly, somewhat)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'prasaraṇena'.

प्रसरणेन (prasaraṇena) - through its movement, by expansion (by spreading, by expansion, by movement)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of prasaraṇa

prasaraṇa - spreading, extension, movement, diffusion

action noun

From root sṛ (to move) with upasarga pra- and suffix -ana.

Prefix: pra

Root: sṛ (class 1)

आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'spandanam' (in effect, the action of creating vibration).

स्पन्दनम् (spandanam) - vibration (vibration, pulsation, tremor)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of spandana

spandana - vibration, pulsation, tremor, throbbing

action noun

From root spand (to throb, vibrate).

Root: spand (class 1)

Note: Object of an implied verb (creates).

पवनः (pavanaḥ) - the wind (wind, air, purifier)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pavana

pavana - wind, air, purifier, fan

From root pū (to purify, blow).

Root: pū (class 9)

Note: Subject of the simile.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in the way that)

(indeclinable)