योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-28, verse-10

संवित्स्पन्दरसस्यैव दैवकर्मनरादयः ।
पर्यायशब्दा न पुनः पृथक्कर्मादयः स्थिताः ॥ १० ॥

saṃvitspandarasasyaiva daivakarmanarādayaḥ ,
paryāyaśabdā na punaḥ pṛthakkarmādayaḥ sthitāḥ 10

10. saṃvitspandarasasya eva daivakarmanarādayaḥ
paryāyaśabdāḥ na punar pṛthakkarmādayaḥ sthitāḥ

10. daivakarmanarādayaḥ saṃvitspandarasasya eva
paryāyaśabdāḥ punar pṛthakkarmādayaḥ na sthitāḥ

10. Terms like "divine", "action (karma)", "human", and so on, are merely synonymous expressions for the essence of the pulsation of consciousness (saṃvit-spanda). They do not, in fact, refer to separate entities or independent actions existing distinctly.

Words meanings summery:

• संवित्स्पन्दरसस्य (saṁvitspandarasasya) - of the essence of the pulsation of consciousness; of the vital fluid of the vibration of consciousness

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, exactly

• दैवकर्मनरादयः (daivakarmanarādayaḥ) - gods, actions, humans, and others; divine, action, human, etc.

• पर्यायशब्दाः (paryāyaśabdāḥ) - synonymous words; alternative terms

• न (na) - not, no

• पुनर् (punar) - again, but, on the other hand, moreover

• पृथक्कर्मादयः (pṛthakkarmādayaḥ) - separate actions, and others; distinct actions, etc.

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - existing, established, standing, present

Words meanings and morphology

संवित्स्पन्दरसस्य (saṁvitspandarasasya) - of the essence of the pulsation of consciousness; of the vital fluid of the vibration of consciousness

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of saṃvitspandaras

saṁvitspandaras - the essence or vital fluid of the pulsation of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃvit+spanda+rasa)

• saṃvit – consciousness, pure knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)
• spanda – pulsation, vibration, tremor, throb
  noun (masculine)
  Root: spad (class 1)
• rasa – essence, juice, taste, fluid, sentiment
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, exactly

(indeclinable)

दैवकर्मनरादयः (daivakarmanarādayaḥ) - gods, actions, humans, and others; divine, action, human, etc.

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daivakarmanarādi

daivakarmanarādi - divine beings, actions, humans, and so on

Compound type : dvandva (daiva+karma+nara+ādi)

• daiva – divine, celestial, pertaining to gods, fate
  adjective (neuter)
• karma – action, deed, ritual, work, result of actions (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• nara – man, human, person
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, et cetera
  noun (masculine)

पर्यायशब्दाः (paryāyaśabdāḥ) - synonymous words; alternative terms

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paryāyaśabda

paryāyaśabda - synonymous word or term, alternative expression

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paryāya+śabda)

• paryāya – turn, order, alternative, synonym, manner
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: pari+ā
  Root: i (class 2)
• śabda – word, sound, voice
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

पुनर् (punar) - again, but, on the other hand, moreover

(indeclinable)

पृथक्कर्मादयः (pṛthakkarmādayaḥ) - separate actions, and others; distinct actions, etc.

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pṛthakkarmādi

pṛthakkarmādi - separate actions or functions, and so on

Compound type : dvandva (pṛthak+karma+ādi)

• pṛthak – separately, distinctly, individually, apart
  indeclinable
• karma – action, deed, ritual, work, result of actions (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, et cetera
  noun (masculine)

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - existing, established, standing, present

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, existing, remaining, firm, steady

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with suffix -kta.

Root: sthā (class 1)

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