योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-28, verse-16

चित्स्फुरन्ती भूमिकोशे करोति स्थावराङ्कुरम् ।
स्थूलान्सूक्ष्मान्मृदुक्रूरान्पयोबुद्बुदकानिव ॥ १६ ॥

citsphurantī bhūmikośe karoti sthāvarāṅkuram ,
sthūlānsūkṣmānmṛdukrūrānpayobudbudakāniva 16

16. cit sphurantī bhūmīkośe karoti sthāvarāṅkuram
sthūlān sūkṣmān mṛdukrūrān payobudbudakān iva

16. sphurantī cit bhūmīkośe sthūlān sūkṣmān mṛdukrūrān
payobudbudakān iva sthāvarāṅkuram karoti

16. Consciousness (cit), vibrating within the earthly sheath (bhūmīkośa), creates the sprouts of inanimate things—gross and subtle, gentle and fierce—just like bubbles in water.

Words meanings summery:

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure intelligence

• स्फुरन्ती (sphurantī) - throbbing, vibrating, flashing, manifesting

• भूमीकोशे (bhūmīkośe) - in the sheath/womb of the earth, in the earthly realm

• करोति (karoti) - makes, does, creates

• स्थावराङ्कुरम् (sthāvarāṅkuram) - sprout of immovable things (plants, etc.)

• स्थूलान् (sthūlān) - gross, large, coarse ones

• सूक्ष्मान् (sūkṣmān) - subtle, fine, minute ones

• मृदुक्रूरान् (mṛdukrūrān) - gentle and fierce ones

• पयोबुद्बुदकान् (payobudbudakān) - bubbles in water

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure intelligence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, intelligence, spirit

स्फुरन्ती (sphurantī) - throbbing, vibrating, flashing, manifesting

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sphurat

sphurat - throbbing, vibrating, gleaming, manifesting

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root sphur-

Root: sphur (class 6)

भूमीकोशे (bhūmīkośe) - in the sheath/womb of the earth, in the earthly realm

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhūmīkośa

bhūmīkośa - earth's sheath or womb

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūmi+kośa)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• kośa – sheath, container, treasury, womb
  noun (masculine)

करोति (karoti) - makes, does, creates

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

स्थावराङ्कुरम् (sthāvarāṅkuram) - sprout of immovable things (plants, etc.)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sthāvarāṅkura

sthāvarāṅkura - sprout of a stationary or inanimate object (like a plant)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sthāvara+aṅkura)

• sthāvara – immovable, stationary (e.g., plants, mountains)
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• aṅkura – sprout, shoot
  noun (masculine)

स्थूलान् (sthūlān) - gross, large, coarse ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sthūla

sthūla - gross, large, bulky, coarse, thick

सूक्ष्मान् (sūkṣmān) - subtle, fine, minute ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sūkṣma

sūkṣma - subtle, minute, fine, delicate

मृदुक्रूरान् (mṛdukrūrān) - gentle and fierce ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mṛdukrūra

mṛdukrūra - gentle and fierce

Compound type : dvandva (mṛdu+krūra)

• mṛdu – soft, gentle, mild
  adjective (masculine)
• krūra – fierce, cruel, harsh
  adjective (masculine)

पयोबुद्बुदकान् (payobudbudakān) - bubbles in water

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of payobudbudaka

payobudbudaka - water bubbles

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (payas+budbudaka)

• payas – water, milk
  noun (neuter)
• budbudaka – bubble
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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