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7,28

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-28, verse-3

संवित्स्पन्दादृते पुंस्त्वं कर्म वा कीदृशं भवेत् ।
घटावटपटाद्यात्म ह्येतेनैव जगत् कृतम् ॥ ३ ॥
saṃvitspandādṛte puṃstvaṃ karma vā kīdṛśaṃ bhavet ,
ghaṭāvaṭapaṭādyātma hyetenaiva jagat kṛtam 3
3. saṃvit-spandāt ṛte puṃstvam karma vā kīdṛśam bhavet
ghaṭa-avaṭa-paṭa-ādi-ātma hi etena eva jagat kṛtam
3. saṃvit-spandāt ṛte puṃstvam vā karma kīdṛśam bhavet
hi etena eva ghaṭa-avaṭa-paṭa-ādi-ātma jagat kṛtam
3. What kind of individual being (puruṣa) or action (karma) could there be without the pulsation of consciousness? Indeed, it is by this very pulsation that the world is created, comprising things like pots, pits, and clothes, having the nature (ātman) of such.

Words meanings summery:

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  • संवित्-स्पन्दात् (saṁvit-spandāt) - from the pulsation of consciousness
  • ऋते (ṛte) - without, except, apart from
  • पुंस्त्वम् (puṁstvam) - the state or essence of an individual soul (puruṣa) (manhood, personhood, the state of being a living being (puruṣa))
  • कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work, ritual, consequence of actions (karma)
  • वा (vā) - or, either...or
  • कीदृशम् (kīdṛśam) - what kind of, of what sort, how
  • भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, might be, should be, would be
  • घट-अवट-पट-आदि-आत्म (ghaṭa-avaṭa-paṭa-ādi-ātma) - comprising the forms of pots, pits, clothes, and similar objects (having the nature of pots, pits, clothes, and so on)
  • हि (hi) - for, indeed, certainly
  • एतेन (etena) - by this pulsation of consciousness (by this, with this)
  • एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
  • जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, what moves, living beings
  • कृतम् (kṛtam) - made, done, created, accomplished

Words meanings and morphology

संवित्-स्पन्दात् (saṁvit-spandāt) - from the pulsation of consciousness
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of saṃvit-spandana
saṁvit-spandana - pulsation/vibration of consciousness
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃvit+spandana)
  • saṃvit – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
    noun (feminine)
    Derived from 'sam' + 'vid' (to know).
    Prefix: sam
    Root: vid (class 2)
  • spandana – pulsation, vibration, throbbing, quivering
    noun (neuter)
    Action noun from root 'spand'.
    Root: spand (class 1)
ऋते (ṛte) - without, except, apart from
(indeclinable)
पुंस्त्वम् (puṁstvam) - the state or essence of an individual soul (puruṣa) (manhood, personhood, the state of being a living being (puruṣa))
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of puṃstva
puṁstva - manhood, masculinity, personhood, the state of being a puruṣa
Derived from 'puṃs' (man, puruṣa) with the abstract suffix '-tva'.
कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work, ritual, consequence of actions (karma)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of karma
karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, consequence of actions
Root 'kṛ' (to do) + 'man' suffix.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
वा (vā) - or, either...or
(indeclinable)
कीदृशम् (kīdṛśam) - what kind of, of what sort, how
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kīdṛśa
kīdṛśa - what kind of, of what sort, like what
Note: Agrees with 'puṃstvam' and 'karma'.
भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, might be, should be, would be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū
optative mood
Root verb 'bhū', optative mood (Vidhi-liṅ), 3rd person singular, active voice.
Root: bhū (class 1)
घट-अवट-पट-आदि-आत्म (ghaṭa-avaṭa-paṭa-ādi-ātma) - comprising the forms of pots, pits, clothes, and similar objects (having the nature of pots, pits, clothes, and so on)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ghaṭa-avaṭa-paṭa-ādi-ātman
ghaṭa-avaṭa-paṭa-ādi-ātman - having the nature of pots, pits, clothes, etc.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghaṭa+avaṭa+paṭa+ādi+ātman)
  • ghaṭa – pot, jar
    noun (masculine)
  • avaṭa – pit, hole, cavity
    noun (masculine)
  • paṭa – cloth, garment, fabric
    noun (masculine)
  • ādi – beginning with, and so on, etcetera
    indeclinable
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
    noun (masculine)
    Root: an (class 2)
Note: Agrees with 'jagat'.
हि (hi) - for, indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
एतेन (etena) - by this pulsation of consciousness (by this, with this)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of etas
etas - this
Demonstrative pronoun, instrumental case, singular.
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
(indeclinable)
जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, what moves, living beings
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe, mankind, moving, living beings
Present Active Participle
Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with reduplication, used as a noun.
Root: gam (class 1)
कृतम् (kṛtam) - made, done, created, accomplished
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta
kṛ - to do, make, create, perform
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of root 'kṛ'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Agrees with 'jagat'.