योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-38, verse-13

महाचिदात्मनैवास्ति जलानिलधराश्मतम् ।
नैतेषु स्पन्दबुद्ध्यादि प्राणजीवाद्यभावतः ॥ १३ ॥

mahācidātmanaivāsti jalāniladharāśmatam ,
naiteṣu spandabuddhyādi prāṇajīvādyabhāvataḥ 13

13. mahācidātmanā eva asti jalāniladharāśmatam na
eteṣu spandabuddhyādi prāṇajīvādyabhāvataḥ

13. jalāniladharāśmatam mahācidātmanā eva asti
eteṣu spandabuddhyādi na prāṇajīvādyabhāvataḥ

13. The elements like water, air, earth, and stone exist only by the power of the great consciousness (mahācidātman). However, in these, there is no vibration, intellect (buddhi), etc., due to the absence of life-force (prāṇa), individual souls (jīva), and so forth.

Words meanings summery:

• महाचिदात्मना (mahācidātmanā) - by the great consciousness (mahācidātman) (by the great conscious self (ātman), by the supreme consciousness)

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

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• जलानिलधराश्मतम् (jalāniladharāśmatam) - water, wind, earth, and stone (as representative inert elements) (water, wind, earth, and stone)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• एतेषु (eteṣu) - in these (elements like water, wind, earth, stone) (in these)

• स्पन्दबुद्ध्यादि (spandabuddhyādi) - qualities like movement, intellect (buddhi), etc. (movement, intellect (buddhi), etc.)

• प्राणजीवाद्यभावतः (prāṇajīvādyabhāvataḥ) - due to the absence of life-force (prāṇa), individual souls (jīva), etc. (due to the absence of life-breath (prāṇa), individual soul (jīva), etc.)

Words meanings and morphology

महाचिदात्मना (mahācidātmanā) - by the great consciousness (mahācidātman) (by the great conscious self (ātman), by the supreme consciousness)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahācidātman

mahācidātman - the great conscious self, the supreme consciousness

Compound: mahā (great) + cit (consciousness) + ātman (self).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+cit+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, vast
  adjective
• cit – consciousness, pure thought, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the supreme self (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Used to express agency or means ("by means of").

एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present tense, active voice

Third person singular present indicative of root 'as' (2nd class).

Root: as (class 2)

जलानिलधराश्मतम् (jalāniladharāśmatam) - water, wind, earth, and stone (as representative inert elements) (water, wind, earth, and stone)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jalāniladharāśman

jalāniladharāśman - water, wind, earth, stone

Dvandva compound (water + wind + earth + stone).

Compound type : dvandva (jala+anila+dharā+aśman)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• anila – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• dharā – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• aśman – stone, rock
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as a collective noun in singular here.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

एतेषु (eteṣu) - in these (elements like water, wind, earth, stone) (in these)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Locative plural of `etad`.

स्पन्दबुद्ध्यादि (spandabuddhyādi) - qualities like movement, intellect (buddhi), etc. (movement, intellect (buddhi), etc.)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of spandabuddhyādi

spandabuddhyādi - movement and intellect and so on

Dvandva compound of spanda (movement) + buddhi (intellect) + ādi (and so on).

Compound type : dvandva (spanda+buddhi+ādi)

• spanda – trembling, vibration, movement, pulsation
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'spand' (to tremble).
  Root: spand (class 1)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception, reason (buddhi)
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'budh' (to know).
  Root: budh (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, et cetera
  indeclinable (used as suffix)

प्राणजीवाद्यभावतः (prāṇajīvādyabhāvataḥ) - due to the absence of life-force (prāṇa), individual souls (jīva), etc. (due to the absence of life-breath (prāṇa), individual soul (jīva), etc.)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of prāṇajīvādyabhāva

prāṇajīvādyabhāva - absence of life-breath, individual soul, etc.

Compound: prāṇa (life-breath) + jīva (individual soul) + ādi (etc.) + abhāva (absence).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+jīva+ādi+abhāva)

• prāṇa – life-breath, vital energy, breath (prāṇa)
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'an' (to breathe) with prefix 'pra'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)
• jīva – individual soul, living being (jīva)
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'jīv' (to live).
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, et cetera
  indeclinable (used as suffix)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence, negation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses cause or reason ("due to").