योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-4, verse-38

अहमर्थादियं बीजात्सत्ता बिम्बलतोत्थिता ।
यस्यां जगन्त्यनन्तानि फलान्यायान्ति यान्तिच ॥ ३८ ॥

ahamarthādiyaṃ bījātsattā bimbalatotthitā ,
yasyāṃ jagantyanantāni phalānyāyānti yāntica 38

38. ahamarthāt iyam bījāt sattā bimba latā utthitā
yasyām jaganti anantāni phalāni āyānti yānti ca

38. ahamarthāt bījāt iyam sattā bimbalatā utthitā
yasyām anantāni jaganti phalāni āyānti ca yānti

38. From the 'I'-sense (ahamartha), which acts as the seed, this existence (sattā) arises like a creeper of reflections. On this creeper, countless worlds (jaganti) constantly appear as fruits and then vanish.

Words meanings summery:

• अहमर्थात् (ahamarthāt) - from the 'I'-sense, from the ego-principle

• इयम् (iyam) - this, she (feminine)

• बीजात् (bījāt) - from the seed, from the origin

• सत्ता (sattā) - existence, being, reality, essence

• बिम्ब (bimba) - reflection, image, disk, object

• लता (latā) - creeper, vine

• उत्थिता (utthitā) - arisen, emerged, standing up

• यस्याम् (yasyām) - in which (feminine)

• जगन्ति (jaganti) - worlds, universes

• अनन्तानि (anantāni) - infinite, endless, boundless

• फलानि (phalāni) - fruits, results, consequences

• आयान्ति (āyānti) - they come, they arrive, they appear

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they depart, they disappear

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

अहमर्थात् (ahamarthāt) - from the 'I'-sense, from the ego-principle

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ahamartha

ahamartha - the meaning or object of 'I', the 'I'-sense, ego

Compound of aham (I) and artha (meaning/object).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (aham+artha)

• aham – I
  pronoun
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates the origin.

इयम् (iyam) - this, she (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

बीजात् (bījāt) - from the seed, from the origin

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause, source

Note: In apposition to ahamarthāt.

सत्ता (sattā) - existence, being, reality, essence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sattā

sattā - existence, being, reality, essence, status

From sat (being) + tā (suffix for abstract noun).

बिम्ब (bimba) - reflection, image, disk, object

(noun)

neuter, singular of bimba

bimba - image, reflection, disk (e.g., of sun/moon), original

लता (latā) - creeper, vine

(noun)

feminine, singular of latā

latā - creeper, vine, slender branch

उत्थिता (utthitā) - arisen, emerged, standing up

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of utthita

utthita - arisen, standing up, emerged, produced

Past Passive Participle

From prefix ud + root sthā (to stand).

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for sattā.

यस्याम् (yasyām) - in which (feminine)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Relative pronoun.

जगन्ति (jaganti) - worlds, universes

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

Present Active Participle

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of āyānti and yānti.

अनन्तानि (anantāni) - infinite, endless, boundless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ananta

ananta - infinite, endless, boundless, Vishnu/Shesha

From a- (negation) + anta (end).

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+anta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

फलानि (phalāni) - fruits, results, consequences

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

Note: Acts as a predicate for jaganti or adverbially.

आयान्ति (āyānti) - they come, they arrive, they appear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of ā-yā

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they depart, they disappear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects āyānti and yānti.