योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-49, verse-38

स्ववस्तुवच्चेदुत्पत्तिर्बुध्यते बोधरूपिणी ।
तदातिवाहिकी बुद्धिः कथमित्यपि बुध्यते ॥ ३८ ॥

svavastuvaccedutpattirbudhyate bodharūpiṇī ,
tadātivāhikī buddhiḥ kathamityapi budhyate 38

38. sva-vastu-vat cet utpattiḥ budhyate bodha-rūpiṇī
tadā ātivāhikī buddhiḥ katham iti api budhyate

38. cet utpattiḥ sva-vastu-vat bodha-rūpiṇī budhyate,
tadā ātivāhikī buddhiḥ katham iti api budhyate

38. If the origin (utpatti) is understood as having the form of pure awareness (bodha-rūpiṇī), similar to one's own true nature (sva-vastu), then the 'how' of the subtle (ātivāhikī) intellect (buddhi) is also understood.

Words meanings summery:

• स्व-वस्तु-वत् (sva-vastu-vat) - like one's own true nature, as one's own reality

• चेत् (cet) - if

• उत्पत्तिः (utpattiḥ) - origin, production, birth, creation

• बुध्यते (budhyate) - is understood, is known, is perceived

• बोध-रूपिणी (bodha-rūpiṇī) - having the form of awareness, embodied as consciousness

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• आतिवाहिकी (ātivāhikī) - subtle, transitional, pertaining to the subtle vehicle

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, reason, mind

• कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?

• इति (iti) - marks the end of direct or indirect speech/thought, here marking the implied question 'how' (thus, so)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• बुध्यते (budhyate) - is understood, is known, is perceived

Words meanings and morphology

स्व-वस्तु-वत् (sva-vastu-vat) - like one's own true nature, as one's own reality

(indeclinable)

Compound 'sva-vastu' with indeclinable suffix '-vat'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+vastu)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• vastu – thing, object, substance, reality, essential nature
  noun (neuter)
• vat – like, as, similar to
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

उत्पत्तिः (utpattiḥ) - origin, production, birth, creation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of utpatti

utpatti - origin, production, birth, creation, manifestation

Derived from root 'pad' (to go, to fall) with prefix 'ut'

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

बुध्यते (budhyate) - is understood, is known, is perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of budh

Root: budh (class 4)

बोध-रूपिणी (bodha-rūpiṇī) - having the form of awareness, embodied as consciousness

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bodha-rūpiṇī

bodha-rūpiṇ - having the form of awareness, whose nature is consciousness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bodha+rūpiṇ)

• bodha – awareness, consciousness, knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'budh' (to know, perceive)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• rūpiṇ – having form, endowed with shape, beautiful
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'rūpa' (form) with suffix '-in'

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

आतिवाहिकी (ātivāhikī) - subtle, transitional, pertaining to the subtle vehicle

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātivāhika

ātivāhika - subtle, transitional, pertaining to the subtle vehicle (ātivāhika-deha)

Derived from 'ativāha' (carrying over)

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, reason, mind

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, reason, perception

Derived from root 'budh' (to know, perceive)

Root: budh (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - marks the end of direct or indirect speech/thought, here marking the implied question 'how' (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

बुध्यते (budhyate) - is understood, is known, is perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of budh

Root: budh (class 4)