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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-70, verse-21

चिदेवेयं शिलाकारमवतिष्ठति बिभ्रती ।
अङ्गमस्या जगज्जालं मरुतः स्पन्दनं यथा ॥ २१ ॥
cideveyaṃ śilākāramavatiṣṭhati bibhratī ,
aṅgamasyā jagajjālaṃ marutaḥ spandanaṃ yathā 21
21. cit eva iyam śilā ākāram avatiṣṭhati bibhratī
aṅgam asyāḥ jagat jālam marutaḥ spandanam yathā
21. This very consciousness (cit) exists steadfastly in a rock-like form, sustaining the entire network of worlds as its body, just as pulsation is the very nature of the wind.

Words meanings summery:

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  • चित् (cit) - pure consciousness (cit) (consciousness, pure awareness)
  • एव (eva) - very (indeed, only, just, alone)
  • इयम् (iyam) - this (consciousness) (this, this one)
  • शिला (śilā) - rock-like (in its steadfastness) (rock, stone)
  • आकारम् (ākāram) - in a rock-like form (form, shape, appearance)
  • अवतिष्ठति (avatiṣṭhati) - exists steadfastly (stands, abides, remains, exists)
  • बिभ्रती (bibhratī) - sustaining (bearing, carrying, sustaining)
  • अङ्गम् (aṅgam) - its body (body, limb, part)
  • अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of this (consciousness) (of this, her)
  • जगत् (jagat) - the worlds (of the network of worlds) (world, universe)
  • जालम् (jālam) - network (of worlds) (net, network, multitude)
  • मरुतः (marutaḥ) - of the wind (of the wind, wind's)
  • स्पन्दनम् (spandanam) - pulsation, movement (vibration, pulsation, movement)
  • यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

Words meanings and morphology

चित् (cit) - pure consciousness (cit) (consciousness, pure awareness)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cit
cit - consciousness, pure awareness, thought
एव (eva) - very (indeed, only, just, alone)
(indeclinable)
इयम् (iyam) - this (consciousness) (this, this one)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one, the present
शिला (śilā) - rock-like (in its steadfastness) (rock, stone)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śilā
śilā - rock, stone, slab
Note: Used adjectivally within `śilākāram` (rock-like form).
आकारम् (ākāram) - in a rock-like form (form, shape, appearance)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ākāra
ākāra - form, shape, appearance, external aspect
Derived from `ā` (upasarga) + root `kṛ` (to make) + `ghaň` (suffix).
Prefix: ā
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Functions adverbially, indicating 'in the form of'.
अवतिष्ठति (avatiṣṭhati) - exists steadfastly (stands, abides, remains, exists)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of sthā
present active 3rd singular
Root `sthā` (class 1) with upasarga `ava`.
Prefix: ava
Root: sthā (class 1)
बिभ्रती (bibhratī) - sustaining (bearing, carrying, sustaining)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhṛ
bhṛ - to bear, carry, support, sustain, maintain
present active participle
Root `bhṛ` (class 3) + `śatṛ` suffix + feminine nominative singular ending `ī`.
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
Note: Present active participle acting as an adjective.
अङ्गम् (aṅgam) - its body (body, limb, part)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of aṅga
aṅga - body, limb, part, constituent
Note: Direct object of the participle `bibhratī` in relation to `jagajjālam`.
अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of this (consciousness) (of this, her)
(pronoun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one, the present
Note: Refers to `cit` (consciousness).
जगत् (jagat) - the worlds (of the network of worlds) (world, universe)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe; moving, living
present active participle (used as noun)
Derived from root `gam` (to go) with reduplication, used as a neuter noun.
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Forms a compound with `jālam`.
जालम् (jālam) - network (of worlds) (net, network, multitude)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of jāla
jāla - net, mesh, network, multitude
Note: Direct object of `bibhratī`.
मरुतः (marutaḥ) - of the wind (of the wind, wind's)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of marut
marut - wind, air, a deity of wind
स्पन्दनम् (spandanam) - pulsation, movement (vibration, pulsation, movement)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of spandana
spandana - vibration, pulsation, trembling, movement
Derived from root `spand` (to tremble, vibrate) with suffix `ana`.
Root: spand (class 1)
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like
(indeclinable)