योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-72, verse-16

अथ तन्मन आभोगि भाविताहंकृति स्फुरत् ।
संकल्पात्मकमाकाशमास्ते स्तिमितमक्षयम् ॥ १६ ॥

atha tanmana ābhogi bhāvitāhaṃkṛti sphurat ,
saṃkalpātmakamākāśamāste stimitamakṣayam 16

16. atha tat manaḥ ābhogi bhāvitāhaṅkṛti sphurat
saṅkalpātmakam ākāśam āste stimitam akṣayam

16. atha tat manaḥ ābhogi bhāvitāhaṅkṛti sphurat
saṅkalpātmakam stimitam akṣayam ākāśam āste

16. Then, that all-pervading mind, manifesting as the conceived ego (ahaṅkāra) and essentially characterized by intention (saṅkalpa), remains as tranquil, imperishable space (ākāśa).

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - Then (now, then, thereupon)

• तत् (tat) - that (that, this, he, she, it)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, consciousness, intellect)

• आभोगि (ābhogi) - all-pervading (all-pervading, comprehensive, enjoying)

• भाविताहङ्कृति (bhāvitāhaṅkṛti) - manifesting as the conceived ego (ahaṅkāra) (having conceived ego, imbued with ego)

• स्फुरत् (sphurat) - manifesting (throbbing, sparkling, manifesting, appearing)

• सङ्कल्पात्मकम् (saṅkalpātmakam) - essentially characterized by intention (saṅkalpa) (of the nature of intention, volitional)

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space (ākāśa) (space, ether, sky)

• आस्ते (āste) - remains (remains, exists, sits)

• स्तिमितम् (stimitam) - tranquil (motionless, tranquil, calm)

• अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable (imperishable, eternal, undecaying)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - Then (now, then, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (that, this, he, she, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Neuter nominative/accusative singular of tad.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, consciousness, intellect)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart

आभोगि (ābhogi) - all-pervading (all-pervading, comprehensive, enjoying)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ābhogin

ābhogin - all-pervading, enjoying, comprehensive

Nominative singular masculine/feminine/neuter of ābhogin (i-stem).

Note: Agreeing with manaḥ.

भाविताहङ्कृति (bhāvitāhaṅkṛti) - manifesting as the conceived ego (ahaṅkāra) (having conceived ego, imbued with ego)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāvitāhaṅkṛti

bhāvitāhaṅkṛti - that in which ego is conceived, imbued with ego

Bahuvrīhi compound: bhāvita (conceived, imagined) + ahaṅkṛti (ego, egoism).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhāvita+ahaṅkṛti)

• bhāvita – conceived, imagined, manifested, brought into existence
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhū (to be, to become) with causative suffix and past participle suffix.
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ahaṅkṛti – ego, egoism, consciousness of self
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agreeing with manaḥ.

स्फुरत् (sphurat) - manifesting (throbbing, sparkling, manifesting, appearing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sphurat

sphurat - manifesting, throbbing, glittering, appearing

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root sphur (to throb, flash, manifest), 6th class.

Root: sphur (class 6)

Note: Agreeing with manaḥ.

सङ्कल्पात्मकम् (saṅkalpātmakam) - essentially characterized by intention (saṅkalpa) (of the nature of intention, volitional)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṅkalpātmaka

saṅkalpātmaka - of the nature of resolve/will/intention, volitional

Tatpuruṣa compound: saṅkalpa (intention, will, resolve) + ātmaka (having the nature of).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpa+ātmaka)

• saṅkalpa – intention, will, resolve, volitional thought
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kḷp with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agreeing with manaḥ.

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space (ākāśa) (space, ether, sky)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - space, ether, sky

Note: Predicate nominative, agreeing with manaḥ.

आस्ते (āste) - remains (remains, exists, sits)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, ātmanepada, present (laṭ) of ās

Root: ās (class 2)

स्तिमितम् (stimitam) - tranquil (motionless, tranquil, calm)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of stimita

stimita - motionless, tranquil, calm, wet

Note: Agreeing with ākāśam.

अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable (imperishable, eternal, undecaying)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akṣaya

akṣaya - imperishable, eternal, undecaying

From a (not) + kṣaya (decay, destruction).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• kṣaya – decay, destruction, loss
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kṣi (to decay, perish).
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with ākāśam.

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