योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-72, verse-28

जगदादिकया भासा चिन्मात्रं स्वदते स्वतः ।
आत्मनात्माम्बरे द्वैते स्पन्दनेनेव मारुतः ॥ २८ ॥

jagadādikayā bhāsā cinmātraṃ svadate svataḥ ,
ātmanātmāmbare dvaite spandaneneva mārutaḥ 28

28. jagat-ādikayā bhāsā cinmātram svadate svataḥ
ātmanā ātma-ambare dvaite spandanena iva mārutaḥ

28. mārutaḥ spandanena iva cinmātram jagat-ādikayā
bhāsā svataḥ ātmanā ātma-ambare dvaite svadate

28. Just as the wind (mārutaḥ) moves by its pulsation (spandanena iva) within the sky, pure consciousness (cinmātram), by its own inherent light that is the origin of the world, spontaneously experiences itself (ātmanā) within the expanse of the self (ātma-ambare) as duality (dvaite).

Words meanings summery:

• जगत्-आदिकया (jagat-ādikayā) - by the light which is the origin of the world (by the primal world, by the initial world)

• भासा (bhāsā) - by its light (by light, by splendor, by appearance)

• चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - pure consciousness (pure consciousness, mere consciousness)

• स्वदते (svadate) - experiences (tastes, relishes, experiences, enjoys)

• स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously (spontaneously, naturally, by oneself, from oneself)

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by its own self (ātman) (by the self, by the soul, by oneself)

• आत्म-अम्बरे (ātma-ambare) - within the expanse of the self (ātman) (in the sky of the self, in the space of the self)

• द्वैते (dvaite) - as duality (in duality, in a dual state, in a pair)

• स्पन्दनेन (spandanena) - by its pulsation (by pulsation, by vibration, by movement)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - the wind (mārutaḥ) (wind, air, a god of wind)

Words meanings and morphology

जगत्-आदिकया (jagat-ādikayā) - by the light which is the origin of the world (by the primal world, by the initial world)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jagat-ādikā

jagat-ādikā - that which is the origin of the world, initial world

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+ādikā)

• jagat – world, universe, moving, living beings
  noun (neuter)
  Present active participle of root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)
• ādikā – first, primeval, beginning, origin
  noun (feminine)

भासा (bhāsā) - by its light (by light, by splendor, by appearance)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhās

bhās - light, luster, splendor, appearance

Root: bhās (class 2)

चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - pure consciousness (pure consciousness, mere consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cinmātra

cinmātra - pure consciousness, mere consciousness, consisting only of thought

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+mātra)

• cit – consciousness, thought, understanding
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – only, mere, just, measure
  indeclinable (neuter)

स्वदते (svadate) - experiences (tastes, relishes, experiences, enjoys)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of svad

Present tense, Atmanepada

Root: svad (class 1)

स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously (spontaneously, naturally, by oneself, from oneself)

(indeclinable)

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by its own self (ātman) (by the self, by the soul, by oneself)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul, essential nature

आत्म-अम्बरे (ātma-ambare) - within the expanse of the self (ātman) (in the sky of the self, in the space of the self)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ātma-ambara

ātma-ambara - sky/space of the self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+ambara)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• ambara – sky, atmosphere, space, garment
  noun (neuter)

द्वैते (dvaite) - as duality (in duality, in a dual state, in a pair)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dvaita

dvaita - duality, dualism, pair, a set of two

Note: Can also be interpreted adverbially, 'as duality'.

स्पन्दनेन (spandanena) - by its pulsation (by pulsation, by vibration, by movement)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of spandana

spandana - pulsation, vibration, trembling, movement

Root: spand (class 1)

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - the wind (mārutaḥ) (wind, air, a god of wind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māruta

māruta - wind, air, god of wind, son of Marut

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