योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-73, verse-33

संकल्पनामुपादत्ते स्वदेहे गगनाकृतिः ।
शिरःशब्दार्थदां कांचित्पादशब्दार्थदां क्वचित् ॥ ३३ ॥

saṃkalpanāmupādatte svadehe gaganākṛtiḥ ,
śiraḥśabdārthadāṃ kāṃcitpādaśabdārthadāṃ kvacit 33

33. saṅkalpanām upādatte svadehe gaganākṛtiḥ
śiraḥśabdārthadām kāṃcit pādaśabdārthadām kvacit

33. gaganākṛtiḥ (ayam) svadehe saṅkalpanām upādatte; kāṃcit śiraḥśabdārthadām,
kvacit pādaśabdārthadām (ca)

33. This sky-like (vast, pervasive) consciousness (brahman) creates within its own being mental conceptions (saṅkalpanā) – some giving the meaning of a 'head,' and others, in some places, giving the meaning of a 'foot.'

Words meanings summery:

• सङ्कल्पनाम् (saṅkalpanām) - mental conception, intention, resolve, imagination

• उपादत्ते (upādatte) - assumes, takes up, forms, creates for oneself

• स्वदेहे (svadehe) - in its own essence, within itself (in its own body, in its own being)

• गगनाकृतिः (gaganākṛtiḥ) - the vast, pervasive consciousness (brahman) (having the form of space/sky, sky-like)

• शिरःशब्दार्थदाम् (śiraḥśabdārthadām) - giving the meaning of the word 'head'

• कांचित् (kāṁcit) - some, any

• पादशब्दार्थदाम् (pādaśabdārthadām) - giving the meaning of the word 'foot'

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some place

Words meanings and morphology

सङ्कल्पनाम् (saṅkalpanām) - mental conception, intention, resolve, imagination

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṅkalpanā

saṅkalpanā - mental conception, intention, resolve, imagination, thought, purpose

From root 'kḷp' with prefix 'sam', meaning 'to form a definite idea'.

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Object of 'upādatte'.

उपादत्ते (upādatte) - assumes, takes up, forms, creates for oneself

(verb)

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

Present Middle Voice

Root 'dā' (to give/take) with prefixes 'upa' and 'ā'. The root 'dā' (to give) takes different meaning with prefixes. Here it's 'to take/assume'.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

स्वदेहे (svadehe) - in its own essence, within itself (in its own body, in its own being)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svadeha

svadeha - own body, own being

Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'deha' (body).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sva+deha)

• sva – own, self, property
  pronoun (masculine)
• deha – body, form
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 4)

Note: The locative indicates the place where the action occurs.

गगनाकृतिः (gaganākṛtiḥ) - the vast, pervasive consciousness (brahman) (having the form of space/sky, sky-like)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gaganākṛti

gaganākṛti - having the form of the sky/space, sky-like

Compound of 'gagana' (sky) and 'ākṛti' (form).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gagana+ākṛti)

• gagana – sky, heaven, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance, figure
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'kṛ' with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

शिरःशब्दार्थदाम् (śiraḥśabdārthadām) - giving the meaning of the word 'head'

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śiraḥśabdārthadā

śiraḥśabdārthadā - giving the meaning of 'head'

Compound of 'śiras' (head), 'śabda' (word), 'artha' (meaning), and 'dā' (giving).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śiras+śabda+artha+dā)

• śiras – head
  noun (neuter)
• śabda – word, sound
  noun (masculine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object
  noun (masculine)
• dā – giving, bestowing
  adjective (feminine)
  Agent Noun (from root dā)
  From root 'dā' (to give) with suffix 'a'.
  Root: dā (class 3)

कांचित् (kāṁcit) - some, any

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kāṃcit

kāṁcit - some, any, a certain

Feminine accusative singular of 'kaścid'.

पादशब्दार्थदाम् (pādaśabdārthadām) - giving the meaning of the word 'foot'

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pādaśabdārthadā

pādaśabdārthadā - giving the meaning of 'foot'

Compound of 'pāda' (foot), 'śabda' (word), 'artha' (meaning), and 'dā' (giving).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāda+śabda+artha+dā)

• pāda – foot, leg, quarter
  noun (masculine)
• śabda – word, sound
  noun (masculine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object
  noun (masculine)
• dā – giving, bestowing
  adjective (feminine)
  Agent Noun (from root dā)
  From root 'dā' (to give) with suffix 'a'.
  Root: dā (class 3)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some place

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'kva' (where) + 'cit'.