योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-73, verse-47

स्वयंभूरेष कथितो विराडेष स उच्यते ।
ब्रह्माण्डात्मा जगद्देहो वस्तुतस्तु नभोमयः ॥ ४७ ॥

svayaṃbhūreṣa kathito virāḍeṣa sa ucyate ,
brahmāṇḍātmā jagaddeho vastutastu nabhomayaḥ 47

47. svayambhūḥ eṣaḥ kathitaḥ virāṭ eṣaḥ saḥ ucyate
brahmāṇḍātmā jagaddehaḥ vastutaḥ tu nabhomayaḥ

47. eṣaḥ svayambhūḥ kathitaḥ; eṣaḥ saḥ virāṭ ucyate.
brahmāṇḍātmā jagaddehaḥ tu vastutaḥ nabhomayaḥ

47. This being (eṣaḥ) is called the self-existent (svayambhū); he (saḥ) is also referred to as Virāṭ. While his very essence (ātman) is the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa) and his body is the entire world, in reality, he is purely of the nature of space (nabhas).

Words meanings summery:

• स्वयम्भूः (svayambhūḥ) - self-existent, self-born

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

• कथितः (kathitaḥ) - called, said, related

• विराट् (virāṭ) - Virāṭ (a cosmic form, the universal being)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared

• ब्रह्माण्डात्मा (brahmāṇḍātmā) - whose essence is the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa), the soul of the universe

• जगद्देहः (jagaddehaḥ) - whose body is the world, having the world as its body

• वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, actually

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• नभोमयः (nabhomayaḥ) - consisting of space/ether, made of sky

Words meanings and morphology

स्वयम्भूः (svayambhūḥ) - self-existent, self-born

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svayambhū

svayambhū - self-existent, self-born, creator

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (svayam+bhū)

• svayam – self, by oneself
  indeclinable
• bhū – being, existing, born
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

कथितः (kathitaḥ) - called, said, related

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kathita

kathita - told, related, spoken, called

Past passive participle

Derived from root 'kath' (to tell, relate)

Root: kath (class 10)

विराट् (virāṭ) - Virāṭ (a cosmic form, the universal being)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virāṭ

virāṭ - Virāṭ, the universal form of the Supreme Being, primeval being

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared

(verb)

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

Passive form of root 'vac'

Root: vac (class 2)

ब्रह्माण्डात्मा (brahmāṇḍātmā) - whose essence is the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa), the soul of the universe

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmāṇḍātman

brahmāṇḍātman - whose essence is the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa), the soul/self of the universe

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (brahmāṇḍa+ātman)

• brahmāṇḍa – cosmic egg, universe, creation (brahmāṇḍa)
  noun (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, spirit, individual soul (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

जगद्देहः (jagaddehaḥ) - whose body is the world, having the world as its body

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jagaddeha

jagaddeha - whose body is the world, having the world as its body

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (jagat+deha)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• deha – body, form, person
  noun (masculine)

वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, actually

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'vastu' (thing, reality) with suffix -tas

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

नभोमयः (nabhomayaḥ) - consisting of space/ether, made of sky

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nabhomaya

nabhomaya - consisting of space or ether (nabhas), ethereal

Compound type : Tatpurusha (nabhas+maya)

• nabhas – sky, heaven, atmosphere, space, ether (nabhas)
  noun (neuter)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of
  suffix (masculine)
  Suffix -maya indicating composition or abundance