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7,74

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-74, verse-2

परमं यच्चिदाकाशं तद्विराडात्मनो वपुः ।
आद्यन्तमध्यरहितं लघु त्वस्य वपुर्जगत् ॥ २ ॥
paramaṃ yaccidākāśaṃ tadvirāḍātmano vapuḥ ,
ādyantamadhyarahitaṃ laghu tvasya vapurjagat 2
2. paramam yat cidākāśam tat virāṭātmanaḥ vapuḥ
ādyantamadhyarahitam laghu tu asya vapuḥ jagat
2. paramam yat cidākāśam ādyantamadhyarahitam tat
virāṭātmanaḥ vapuḥ tu asya jagat laghu vapuḥ
2. That supreme consciousness-space (cidākāśa) is the form of the Cosmic Person (Virāṭ ātman), which is without beginning, end, or middle. Indeed, this world (jagat) is but a small manifestation of its (Virāṭ's) form.

Words meanings summery:

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  • परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, excellent
  • यत् (yat) - which, that (neuter)
  • चिदाकाशम् (cidākāśam) - consciousness-space, ether of consciousness
  • तत् (tat) - that, it
  • विराटात्मनः (virāṭātmanaḥ) - of the Cosmic Person (Virāṭ ātman)
  • वपुः (vapuḥ) - form, body, essence
  • आद्यन्तमध्यरहितम् (ādyantamadhyarahitam) - without beginning, end, or middle
  • लघु (laghu) - small, light, trifling
  • तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
  • अस्य (asya) - of this (Virāṭ / cidākāśa) (of this, his, its)
  • वपुः (vapuḥ) - manifestation, aspect (form, body)
  • जगत् (jagat) - the manifest world (world, universe, moving)

Words meanings and morphology

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, excellent
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of parama
parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, best
Note: Agrees with cidākāśam.
यत् (yat) - which, that (neuter)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, who, that
Relative pronoun.
चिदाकाशम् (cidākāśam) - consciousness-space, ether of consciousness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cidākāśa
cidākāśa - consciousness-space, the infinite expanse of consciousness (cidākāśa)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+ākāśa)
  • cit – consciousness, intelligence, knowing
    noun (feminine)
  • ākāśa – space, ether, sky
    noun (masculine)
तत् (tat) - that, it
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers back to cidākāśam.
विराटात्मनः (virāṭātmanaḥ) - of the Cosmic Person (Virāṭ ātman)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of virāṭātman
virāṭātman - the universal soul, the soul of the Virāṭ, the Cosmic Person (Virāṭ ātman)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (virāṭ+ātman)
  • virāṭ – universal sovereign, Cosmic Person (Virāṭ), total cosmic manifestation
    noun (masculine)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
    noun (masculine)
Note: Compound of virāṭ and ātman.
वपुः (vapuḥ) - form, body, essence
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus
vapus - body, form, figure, essence, nature
Root: vap
Note: `virāṭātmanaḥ vapuḥ` -> the form of the Virāṭ-self.
आद्यन्तमध्यरहितम् (ādyantamadhyarahitam) - without beginning, end, or middle
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ādyantamadhyarahita
ādyantamadhyarahita - without beginning, end, or middle
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ādi+anta+madhya+rahita)
  • ādi – beginning, first
    noun (masculine)
  • anta – end, boundary
    noun (masculine)
  • madhya – middle, center
    noun (neuter)
  • rahita – devoid of, free from, without
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    rah + kta
    Root: rah
Note: Agrees with cidākāśam and vapuḥ.
लघु (laghu) - small, light, trifling
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of laghu
laghu - light, small, short, quick, insignificant
Note: Agrees with vapuḥ (in asya vapuḥ jagat).
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
अस्य (asya) - of this (Virāṭ / cidākāśa) (of this, his, its)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
Note: Refers to the cidākāśa or Virāṭ.
वपुः (vapuḥ) - manifestation, aspect (form, body)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus
vapus - body, form, figure, essence, nature
Root: vap
Note: This vapuḥ is the predicate nominative for jagat.
जगत् (jagat) - the manifest world (world, universe, moving)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe, moving, what moves
From root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Subject of the second sentence.