योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-80, verse-20

व्योमाकृतिः स भगवाम्व्योमवर्णो महाद्युतिः ।
चिद्व्योममात्रसारत्वादाकाशात्मा स उच्यते ॥ २० ॥

vyomākṛtiḥ sa bhagavāmvyomavarṇo mahādyutiḥ ,
cidvyomamātrasāratvādākāśātmā sa ucyate 20

20. vyoma-ākṛtiḥ sa bhagavān vyoma-varṇaḥ mahā-dyutiḥ
cit-vyoma-mātra-sāratvāt ākāśa-ātmā sa ucyate

20. saḥ vyoma-ākṛtiḥ bhagavān vyoma-varṇaḥ mahā-dyutiḥ
cit-vyoma-mātra-sāratvāt saḥ ākāśa-ātmā ucyate

20. That glorious being, whose form and color are like the ether and who is greatly radiant, is called 'ether-self' (ākāśa-ātman) because his essential nature (ātman) is solely the ether of consciousness.

20. האל הנשגב הזה הוא בעל צורה וצבע של חלל הרקיע, ובעל זוהר כביר. מכיוון שמהותו התמציתית היא מרחב התודעה הטהור (צִדְ-וְיוֹמַה), הוא מכונה "בעל נשמת החלל".

Words meanings summery:

• व्योम-आकृतिः (vyoma-ākṛtiḥ) - ether-formed, having the form of ether

• स (sa) - that being (he, that)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - glorious, blessed, divine, venerable one

• व्योम-वर्णः (vyoma-varṇaḥ) - ether-colored, sky-colored

• महा-द्युतिः (mahā-dyutiḥ) - greatly radiant, of great splendor

• चित्-व्योम-मात्र-सारत्वात् (cit-vyoma-mātra-sāratvāt) - due to having consciousness-ether as its sole essence

• आकाश-आत्मा (ākāśa-ātmā) - whose self/nature (ātman) is ether (ākāśa)

• स (sa) - that being (he, that)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is spoken of

Words meanings and morphology

व्योम-आकृतिः (vyoma-ākṛtiḥ) - ether-formed, having the form of ether

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyoma-ākṛti

vyoma-ākṛti - ether-formed, having the form of ether

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyoman+ākṛti)

• vyoman – sky, ether, space
  noun (neuter)
• ākṛti – form, shape, figure, appearance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'sa bhagavān'.

स (sa) - that being (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Sandhi form of `saḥ` before soft consonant.

भगवान् (bhagavān) - glorious, blessed, divine, venerable one

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - glorious, divine, blessed, venerable

Possessive suffix -vat

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Refers to Rudra.

व्योम-वर्णः (vyoma-varṇaḥ) - ether-colored, sky-colored

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyoma-varṇa

vyoma-varṇa - ether-colored, sky-colored

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyoman+varṇa)

• vyoman – sky, ether, space
  noun (neuter)
• varṇa – color, appearance, class
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'sa bhagavān'.

महा-द्युतिः (mahā-dyutiḥ) - greatly radiant, of great splendor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahā-dyuti

mahā-dyuti - greatly radiant, of great splendor or brilliance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+dyuti)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective
• dyuti – splendor, brilliance, radiance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'sa bhagavān'.

चित्-व्योम-मात्र-सारत्वात् (cit-vyoma-mātra-sāratvāt) - due to having consciousness-ether as its sole essence

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of cit-vyoma-mātra-sāratva

cit-vyoma-mātra-sāratva - the state of having consciousness-ether as its sole essence

Derived from cit-vyoma-mātra-sāra + tva (suffix for abstract noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+vyoman+mātra+sāra)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• vyoman – sky, ether, space
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – only, merely, solely, just
  indeclinable
• sāra – essence, pith, core, substance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used to express cause or reason.

आकाश-आत्मा (ākāśa-ātmā) - whose self/nature (ātman) is ether (ākāśa)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāśa-ātman

ākāśa-ātman - ether-self, whose self/nature (ātman) is ether (ākāśa)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ākāśa+ātman)

• ākāśa – ether, space, sky
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'sa'.

स (sa) - that being (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Sandhi form of `saḥ` before soft consonant.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is spoken of

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Present Passive

3rd person singular, present tense, passive voice, from root 'vac'

Root: vac (class 2)

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