योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-83, verse-12

यथा चिद्व्योम्नि कचति स्व एवात्मा तथा पटे ।
तथा कचति तत्तत्र कल्पान्तानलनर्तने ॥ १२ ॥

yathā cidvyomni kacati sva evātmā tathā paṭe ,
tathā kacati tattatra kalpāntānalanartane 12

12. yathā cidvyomni kacati svaḥ eva ātmā tathā paṭe
tathā kacati tat tatra kalpāntānalanartane

12. yathā svaḥ eva ātmā cidvyomni kacati tathā paṭe
(kacati) tathā tat tatra kalpāntānalanartane kacati

12. Just as one's own self (ātman) appears brightly in the ether of consciousness, and just as an image appears on a cloth, so too, that very same (reality) manifests there amidst the dance of the cosmic fire at the end of an eon (kalpa).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• चिद्व्योम्नि (cidvyomni) - in the space of consciousness, in the ether of consciousness

• कचति (kacati) - appears, shines, manifests

• स्वः (svaḥ) - one's own, self

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, emphatic particle

• आत्मा (ātmā) - self, soul, spirit

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

• पटे (paṭe) - on a cloth, in a picture

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

• कचति (kacati) - appears, shines, manifests

• तत् (tat) - that same reality/self (that)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• कल्पान्तानलनर्तने (kalpāntānalanartane) - in the dance of the fire of the end of a cosmic cycle (kalpa)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

चिद्व्योम्नि (cidvyomni) - in the space of consciousness, in the ether of consciousness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of cidvyoman

cidvyoman - the ether of consciousness, mental space

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, intellect, pure thought
  noun (feminine)
• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, ether, space
  noun (neuter)

कचति (kacati) - appears, shines, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kac

Root: kac (class 1)

स्वः (svaḥ) - one's own, self

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

Note: Here used adjectivally with ātman, but can also be a substantive.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, emphatic particle

(indeclinable)

आत्मा (ātmā) - self, soul, spirit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)

पटे (paṭe) - on a cloth, in a picture

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of paṭa

paṭa - cloth, garment, screen, painting, picture

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)

कचति (kacati) - appears, shines, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kac

Root: kac (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that same reality/self (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

कल्पान्तानलनर्तने (kalpāntānalanartane) - in the dance of the fire of the end of a cosmic cycle (kalpa)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kalpāntānalanartana

kalpāntānalanartana - dance of the cosmic fire at the end of an eon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalpānta+anala+nartana)

• kalpānta – end of a kalpa (cosmic eon)
  noun (masculine)
• anala – fire, Agni
  noun (masculine)
• nartana – dancing, act of dancing
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root nṛt (to dance) + ana suffix.
  Root: nṛt (class 4)