योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-89, verse-5

तन्मनस्तन्महीपृष्ठं तज्जगत्स पितामहः ।
संकल्पपुरवद्व्योम्नि कचत्येतन्मनोनभः ॥ ५ ॥

tanmanastanmahīpṛṣṭhaṃ tajjagatsa pitāmahaḥ ,
saṃkalpapuravadvyomni kacatyetanmanonabhaḥ 5

5. tat manas tat mahīpṛṣṭham tat jagat saḥ pitāmahaḥ
saṅkalpapuravat vyomni kacati etat manonabhaḥ

5. tat manas tat mahīpṛṣṭham tat jagat saḥ pitāmahaḥ
etat manonabhaḥ saṅkalpapuravat vyomni kacati

5. That (supreme reality) is the mind, that is the surface of the earth; that is the world, that is the Grandfather Brahmā (pitāmaha). This mind-space (manonabhaḥ) manifests like a city conjured by conceptualization (saṅkalpa) in space (vyoman).

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (supreme reality) (that)

• मनस् (manas) - mind, intellect, thought

• तत् (tat) - that (supreme reality) (that)

• महीपृष्ठम् (mahīpṛṣṭham) - surface of the earth (earth's surface, ground)

• तत् (tat) - that (supreme reality) (that)

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, the universe (world, universe, moving)

• सः (saḥ) - that (referring to Brahmā) (he, that)

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Brahmā (grandfather, Brahmā (creator god))

• सङ्कल्पपुरवत् (saṅkalpapuravat) - like a city conjured by conceptualization (saṅkalpa) (like a city of volition/conceptualization)

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in space (in space, in the sky)

• कचति (kacati) - manifests (manifests, shines, appears)

• एतत् (etat) - this (mind-space) (this)

• मनोनभः (manonabhaḥ) - mind-space (mind-space, mental ether)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (supreme reality) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter singular nominative/accusative.

मनस् (manas) - mind, intellect, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, understanding

Stem of the neuter noun ending in -as.

Root: man

Note: Predicative noun for 'tat'.

तत् (tat) - that (supreme reality) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter singular nominative/accusative.

महीपृष्ठम् (mahīpṛṣṭham) - surface of the earth (earth's surface, ground)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahīpṛṣṭha

mahīpṛṣṭha - earth's surface, ground, back of the earth

Compound of mahī (earth) and pṛṣṭha (back, surface).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pṛṣṭha)

• mahī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• pṛṣṭha – back, surface, top
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicative noun for 'tat'.

तत् (tat) - that (supreme reality) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter singular nominative/accusative.

जगत् (jagat) - the world, the universe (world, universe, moving)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe; moving, living

Present Active Participle

From root gam (to go), reduplicated form.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicative noun for 'tat'.

सः (saḥ) - that (referring to Brahmā) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular nominative.

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Brahmā (grandfather, Brahmā (creator god))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, ancestor, Brahmā (as the great ancestor)

Compound of pitṛ (father) and mah (great, revered) - literally 'great father' but means grandfather, also Brahmā.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pitṛ+maha)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• maha – great, exalted, mighty
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Predicative noun for 'saḥ'.

सङ्कल्पपुरवत् (saṅkalpapuravat) - like a city conjured by conceptualization (saṅkalpa) (like a city of volition/conceptualization)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṅkalpapuravat

saṅkalpapuravat - like a city of intention/volition/conceptualization

Adjective formed by adding suffix -vat to the noun 'saṅkalpapura'.

Note: Adverbial adjective, agreeing with 'manonabhaḥ'.

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in space (in space, in the sky)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

Neuter noun ending in -an, locative singular.

Root: vi + yu

Note: Location for 'kacati'.

कचति (kacati) - manifests (manifests, shines, appears)

(verb)

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

Present Active

From root kac (to shine).

Root: kac (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

एतत् (etat) - this (mind-space) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, here

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter singular nominative/accusative.

Note: Modifies 'manonabhaḥ'.

मनोनभः (manonabhaḥ) - mind-space (mind-space, mental ether)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manonabhas

manonabhas - mind-space, mental ether

Compound of manas (mind) and nabhas (sky, space).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+nabhas)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man
• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of 'kacati'.