योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-91, verse-14

क्रियाकमलिनीभानुर्भूतलोदरजीवितम् ।
रूपालोकमनस्कारचमत्कारश्चितेर्यथा ॥ १४ ॥

kriyākamalinībhānurbhūtalodarajīvitam ,
rūpālokamanaskāracamatkāraściteryathā 14

14. kriyākamalinībhānuḥ bhūtalodarajīvitam
rūpālokamanaskāracamatkāraḥ citeḥ yathā

14. kriyākamalinībhānuḥ bhūtalodarajīvitam
citeḥ rūpālokamanaskāracamatkāraḥ yathā

14. It is the sun for the lotus pond of actions, the life within the core of the earth, and for consciousness (citi), it is a source of wonder, like the perception of forms and mental attention.

Words meanings summery:

• क्रियाकमलिनीभानुः (kriyākamalinībhānuḥ) - the sun for the lotus pond of actions

• भूतलोदरजीवितम् (bhūtalodarajīvitam) - the life within the interior/core of the earth

• रूपालोकमनस्कारचमत्कारः (rūpālokamanaskāracamatkāraḥ) - a wonder of form-perception and mental attention

• चितेः (citeḥ) - of consciousness

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like, in the manner that

Words meanings and morphology

क्रियाकमलिनीभानुः (kriyākamalinībhānuḥ) - the sun for the lotus pond of actions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kriyākamalinībhānu

kriyākamalinībhānu - sun for the lotus pond of actions

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kriyākamalinī+bhānu)

• kriyākamalinī – lotus pond of actions
  noun (feminine)
• bhānu – sun, light, ray
  noun (masculine)

भूतलोदरजीवितम् (bhūtalodarajīvitam) - the life within the interior/core of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūtalodarajīvita

bhūtalodarajīvita - life within the core of the earth

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhūtalodara+jīvita)

• bhūtalodara – the interior/core of the earth
  noun (neuter)
• jīvita – life, living, means of life
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
  Derived from root 'jīv' (to live) with suffix '-ita'.
  Root: jīv (class 1)

रूपालोकमनस्कारचमत्कारः (rūpālokamanaskāracamatkāraḥ) - a wonder of form-perception and mental attention

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rūpālokamanaskāracamatkāra

rūpālokamanaskāracamatkāra - a wonder related to the perception of forms and mental attention

Compound type : dvandva (rūpāloka+manaskāra+camatkāra)

• rūpāloka – perception of forms, sight of forms
  noun (masculine)
• manaskāra – mental attention, act of mind
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'manas' (mind) and 'kāra' (action).
• camatkāra – wonder, astonishment, marvelous effect, dazzling effect
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'camat' (an exclamation of wonder) and 'kāra' (making).

चितेः (citeḥ) - of consciousness

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of citi

citi - consciousness, intelligence, thought

Derived from root 'cit' (to perceive, understand).

Root: cit (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

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