योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-92, verse-55

एवं जलानिलाग्नित्वं भूमित्वं खात्मना मया ।
कृतं चितेव स्वप्नेषु बत मायाविजृम्भितम् ॥ ५५ ॥

evaṃ jalānilāgnitvaṃ bhūmitvaṃ khātmanā mayā ,
kṛtaṃ citeva svapneṣu bata māyāvijṛmbhitam 55

55. evam jalānilāgnitvam bhūmitvam khātmanā mayā
kṛtam citā iva svapneṣu bata māyāvijṛmbhitam

55. evam mayā khātmanā jalānilāgnitvam bhūmitvam
kṛtam citā iva svapneṣu bata māyāvijṛmbhitam

55. Thus, by my own spatial self (ātman), the nature of water, air, fire, and earth was created by me, just as by consciousness (cit) in dreams. Alas, what a wondrous expansion of illusion (māyā)!

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - summarizing the preceding idea (thus, in this manner, so)

• जलानिलाग्नित्वम् (jalānilāgnitvam) - the essence or characteristic of these elements (the state of being water, air, and fire)

• भूमित्वम् (bhūmitvam) - the essence or characteristic of the earth element (the state of being earth, earth-ness)

• खात्मना (khātmanā) - by my own nature which is like space (by the self of space, by my spatial self)

• मया (mayā) - by my own being, the speaker (by me)

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - brought into being (done, made, created)

• चिता (citā) - by the conscious principle (cit) (by consciousness, by thought)

• इव (iva) - introduces a comparison (like, as, as if)

• स्वप्नेषु (svapneṣu) - within the realm of dream states (in dreams)

• बत (bata) - expresses wonder or amazement (alas, oh, indeed)

• मायाविजृम्भितम् (māyāvijṛmbhitam) - the wonderful and deceptive play of cosmic illusion (māyā) (expansion of illusion (māyā), display of māyā)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - summarizing the preceding idea (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

जलानिलाग्नित्वम् (jalānilāgnitvam) - the essence or characteristic of these elements (the state of being water, air, and fire)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jalānilāgnitva

jalānilāgnitva - the state of being water, air, and fire

Derived with '-tva' suffix indicating 'ness' or 'hood'.

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (jala+anila+agni+tva)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• anila – air, wind
  noun (masculine)
• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ag (class 1)
• tva – suffix indicating 'ness', 'hood', 'state of being'
  indeclinable

Note: Refers to the collective nature of the elements.

भूमित्वम् (bhūmitvam) - the essence or characteristic of the earth element (the state of being earth, earth-ness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhūmitva

bhūmitva - the state of being earth, earth-ness

Derived from 'bhūmi' with '-tva' suffix.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūmi+tva)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• tva – suffix indicating 'ness', 'hood', 'state of being'
  indeclinable

Note: Used in conjunction with `jalānilāgnitvam`.

खात्मना (khātmanā) - by my own nature which is like space (by the self of space, by my spatial self)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of khātman

khātman - self of space, spatial self, one whose nature is space

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kha+ātman)

• kha – space, ether, sky, void
  noun (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature, consciousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Implies the boundless and pervasive nature of the speaker's self.

मया (mayā) - by my own being, the speaker (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of mad

mad - I, myself

कृतम् (kṛtam) - brought into being (done, made, created)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, created, performed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'kṛ' (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `jalānilāgnitvam` and `bhūmitvam`.

चिता (citā) - by the conscious principle (cit) (by consciousness, by thought)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, thought, intellect, understanding

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: The instrumental case suggests agency.

इव (iva) - introduces a comparison (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

स्वप्नेषु (svapneṣu) - within the realm of dream states (in dreams)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep, dreaming

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: The comparison is to how consciousness creates worlds in dreams.

बत (bata) - expresses wonder or amazement (alas, oh, indeed)

(indeclinable)

मायाविजृम्भितम् (māyāvijṛmbhitam) - the wonderful and deceptive play of cosmic illusion (māyā) (expansion of illusion (māyā), display of māyā)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of māyāvijṛmbhita

māyāvijṛmbhita - expansion/display/play of māyā, māyā's manifestation

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (māyā+vijṛmbhita)

• māyā – illusion, magic, cosmic illusion, power of creation
  noun (feminine)
  Root: mā (class 2)
• vijṛmbhita – expanded, displayed, manifested, yawned, blossomed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi-√jṛmbh (to expand, open, yawn).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jṛmbh (class 1)

Note: Used as an exclamation.