योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-10, verse-9

यथा न पुत्रिकाशून्यः स्तम्भोऽनुत्कीर्णपुत्रिकः ।
तथा भातं जगद्ब्रह्म तेन शून्य न तत्पदम् ॥ ९ ॥

yathā na putrikāśūnyaḥ stambho'nutkīrṇaputrikaḥ ,
tathā bhātaṃ jagadbrahma tena śūnya na tatpadam 9

9. yathā na putrikāśūnyaḥ stambhaḥ anutkīrṇaputrikaḥ |
tathā bhātam jagat brahma tena śūnyam na tat padam ||

9. yathā stambhaḥ putrikāśūnyaḥ na anutkīrṇaputrikaḥ ca,
tathā jagat brahma bhātam,
tena tat padam na śūnyam.

9. Just as a pillar is not empty of a figure (since the figure's substance is the pillar itself), nor is it (before carving) a carved figure; similarly, the universe is manifested as Brahman, and therefore, that ultimate reality (brahman) is not empty (of the universe).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in which manner)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• पुत्रिकाशून्यः (putrikāśūnyaḥ) - devoid of a figure (devoid of a figure, empty of a figure)

• स्तम्भः (stambhaḥ) - pillar (pillar, post)

• अनुत्कीर्णपुत्रिकः (anutkīrṇaputrikaḥ) - not (yet) carved with a figure (not having a figure carved out)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, in that manner, similarly)

• भातम् (bhātam) - appears (as) (shining, appearing, manifested)

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

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (Brahman, the Absolute Reality)

• तेन (tena) - therefore, by that (reason) (by that, by him, therefore)

• शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty (empty, void, devoid)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• तत् (tat) - that (ultimate) (that, this)

• पदम् (padam) - state, ultimate reality (step, foot, place, state, reality, word)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in which manner)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

पुत्रिकाशून्यः (putrikāśūnyaḥ) - devoid of a figure (devoid of a figure, empty of a figure)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putrikāśūnya

putrikāśūnya - devoid of a figure, empty of a figure

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putrikā+śūnya)

• putrikā – small figure, doll, statue, carved image
  noun (feminine)
• śūnya – empty, void, devoid of
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to stambhaḥ.

स्तम्भः (stambhaḥ) - pillar (pillar, post)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of stambha

stambha - pillar, post, column

Root: stambh (class 1)

अनुत्कीर्णपुत्रिकः (anutkīrṇaputrikaḥ) - not (yet) carved with a figure (not having a figure carved out)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anutkīrṇaputrika

anutkīrṇaputrika - not having a figure carved out

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+utkīrṇa+putrikā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• utkīrṇa – carved out, engraved, extracted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṝ' with upasarga 'ut'
  Prefix: ut
  Root: kṝ (class 6)
• putrikā – small figure, doll, statue, carved image
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to stambhaḥ.

तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, in that manner, similarly)

(indeclinable)

भातम् (bhātam) - appears (as) (shining, appearing, manifested)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāta

bhāta - shining, appeared, manifested

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bhā'

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with jagat.

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - moving, world, universe

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'gam'

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Often used as a noun meaning 'the world'.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (Brahman, the Absolute Reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute Reality, the ultimate truth

Note: Used here as a predicate nominative, identifying jagat with brahma.

तेन (tena) - therefore, by that (reason) (by that, by him, therefore)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Functions as an adverbial 'therefore' or 'by this means'.

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty (empty, void, devoid)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, devoid of

Note: Agrees with padam.

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (ultimate) (that, this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Adjectival to padam.

पदम् (padam) - state, ultimate reality (step, foot, place, state, reality, word)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, place, state, rank, word, verse quarter

Note: Refers to the state of Brahman.