योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-27, verse-17

अस्मिन्नेव गृहाकाशे सर्वा ब्रह्माण्डभूमयः ।
स्थिताः समुद्गके मन्ये यथान्तः सर्षपोत्कराः ॥ १७ ॥

asminneva gṛhākāśe sarvā brahmāṇḍabhūmayaḥ ,
sthitāḥ samudgake manye yathāntaḥ sarṣapotkarāḥ 17

17. asmin eva gṛhākāśe sarvāḥ brahmāṇḍabhūmayaḥ
sthitāḥ samudgake manye yathā antaḥ sarṣapotkarāḥ

17. manye asmin eva gṛhākāśe sarvāḥ brahmāṇḍabhūmayaḥ
sthitāḥ yathā antaḥ samudgake sarṣapotkarāḥ

17. I believe that all the cosmic realms (brahmāṇḍa) are contained right here within this very house-space, just as heaps of mustard seeds are (contained) inside a small box.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this very (house-space) (in this, to this)

• एव (eva) - very (indeed, only, just, quite)

• गृहाकाशे (gṛhākāśe) - within this very house-space (in the space of the house, in the domestic space)

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (all, entire (feminine plural))

• ब्रह्माण्डभूमयः (brahmāṇḍabhūmayaḥ) - all the cosmic realms (brahmāṇḍa) (worlds/realms of the cosmic egg/universe)

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - are situated/contained (situated, standing, placed (feminine plural nominative))

• समुद्गके (samudgake) - inside a small box (in a small box, in a casket)

• मन्ये (manye) - I believe (I think, I believe, I suppose)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside (inside, within)

• सर्षपोत्कराः (sarṣapotkarāḥ) - heaps of mustard seeds

Words meanings and morphology

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this very (house-space) (in this, to this)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally with 'gṛhākāśe'.

एव (eva) - very (indeed, only, just, quite)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding or following word.

गृहाकाशे (gṛhākāśe) - within this very house-space (in the space of the house, in the domestic space)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gṛhākāśa

gṛhākāśa - house space, space of the dwelling

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gṛha+ākāśa)

• gṛha – house, dwelling
  noun (neuter)
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (all, entire (feminine plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

Note: Agrees with `brahmāṇḍabhūmayaḥ`.

ब्रह्माण्डभूमयः (brahmāṇḍabhūmayaḥ) - all the cosmic realms (brahmāṇḍa) (worlds/realms of the cosmic egg/universe)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of brahmāṇḍabhūmi

brahmāṇḍabhūmi - world/realm of the cosmic egg/universe

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahmāṇḍa+bhūmi)

• brahmāṇḍa – cosmic egg, universe
  noun (neuter)
• bhūmi – earth, land, realm, world
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - are situated/contained (situated, standing, placed (feminine plural nominative))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sthita

sthita - situated, standing, placed, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `brahmāṇḍabhūmayaḥ`. Functions as a predicate.

समुद्गके (samudgake) - inside a small box (in a small box, in a casket)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samudgaka

samudgaka - small box, casket, small container

मन्ये (manye) - I believe (I think, I believe, I suppose)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside (inside, within)

(indeclinable)

सर्षपोत्कराः (sarṣapotkarāḥ) - heaps of mustard seeds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarṣapotkara

sarṣapotkara - heap of mustard seeds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarṣapa+utkara)

• sarṣapa – mustard seed
  noun (masculine)
• utkara – heap, pile, multitude
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the comparative clause, implying 'are contained'.