योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-28, verse-2

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
क्व ब्रह्माण्डं क्व तद्भित्तिः क्वात्रासौ वज्रसारता ।
किलावश्यं स्थिते देव्यावन्तःपुरवराम्बरे ॥ २ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
kva brahmāṇḍaṃ kva tadbhittiḥ kvātrāsau vajrasāratā ,
kilāvaśyaṃ sthite devyāvantaḥpuravarāmbare 2

2. śrī-vasiṣṭha uvāca kva brahmāṇḍam kva tadbhittiḥ kva atra asau
vajrasāratā kila avaśyam sthite devyau antaḥpuravarāmbare

2. śrī-vasiṣṭha uvāca.
kva brahmāṇḍam? kva tadbhittiḥ? kva atra asau vajrasāratā? kila avaśyam devyau antaḥpuravarāmbare sthite.

2. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: "Where is the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa)? Where is its wall? And where here is that diamond-like hardness? For indeed, the two goddesses certainly resided in the supreme inner space."

Words meanings summery:

• श्री-वसिष्ठ (śrī-vasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (the speaker) (Lord Vasiṣṭha, the auspicious Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• क्व (kva) - where? (where?, in what place?)

• ब्रह्माण्डम् (brahmāṇḍam) - the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa) (the cosmic egg, the universe)

• क्व (kva) - where? (where?, in what place?)

• तद्भ्त्तिः (tadbhttiḥ) - its (the cosmic egg's) wall (its wall)

• क्व (kva) - where? (where?, in what place?)

• अत्र (atra) - here (here, in this place)

• असौ (asau) - that (referring to vajrasāratā) (that (feminine/masculine nominative singular))

• वज्रसारता (vajrasāratā) - that diamond-like hardness (diamond-like hardness, the state of having the essence of a thunderbolt)

• किल (kila) - indeed, for certainly (indeed, certainly, it is said)

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly (certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly)

• स्थिते (sthite) - (the two goddesses) resided (situated, standing, abiding, residing (dual feminine))

• देव्यौ (devyau) - the two goddesses

• अन्तःपुरवराम्बरे (antaḥpuravarāmbare) - in the supreme inner space (in the excellent inner apartment's sky/space)

Words meanings and morphology

श्री-वसिष्ठ (śrī-vasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (the speaker) (Lord Vasiṣṭha, the auspicious Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrī-vasiṣṭha

śrī-vasiṣṭha - Lord Vasiṣṭha, the auspicious Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – splendor, wealth, prosperity, auspiciousness, revered
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Perfect tense (lit) form of 'vac'.

क्व (kva) - where? (where?, in what place?)

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्माण्डम् (brahmāṇḍam) - the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa) (the cosmic egg, the universe)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmāṇḍa

brahmāṇḍa - cosmic egg, universe (brahmāṇḍa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+aṇḍa)

• brahman – the Absolute, the universal spirit (brahman)
  noun (neuter)
• aṇḍa – egg, testicle, globe
  noun (neuter)

क्व (kva) - where? (where?, in what place?)

(indeclinable)

तद्भ्त्तिः (tadbhttiḥ) - its (the cosmic egg's) wall (its wall)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tadbhtti

tadbhtti - its wall

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+bhitti)

• tad – that, its
  pronoun (neuter)
• bhitti – wall, screen, breach
  noun (feminine)

क्व (kva) - where? (where?, in what place?)

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here (here, in this place)

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - that (referring to vajrasāratā) (that (feminine/masculine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder

वज्रसारता (vajrasāratā) - that diamond-like hardness (diamond-like hardness, the state of having the essence of a thunderbolt)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vajrasāratā

vajrasāratā - diamond-like hardness, strength of a thunderbolt

From 'vajrasāra' (essence of thunderbolt/diamond) + 'tā' (suffix for abstract noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajrasāra+tā)

• vajrasāra – essence of a thunderbolt, diamond-like strength
  noun (masculine)
• tā – suffix for forming abstract nouns (e.g. 'divinity' from 'divine')
  suffix (feminine)

किल (kila) - indeed, for certainly (indeed, certainly, it is said)

(indeclinable)

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly (certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly)

(indeclinable)

स्थिते (sthite) - (the two goddesses) resided (situated, standing, abiding, residing (dual feminine))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, abiding, existing, firm

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand) + kta suffix

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the two goddesses.

देव्यौ (devyau) - the two goddesses

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of devī

devī - goddess, queen

अन्तःपुरवराम्बरे (antaḥpuravarāmbare) - in the supreme inner space (in the excellent inner apartment's sky/space)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antaḥpuravarāmbara

antaḥpuravarāmbara - the excellent inner apartment space

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antas+pura+vara+ambara)

• antas – within, inside, inner
  indeclinable
• pura – city, town, stronghold, palace
  noun (neuter)
• vara – excellent, best, supreme, boon
  adjective (masculine)
• ambara – sky, atmosphere, space, garment
  noun (neuter)