योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-30, verse-10

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
ससर्वावरणा एते महत्यन्तविवर्जिते ।
ब्रह्माण्डा भान्ति दुर्दृष्टेर्व्योम्नि केशोण्ड्रको यथा ॥ १० ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
sasarvāvaraṇā ete mahatyantavivarjite ,
brahmāṇḍā bhānti durdṛṣṭervyomni keśoṇḍrako yathā 10

10. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca sasarvāvaraṇāḥ ete mahati antavivarjite
brahmāṇḍāḥ bhānti durdṛṣṭeḥ vyomni keśoṇḍrakaḥ yathā

10. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca durdṛṣṭeḥ vyomni keśoṇḍrakaḥ yathā,
ete sasarvāvaraṇāḥ brahmāṇḍāḥ mahati antavivarjite bhānti.

10. Shri Vasishtha said: Just as an illusory hair-loop (keśoṇḍraka) appears in the sky (vyoman) due to faulty vision, so do these universes (brahmāṇḍa), complete with all their coverings, appear in the vast, boundless expanse.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Shri Vasishtha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ससर्वावरणाः (sasarvāvaraṇāḥ) - with all coverings, fully enveloped, possessing all coverings

• एते (ete) - these

• महति (mahati) - in the great, in the vast, in the extensive

• अन्तविवर्जिते (antavivarjite) - in the endless, in the boundless, without end

• ब्रह्माण्डाः (brahmāṇḍāḥ) - universes, cosmic eggs

• भान्ति (bhānti) - they appear, they shine, they are visible

• दुर्दृष्टेः (durdṛṣṭeḥ) - from a faulty vision, by a deluded perception

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

• केशोण्ड्रकः (keśoṇḍrakaḥ) - a hair-loop, a thread-like optical illusion, a floater in the eye

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Shri Vasishtha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Vasistha, the celebrated Vedic sage, often prefixed with Shri for reverence.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, perfect active, parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

ससर्वावरणाः (sasarvāvaraṇāḥ) - with all coverings, fully enveloped, possessing all coverings

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sasarvāvaraṇa

sasarvāvaraṇa - having all coverings; fully enveloped

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+sarva+āvaraṇa)

• sa – with, together with, possessing
  indeclinable
• sarva – all, every, whole, complete
  adjective (masculine)
• āvaraṇa – covering, veil, screen, enclosure
  noun (neuter)
  From √vṛ 'to cover' with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Modifies 'brahmāṇḍāḥ'

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etas

etas - this, these

Note: Refers to 'brahmāṇḍāḥ'

महति (mahati) - in the great, in the vast, in the extensive

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Note: Modifies 'vyomni'

अन्तविवर्जिते (antavivarjite) - in the endless, in the boundless, without end

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of antavivarjita

antavivarjita - without end, boundless, infinite

Compound type : bahuvrihi (anta+vivarjita)

• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)
• vivarjita – devoid of, free from, excluded, abandoned
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √vṛj 'to avoid' with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'vyomni'

ब्रह्माण्डाः (brahmāṇḍāḥ) - universes, cosmic eggs

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brahmāṇḍa

brahmāṇḍa - cosmic egg, universe (literally 'Brahma's egg')

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+aṇḍa)

• brahman – the Absolute, the Supreme Reality; a prayer; a priest
  noun (neuter)
• aṇḍa – egg, testicle, globe, sphere
  noun (neuter)

भान्ति (bhānti) - they appear, they shine, they are visible

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of √bhā

Present Active

3rd person plural, present active, parasmaipada

Root: bhā (class 2)

दुर्दृष्टेः (durdṛṣṭeḥ) - from a faulty vision, by a deluded perception

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of durdṛṣṭi

durdṛṣṭi - bad sight, erroneous perception, deluded vision

Compound type : tatpurusha (dur+dṛṣṭi)

• dur – bad, ill, difficult, hard (prefix)
  indeclinable
• dṛṣṭi – sight, vision, view, perception
  noun (feminine)
  From √dṛś 'to see'
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Implies 'due to' or 'because of'.

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, heaven, atmosphere, space

केशोण्ड्रकः (keśoṇḍrakaḥ) - a hair-loop, a thread-like optical illusion, a floater in the eye

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of keśoṇḍraka

keśoṇḍraka - a hair-loop (an optical illusion of seeing floating hairs or threads, common in ancient Indian medical texts)

Compound type : tatpurusha (keśa+uṇḍraka)

• keśa – hair
  noun (masculine)
• uṇḍraka – a loop, a roll, a coil, a ball
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)