योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-30, verse-2

ददर्श परमाकाश तत्प्रमाणविवर्जितम् ।
तथा ततं जगदिदं यथा तत्राण्डमात्रकम् ॥ २ ॥

dadarśa paramākāśa tatpramāṇavivarjitam ,
tathā tataṃ jagadidaṃ yathā tatrāṇḍamātrakam 2

2. dadarśa paramam ākāśam tat pramāṇa vivarjitam
tathā tatam jagat idam yathā tatra aṇḍamātrakam

2. (sā) dadarśa paramam ākāśam tat pramāṇa vivarjitam.
tathā tatam idam jagat tatra aṇḍamātrakam yathā.

2. She then perceived the supreme space, which was devoid of any measure or limit. This entire universe was pervading that space in such a way that within it, the universe was merely like a cosmic egg.

Words meanings summery:

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, perceived

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, excellent

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the supreme space (space, ether)

• तत् (tat) - its (referring to space) (that, its)

• प्रमाण (pramāṇa) - measure, proof, authority, limit

• विवर्जितम् (vivarjitam) - devoid of, deprived of, excluded

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

• ततम् (tatam) - spread, extended, pervaded

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• इदम् (idam) - this

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in such a way that

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that (supreme space)

• अण्डमात्रकम् (aṇḍamātrakam) - merely an egg, just a small orb, just a cosmic egg

Words meanings and morphology

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Perfect tense (Liṭ), 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The subject is implied from the context of the larger narrative, likely the consciousness traversing.

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, utmost, excellent, ultimate

Note: Qualifies 'ākāśam'.

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the supreme space (space, ether)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - space, ether, sky, the fifth element

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Object of 'dadarśa'.

तत् (tat) - its (referring to space) (that, its)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to 'ākāśam'. Forms part of an adjective phrase.

प्रमाण (pramāṇa) - measure, proof, authority, limit

(noun)

neuter, singular of pramāṇa

pramāṇa - measure, standard, proof, authority, limit, dimension

Derived from root 'mā' (to measure) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Forms part of the adjectival phrase 'tat pramāṇa vivarjitam'.

विवर्जितम् (vivarjitam) - devoid of, deprived of, excluded

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vivarjita

vivarjita - devoid of, abandoned, excluded, forsaken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vṛj' (to avoid, abandon) with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Forms the adjective phrase 'tat pramāṇa vivarjitam', meaning 'devoid of that measure'.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects with 'yathā'.

ततम् (tatam) - spread, extended, pervaded

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tata

tata - spread, extended, pervaded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'tan' (to stretch, extend).

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'jagat'.

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, all that moves

Derived from root 'gam' (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Qualifies 'jagat'.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in such a way that

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects with 'tathā'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that (supreme space)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to 'paramākāśa'.

अण्डमात्रकम् (aṇḍamātrakam) - merely an egg, just a small orb, just a cosmic egg

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aṇḍamātraka

aṇḍamātraka - merely an egg, just a small orb/sphere, a tiny cosmic egg

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṇḍa+mātraka)

• aṇḍa – egg, testicle, germ, the cosmic egg
  noun (neuter)
• mātraka – only, merely, measuring
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'idam jagat'.