योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-31, verse-8

देव्यो विविशतुस्तत्ते व्योम व्योमात्मिके जगत् ।
ब्रह्माण्डेऽन्तर्यथा पक्वं मृदुबिल्वं पिपीलिके ॥ ८ ॥

devyo viviśatustatte vyoma vyomātmike jagat ,
brahmāṇḍe'ntaryathā pakvaṃ mṛdubilvaṃ pipīlike 8

8. devyo viviśatuḥ tat te vyoma vyomātmike jagat
brahmāṇḍe antar yathā pakvaṃ mṛdubilvaṃ pipīlike

8. vyomātmike devyo,
te vyoma jagat brahmāṇḍe antar viviśatuḥ,
yathā pipīlike pakvaṃ mṛdubilvaṃ (praviśataḥ)

8. O two goddesses, who embody the essence of space (ātman), you both entered that spatial world within the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa), just as two ants enter a ripe, soft bilva fruit.

Words meanings summery:

• देव्यो (devyo) - the two goddesses

• विविशतुः (viviśatuḥ) - they (two) entered

• तत् (tat) - that (neuter)

• ते (te) - those two

• व्योम (vyoma) - space, sky

• व्योमात्मिके (vyomātmike) - O two who embody the essence of space (ātman) (O you two who are the essence of space, O two souls of space)

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• ब्रह्माण्डे (brahmāṇḍe) - in the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa) (in the cosmic egg, in the universe)

• अन्तर् (antar) - within, inside

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• पक्वम् (pakvam) - ripe, cooked, matured

• मृदुबिल्वम् (mṛdubilvam) - soft bilva fruit

• पिपीलिके (pipīlike) - two ants

Words meanings and morphology

देव्यो (devyo) - the two goddesses

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of devī

devī - goddess

Note: Refers to Lila and Sarasvati.

विविशतुः (viviśatuḥ) - they (two) entered

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of viś

Root: viś (class 6)

तत् (tat) - that (neuter)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to `jagat` or `vyoma`.

ते (te) - those two

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the two objects `vyoma` and `jagat` collectively.

व्योम (vyoma) - space, sky

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

Note: Direct object of `viviśatuḥ`.

व्योमात्मिके (vyomātmike) - O two who embody the essence of space (ātman) (O you two who are the essence of space, O two souls of space)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, dual of vyomātmikā

vyomātmikā - one whose essence is space, soul of space

Compound of `vyoma` (space) and `ātmikā` (feminine of `ātmika`, related to `ātman`).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vyoman+ātmikā)

• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• ātmikā – essential, relating to the self (ātman), (feminine form)
  adjective (feminine)
  Derived from `ātman` with suffix `ika`.

Note: Vocative dual, referring to the two goddesses.

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living

Present active participle of `gam`.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Direct object of `viviśatuḥ`.

ब्रह्माण्डे (brahmāṇḍe) - in the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa) (in the cosmic egg, in the universe)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of brahmāṇḍa

brahmāṇḍa - Brahma's egg, universe, cosmos

Compound of `brahman` and `aṇḍa`.

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (brahman+aṇḍa)

• brahman – Brahma (the creator deity), the Absolute (brahman)
  noun (neuter)
• aṇḍa – egg
  noun (neuter)

अन्तर् (antar) - within, inside

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs locative case `brahmāṇḍe`.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

पक्वम् (pakvam) - ripe, cooked, matured

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pakva

pakva - ripe, cooked, matured

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `pac` (to cook, ripen).

Root: pac (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `bilvam`.

मृदुबिल्वम् (mṛdubilvam) - soft bilva fruit

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mṛdubilva

mṛdubilva - soft bilva fruit

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mṛdu+bilva)

• mṛdu – soft, tender
  adjective (neuter)
• bilva – bilva tree or fruit (Aegle marmelos)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of the implied verb (e.g., `praviśataḥ` - enter) for the ants.

पिपीलिके (pipīlike) - two ants

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of pipīlikā

pipīlikā - ant

Note: Subject of the simile.