योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-62, verse-16

पाषाणोदरलेखौघन्यायेनात्मनि तिष्ठता ।
ब्रह्मणा नियतिः सर्गो बुद्धोऽबोधवतेव खम् ॥ १६ ॥

pāṣāṇodaralekhaughanyāyenātmani tiṣṭhatā ,
brahmaṇā niyatiḥ sargo buddho'bodhavateva kham 16

16. pāṣāṇodaralekhaughanyāyena ātmani tiṣṭhatā brahmaṇā
niyatiḥ sargaḥ buddhaḥ abodhāvatā iva kham

16. brahmaṇā tiṣṭhatā ātmani pāṣāṇodaralekhaughanyāyena
sargaḥ niyatiḥ buddhaḥ abodhāvatā kham iva

16. By Brahman (brahman), abiding in its true Self (ātman), through the analogy of etchings within a stone, creation (sarga) is understood as the intrinsic nature (niyati); just as space (kham) is understood by an ignorant person.

Words meanings summery:

• पाषाणोदरलेखौघन्यायेन (pāṣāṇodaralekhaughanyāyena) - through the analogy of etchings within a stone (referring to inherent, unchangeable nature) (by the principle/analogy of a multitude of writings (or lines) on the belly (surface) of a stone)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in its true Self (referring to Brahman's own Self) (in the Self, in oneself)

• तिष्ठता (tiṣṭhatā) - by Brahman, who is abiding (in its Self) (by the one abiding, by the one existing, by the one situated)

• ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahman

• नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - fixed cosmic law, intrinsic nature, destiny

• सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation

• बुद्धः (buddhaḥ) - understood, known, perceived

• अबोधावता (abodhāvatā) - by the ignorant one, by one possessing lack of knowledge

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• खम् (kham) - space, ether, sky

Words meanings and morphology

पाषाणोदरलेखौघन्यायेन (pāṣāṇodaralekhaughanyāyena) - through the analogy of etchings within a stone (referring to inherent, unchangeable nature) (by the principle/analogy of a multitude of writings (or lines) on the belly (surface) of a stone)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāṣāṇodaralekhaughanyāya

pāṣāṇodaralekhaughanyāya - the principle/analogy of a collection of writings/lines on a stone's surface

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṣāṇa+udara+lekha+ogha+nyāya)

• pāṣāṇa – stone, rock
  noun (masculine)
• udara – belly, interior, surface
  noun (neuter)
• lekha – writing, line, drawing, mark
  noun (masculine)
  from root likh
  Root: likh (class 6)
• ogha – flood, multitude, collection, heap
  noun (masculine)
• nyāya – rule, method, analogy, principle
  noun (masculine)
  from ni-i
  Prefix: ni
  Root: i (class 2)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in its true Self (referring to Brahman's own Self) (in the Self, in oneself)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, essence, individual self

Root: an (class 2)

तिष्ठता (tiṣṭhatā) - by Brahman, who is abiding (in its Self) (by the one abiding, by the one existing, by the one situated)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - abiding, standing, existing

Present Active Participle

from sthā (1P)

Root: sthā (class 1)

ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahman

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality

Note: Agent of 'buddhaḥ'

नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - fixed cosmic law, intrinsic nature, destiny

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niyati

niyati - fixed order, destiny, fate, cosmic law, natural law, intrinsic nature

from ni-yam

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, discharge, release

from sṛj (6P) with prefix sa

Prefix: sṛ

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Subject of 'buddhaḥ'

बुद्धः (buddhaḥ) - understood, known, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of buddha

buddha - understood, known, enlightened, awakened

Past Passive Participle

from root budh

Root: budh (class 1)

अबोधावता (abodhāvatā) - by the ignorant one, by one possessing lack of knowledge

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of abodhāvat

abodhāvat - ignorant, unperceiving, possessing lack of knowledge

from a-bodha + matUP (vat)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+bodha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• bodha – understanding, knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  from root budh
  Root: budh (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

खम् (kham) - space, ether, sky

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - space, ether, sky, void