योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-67, verse-28

अरोधकत्वात्खं हेतुर्यथा वृक्षसमुन्नतेः ।
अकर्तापि तथा कर्ता चेतनाब्धिर्जगत्स्थितेः ॥ २८ ॥

arodhakatvātkhaṃ heturyathā vṛkṣasamunnateḥ ,
akartāpi tathā kartā cetanābdhirjagatsthiteḥ 28

28. arodhakātvāt kham hetuḥ yathā vṛkṣasamunnateḥ
akartā api tathā kartā cetanābdhiḥ jagatsthiteḥ

28. yathā arodhakātvāt kham vṛkṣasamunnateḥ hetuḥ
tathā cetanābdhiḥ akartā api jagatsthiteḥ kartā

28. Just as space, due to its non-obstructive nature, is the cause for the growth of a tree, similarly the ocean of consciousness, though not an active agent, is nevertheless the ultimate cause (kartā) for the world's existence.

Words meanings summery:

• अरोधकात्वात् (arodhakātvāt) - due to non-obstruction, from the nature of not obstructing

• खम् (kham) - space, ether, sky

• हेतुः (hetuḥ) - cause, reason, motive

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

• वृक्षसमुन्नतेः (vṛkṣasamunnateḥ) - for the growth of a tree, of the rising/elevation of a tree

• अकर्ता (akartā) - non-doer, not an agent

• अपि (api) - even, also, though

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

• कर्ता (kartā) - ultimate cause or agent for creation/existence (doer, agent, creator)

• चेतनाब्धिः (cetanābdhiḥ) - ocean of consciousness

• जगत्स्थितेः (jagatsthiteḥ) - for the existence of the world, of the world's stability

Words meanings and morphology

अरोधकात्वात् (arodhakātvāt) - due to non-obstruction, from the nature of not obstructing

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of arodhakātva

arodhakātva - non-obstructiveness, the state of not obstructing

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+rodhaka+tva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• rodhaka – obstructing, hindering, impeding; an obstructor
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  derived from root rudh with suffix -aka
  Root: rudh (class 7)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, 'the state of being'
  suffix/noun (neuter)

खम् (kham) - space, ether, sky

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - space, ether, sky, void, heaven

हेतुः (hetuḥ) - cause, reason, motive

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive, origin, means

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

वृक्षसमुन्नतेः (vṛkṣasamunnateḥ) - for the growth of a tree, of the rising/elevation of a tree

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of vṛkṣasamunnati

vṛkṣasamunnati - growth of a tree, elevation of a tree

Compound type : tatpurusha (vṛkṣa+samunnati)

• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• samunnati – growth, elevation, rise, development
  noun (feminine)
  derived from root nam with prefixes sam and ud
  Prefixes: sam+ud
  Root: nam (class 1)

अकर्ता (akartā) - non-doer, not an agent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akartṛ

akartṛ - non-doer, not an agent, one who does not act

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+kartṛ)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kartṛ – doer, agent, creator
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  derived from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अपि (api) - even, also, though

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)

कर्ता (kartā) - ultimate cause or agent for creation/existence (doer, agent, creator)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, agent, creator, author

agent noun

derived from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

चेतनाब्धिः (cetanābdhiḥ) - ocean of consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cetanābdhi

cetanābdhi - ocean of consciousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (cetanā+abdhi)

• cetanā – consciousness, intelligence, perception, awareness
  noun (feminine)
  derived from root cit
  Root: cit (class 1)
• abdhi – ocean, sea, reservoir
  noun (masculine)

जगत्स्थितेः (jagatsthiteḥ) - for the existence of the world, of the world's stability

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of jagatsthiti

jagatsthiti - existence of the world, stability of the world, state of the world

Compound type : tatpurusha (jagat+sthiti)

• jagat – world, universe, that which moves
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  derived from root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)
• sthiti – state, existence, stability, continuance, abiding
  noun (feminine)
  derived from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)