योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-7, verse-25

प्रकाशस्य यथालोकः शून्यत्वं नभसो यथा ।
तथेदं संस्थितं यत्र तद्रूपं परमात्मनः ॥ २५ ॥

prakāśasya yathālokaḥ śūnyatvaṃ nabhaso yathā ,
tathedaṃ saṃsthitaṃ yatra tadrūpaṃ paramātmanaḥ 25

25. prakāśasya yathā ālokaḥ śūnyatvam nabhasaḥ yathā
tathā idam saṃsthitam yatra tat rūpam paramātmanaḥ

25. yathā prakāśasya ālokaḥ,
yathā nabhasaḥ śūnyatvam,
tathā yatra idam saṃsthitam,
tat paramātmanaḥ rūpam

25. Just as light (ālokaḥ) belongs to illumination and emptiness (śūnyatvam) belongs to space, similarly, that in which this (universe) is established – that is the nature (rūpam) of the Supreme Self (paramātman).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रकाशस्य (prakāśasya) - of illumination (of light, of shining, of illumination)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, like)

• आलोकः (ālokaḥ) - light (light, seeing, appearance, looking at)

• शून्यत्वम् (śūnyatvam) - emptiness (emptiness, voidness, nothingness)

• नभसः (nabhasaḥ) - of space (of the sky, of space, of atmosphere)

• यथा (yathā) - belongs to (implied 'is to') (as, just as, like)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, similarly)

• इदम् (idam) - this (universe) (this, this (world/universe))

• संस्थितम् (saṁsthitam) - is established (established, existing, situated, standing firm)

• यत्र (yatra) - in which (where, in which, in what place)

• तत् (tat) - that (refers to the previously described state) (that, this)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - nature (form, shape, nature, characteristic)

• परमात्मनः (paramātmanaḥ) - of the Supreme Self (paramātman) (of the Supreme Self)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रकाशस्य (prakāśasya) - of illumination (of light, of shining, of illumination)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prakāśa

prakāśa - light, brightness, illumination, manifestation

Derived from pra + kāś (to shine)

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Possessive relationship with 'ālokaḥ'

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, like)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison

आलोकः (ālokaḥ) - light (light, seeing, appearance, looking at)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āloka

āloka - light, sight, appearance, looking at

Derived from ā + lok (to see)

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Subject of the first comparison

शून्यत्वम् (śūnyatvam) - emptiness (emptiness, voidness, nothingness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnyatva

śūnyatva - emptiness, void, nothingness

Derived from śūnya (empty) + -tva (suffix forming abstract nouns)

Note: Subject of the second comparison

नभसः (nabhasaḥ) - of space (of the sky, of space, of atmosphere)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, space, cloud

Note: Possessive relationship with 'śūnyatvam'

यथा (yathā) - belongs to (implied 'is to') (as, just as, like)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeats the comparison particle

तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, similarly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the second part of the comparison

इदम् (idam) - this (universe) (this, this (world/universe))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this (world, universe)

Note: Refers to the perceived world

संस्थितम् (saṁsthitam) - is established (established, existing, situated, standing firm)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - established, situated, standing firm, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix sam- and kta suffix

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'idam'

यत्र (yatra) - in which (where, in which, in what place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the relative clause

तत् (tat) - that (refers to the previously described state) (that, this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the subject of the first clause

रूपम् (rūpam) - nature (form, shape, nature, characteristic)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, beauty

Note: Predicate noun for 'tat'

परमात्मनः (paramātmanaḥ) - of the Supreme Self (paramātman) (of the Supreme Self)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - Supreme Soul, Supreme Self

Compound of parama (supreme) and ātman (self)

Compound type : tatpurusha (parama+ātman)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate, best
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive case