योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-7, verse-32

श्रीराम उवाच ।
इयतो दृश्यजातस्य ब्रह्माण्डस्य जगत्स्थितेः ।
मुने कथमसत्तास्ति क्व मेरुः सर्षपोदरे ॥ ३२ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
iyato dṛśyajātasya brahmāṇḍasya jagatsthiteḥ ,
mune kathamasattāsti kva meruḥ sarṣapodare 32

32. śrīrāma uvāca iyataḥ dṛśyajātasya brahmāṇḍasya
jagatsthiteḥ mune katham asattā asti kva meruḥ sarṣapodare

32. śrīrāma uvāca mune,
iyataḥ dṛśyajātasya brahmāṇḍasya jagatsthiteḥ katham asattā asti? sarṣapodare meruḥ kva?

32. Śrī Rāma said: O Sage, for this vast visible world, this universe, this world-existence, how can there be non-existence? Where is Mount Meru in the belly of a mustard seed?

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इयतः (iyataḥ) - of this much, of such a great extent, of this vast

• दृश्यजातस्य (dṛśyajātasya) - of the collection of visible things, of the visible world, of phenomena

• ब्रह्माण्डस्य (brahmāṇḍasya) - of the universe, of the cosmic egg

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

• मुने (mune) - O sage

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what way

• असत्ता (asattā) - non-existence, unreality

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• क्व (kva) - where

• मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru

• सर्षपोदरे (sarṣapodare) - in the belly of a mustard seed

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense, Active Voice

Perfect tense 3rd person singular of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

इयतः (iyataḥ) - of this much, of such a great extent, of this vast

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of iyat

iyat - so much, so great, of this size/extent

Note: modifies 'dṛśyajātasya', 'brahmāṇḍasya', 'jagatsthiteḥ'

दृश्यजातस्य (dṛśyajātasya) - of the collection of visible things, of the visible world, of phenomena

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of dṛśya-jāta

dṛśya-jāta - collection of visible things, visible world, phenomena

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dṛśya+jāta)

• dṛśya – visible, to be seen, phenomenon
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive/Potential Passive Participle
  Derived from root dṛś with suffix -ya
  Root: dṛś
• jāta – collection, multitude, class, born
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (when adjective)
  Derived from root jan
  Root: jan

ब्रह्माण्डस्य (brahmāṇḍasya) - of the universe, of the cosmic egg

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of brahmāṇḍa

brahmāṇḍa - universe, cosmic egg

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (brahman+aṇḍa)

• brahman – Brahman, the Absolute
  noun (neuter)
• aṇḍa – egg
  noun (neuter)

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

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of jagat-sthiti

jagat-sthiti - world-existence, state of the world

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (jagat+sthiti)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
• sthiti – state, existence, standing
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root sthā
  Root: sthā

मुने (mune) - O sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

कथम् (katham) - how, in what way

(indeclinable)

असत्ता (asattā) - non-existence, unreality

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asattā

asattā - non-existence, unreality, non-being

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (a+sattā)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• sattā – existence, being, reality
  noun (feminine)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Tense, Active Voice

Present tense 3rd person singular of √as

Root: as (class 2)

क्व (kva) - where

(indeclinable)

मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Mount Meru (mythical golden mountain, center of the universe)

सर्षपोदरे (sarṣapodare) - in the belly of a mustard seed

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sarṣapa-udara

sarṣapa-udara - belly of a mustard seed

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sarṣapa+udara)

• sarṣapa – mustard seed
  noun (masculine)
• udara – belly, interior, womb
  noun (neuter)