योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-71, verse-42

क्वाकारोऽम्बरपूरकः क्व च नवं तुच्छात्मसूचीवपू ।
रोदोरन्ध्रसमं क्व वास्य कुहरं क्वेदं च सूचीमुखम् ।
क्व ग्रासो बहुमांसभारबहुलः क्वाब्बिन्दुना भोजनं ।
सूक्ष्मास्म्येतदहो मयैव रचितं स्वात्मक्षये नाटकम् ॥ ४२ ॥

kvākāro'mbarapūrakaḥ kva ca navaṃ tucchātmasūcīvapū ,
rodorandhrasamaṃ kva vāsya kuharaṃ kvedaṃ ca sūcīmukham ,
kva grāso bahumāṃsabhārabahulaḥ kvābbindunā bhojanaṃ ,
sūkṣmāsmyetadaho mayaiva racitaṃ svātmakṣaye nāṭakam 42

42. kva ākāraḥ ambara-pūrakaḥ kva ca navam tuccha-ātma-sūcī-vapū |
rodas-randhra-samam kva vā asya kuharam kva idam ca sūcī-mukham
| kva grāsaḥ bahu-māṃsa-bhāra-bahulaḥ kva ap-bindunā bhojanam
| sūkṣmā asmi etat aho mayā eva racitam sva-ātma-kṣaye nāṭakam ||

42. kva ambara-pūrakaḥ ākāraḥ kva ca navam tuccha-ātma-sūcī-vapū
kva vā rodas-randhra-samam asya kuharam kva ca idam sūcī-mukham
kva bahu-māṃsa-bhāra-bahulaḥ grāsaḥ kva ap-bindunā bhojanam
aho etat nāṭakam mayā eva sva-ātma-kṣaye racitam sūkṣmā asmi

42. Where is that form (ākāra) that filled the sky, and where is this new, insignificant needle-like body (vapus)? Where was its cavernous hollow, like the chasm of heaven and earth, and where is this needle's point (mukham)? Where was the enormous meal, rich with a great mass of flesh, and where is this meal of just a drop of water? I am minute! Oh, this drama of my own self-destruction (ātman) was created by me alone.

Words meanings summery:

• क्व (kva) - where?

• आकारः (ākāraḥ) - form, shape, size

• अम्बर-पूरकः (ambara-pūrakaḥ) - filling the sky, sky-filling

• क्व (kva) - where?

• च (ca) - and, also

• नवम् (navam) - new, fresh

• तुच्छ-आत्म-सूची-वपू (tuccha-ātma-sūcī-vapū) - an insignificant, needle-like body (of myself)

• रोदस्-रन्ध्र-समम् (rodas-randhra-samam) - equal to the chasm of heaven and earth

• क्व (kva) - where?

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अस्य (asya) - of this, its

• कुहरम् (kuharam) - cavern, hollow, cavity

• क्व (kva) - where?

• इदम् (idam) - this

• च (ca) - and, also

• सूची-मुखम् (sūcī-mukham) - needle's point/mouth

• क्व (kva) - where?

• ग्रासः (grāsaḥ) - a mouthful, a meal, a bite

• बहु-मांस-भार-बहुलः (bahu-māṁsa-bhāra-bahulaḥ) - abundant with a mass of much flesh

• क्व (kva) - where?

• अप्-बिन्दुना (ap-bindunā) - with a drop of water

• भोजनम् (bhojanam) - meal, food

• सूक्ष्मा (sūkṣmā) - minute, subtle, tiny

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• एतत् (etat) - this

• अहो (aho) - oh!, alas!, indeed!

• मया (mayā) - by me

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• रचितम् (racitam) - composed, created, made

• स्व-आत्म-क्षये (sva-ātma-kṣaye) - in the destruction of my own self

• नाटकम् (nāṭakam) - a play, drama

Words meanings and morphology

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

आकारः (ākāraḥ) - form, shape, size

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāra

ākāra - form, shape, appearance, size, figure

अम्बर-पूरकः (ambara-pūrakaḥ) - filling the sky, sky-filling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ambara-pūraka

ambara-pūraka - sky-filler, one who fills the sky

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambara+pūraka)

• ambara – sky, atmosphere, garment
  noun (neuter)
• pūraka – one who fills, filling, completing
  participle (masculine)
  agent noun from root pṛ (to fill)
  Root: pṛ (class 3)

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

नवम् (navam) - new, fresh

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nava

nava - new, fresh, young, recent

तुच्छ-आत्म-सूची-वपू (tuccha-ātma-sūcī-vapū) - an insignificant, needle-like body (of myself)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tuccha-ātma-sūcī-vapus

tuccha-ātma-sūcī-vapus - body of an insignificant needle-self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tuccha+ātman+sūcī+vapus)

• tuccha – empty, trivial, contemptible, insignificant
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• sūcī – needle, point, index
  noun (feminine)
• vapus – body, form, figure
  noun (neuter)

रोदस्-रन्ध्र-समम् (rodas-randhra-samam) - equal to the chasm of heaven and earth

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rodas-randhra-sama

rodas-randhra-sama - equal to the chasm between heaven and earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rodas+randhra+sama)

• rodas – heaven and earth (dual of rodasī)
  noun (feminine)
• randhra – hole, chasm, gap, aperture
  noun (neuter)
• sama – equal, similar, same, even
  adjective

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

कुहरम् (kuharam) - cavern, hollow, cavity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kuhara

kuhara - cavern, hollow, cavity, grotto

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सूची-मुखम् (sūcī-mukham) - needle's point/mouth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sūcī-mukha

sūcī-mukha - needle's point, tip of a needle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūcī+mukha)

• sūcī – needle, point, index
  noun (feminine)
• mukha – face, mouth, opening, front, tip, point
  noun (neuter)

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

ग्रासः (grāsaḥ) - a mouthful, a meal, a bite

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of grāsa

grāsa - mouthful, bite, meal, swallowing

बहु-मांस-भार-बहुलः (bahu-māṁsa-bhāra-bahulaḥ) - abundant with a mass of much flesh

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahu-māṃsa-bhāra-bahula

bahu-māṁsa-bhāra-bahula - abundant with a great quantity of meat/flesh

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+māṃsa+bhāra+bahula)

• bahu – much, many, abundant
  adjective
• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• bhāra – burden, load, mass, weight
  noun (masculine)
• bahula – abundant, numerous, frequent
  adjective

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

अप्-बिन्दुना (ap-bindunā) - with a drop of water

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ap-bindu

ap-bindu - drop of water

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ap+bindu)

• ap – water (often used in plural āpaḥ)
  noun (feminine)
• bindu – drop, spot, dot
  noun (masculine)

भोजनम् (bhojanam) - meal, food

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhojana

bhojana - food, meal, eating, nourishment

सूक्ष्मा (sūkṣmā) - minute, subtle, tiny

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sūkṣma

sūkṣma - minute, subtle, fine, tiny, atomic

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

अहो (aho) - oh!, alas!, indeed!

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

रचितम् (racitam) - composed, created, made

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of racita

racita - created, composed, arranged, made, done

Past Passive Participle

From root rac (to form, arrange, compose)

Root: rac (class 10)

स्व-आत्म-क्षये (sva-ātma-kṣaye) - in the destruction of my own self

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sva-ātma-kṣaya

sva-ātma-kṣaya - self-destruction, decay of one's own self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman+kṣaya)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• kṣaya – destruction, decay, loss, decline
  noun (masculine)

नाटकम् (nāṭakam) - a play, drama

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nāṭaka

nāṭaka - drama, play, theatrical representation