योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-20

तेनैवानन्तरूपत्वादणुना वाससा यथा ।
संविदा तद्भवद्बाह्ये कृत्वा मेर्वादिवेष्टितम् ॥ २० ॥

tenaivānantarūpatvādaṇunā vāsasā yathā ,
saṃvidā tadbhavadbāhye kṛtvā mervādiveṣṭitam 20

20. tena eva anantarūpatvāt aṇunā vāsasā yathā
saṃvidā tat bhavat bāhye kṛtvā mervādiveṣṭitam

20. yathā aṇunā vāsasā,
anantarūpatvāt tena eva saṃvidā bāhye bhavat tat mervādiveṣṭitam kṛtvā

20. By that very same (consciousness), due to its boundless forms, just as a tiny cloth (can envelop many things), all that which exists externally is encompassed by consciousness (saṃvid), enveloping it as if with Mount Meru and other such things.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by that (consciousness from previous verse) (by that, by him, by it)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, very

• अनन्तरूपत्वात् (anantarūpatvāt) - due to having endless forms, by reason of infinite nature

• अणुना (aṇunā) - by a tiny, by a minute (thing)

• वाससा (vāsasā) - by a garment, by a cloth

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which manner

• संविदा (saṁvidā) - by the (supreme) consciousness (by consciousness, by knowledge, by intelligence)

• तत् (tat) - that (world/everything external) (that)

• भवत् (bhavat) - being, existing, becoming

• बाह्ये (bāhye) - in the external, in the outside

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

• मेर्वादिवेष्टितम् (mervādiveṣṭitam) - enveloped by Meru and so on

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by that (consciousness from previous verse) (by that, by him, by it)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to the cidāloka.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, very

(indeclinable)

अनन्तरूपत्वात् (anantarūpatvāt) - due to having endless forms, by reason of infinite nature

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of anantarūpatva

anantarūpatva - the state of having endless forms, infinitude of forms

from anantarūpa + tva (suffix for abstract noun)

Compound type : tatpurusha (anantarūpa+tva)

• anantarūpa – having endless forms, infinite in shape
  adjective (neuter)
  a (negative) + anta (end) + rūpa (form)
• tva – -ness, -hood (suffix forming abstract nouns)
  suffix (neuter)

Note: Indicates reason.

अणुना (aṇunā) - by a tiny, by a minute (thing)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aṇu

aṇu - minute, atomic, tiny, small

Note: Agrees with vāsasā.

वाससा (vāsasā) - by a garment, by a cloth

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vāsa

vāsa - garment, cloth, apparel

from root vas 'to wear'

Root: vas (class 2)

Note: vāsa (n) is the base for vāsasā.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which manner

(indeclinable)

संविदा (saṁvidā) - by the (supreme) consciousness (by consciousness, by knowledge, by intelligence)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - consciousness, knowledge, intelligence, understanding

from sam + vid

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Agent of kṛtvā.

तत् (tat) - that (world/everything external) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Object of kṛtvā.

भवत् (bhavat) - being, existing, becoming

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhavat

bhavat - being, becoming, existing

present active participle

from root bhū + śatṛ

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with tat.

बाह्ये (bāhye) - in the external, in the outside

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of bāhya

bāhya - external, outside, outward

from bahiḥ (outside) + ya (suffix)

Note: Adverbial locative, or modifies an implied noun.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root kṛ + ktvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मेर्वादिवेष्टितम् (mervādiveṣṭitam) - enveloped by Meru and so on

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mervādiveṣṭita

mervādiveṣṭita - enveloped by Meru and other mountains, covered by things like Meru

Meru-ādi + veṣṭita

Compound type : tatpurusha (mervādi+veṣṭita)

• mervādi – Meru and others
  noun (masculine)
  meru + ādi
• meru – Mount Meru (mythical mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and others
  indeclinable
• veṣṭita – enveloped, surrounded, covered
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root veṣṭ + kta
  Root: veṣṭ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with tat bhavat.