योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-98, verse-5

अस्ति रामाटवी स्फारा शून्याशान्तातिभीषणा ।
योजनानां शतं यस्यां लक्ष्यते कणमात्रकम् ॥ ५ ॥

asti rāmāṭavī sphārā śūnyāśāntātibhīṣaṇā ,
yojanānāṃ śataṃ yasyāṃ lakṣyate kaṇamātrakam 5

5. asti rāmāṭavī sphārā śūnyā aśāntā atibhīṣaṇā
yojanānām śatam yasyām lakṣyate kaṇamātrakam

5. rāmāṭavī sphārā śūnyā aśāntā atibhīṣaṇā asti
yasyām yojanānām śatam kaṇamātrakam lakṣyate

5. There exists a vast, desolate, turbulent, and exceedingly dreadful forest called Rāma, where even a hundred yojanas appear as merely a particle.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• रामाटवी (rāmāṭavī) - Rāma's forest

• स्फारा (sphārā) - vast, extensive, large

• शून्या (śūnyā) - desolate, empty, void

• अशान्ता (aśāntā) - turbulent, restless, unquiet, unsettled

• अतिभीषणा (atibhīṣaṇā) - exceedingly dreadful, very terrifying

• योजनानाम् (yojanānām) - of yojanas (a unit of distance)

• शतम् (śatam) - a hundred

• यस्याम् (yasyām) - referring to rāmāṭavī (in which)

• लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is seen, is perceived, appears

• कणमात्रकम् (kaṇamātrakam) - merely a particle, only an atom

Words meanings and morphology

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

रामाटवी (rāmāṭavī) - Rāma's forest

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rāmāṭavī

rāmāṭavī - Rāma's forest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+aṭavī)

• rāma – Rāma (a proper name, hero of Ramayana)
  proper noun (masculine)
• aṭavī – forest, wood
  noun (feminine)

स्फारा (sphārā) - vast, extensive, large

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sphāra

sphāra - vast, extensive, large, swollen

From root √sphā (to swell, grow)

Root: sphā

शून्या (śūnyā) - desolate, empty, void

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, desolate, null

From root √śū (to swell) + -nya suffix

Root: śū

अशान्ता (aśāntā) - turbulent, restless, unquiet, unsettled

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aśānta

aśānta - unquiet, restless, turbulent, not peaceful

Negative prefix 'a-' + 'śānta' (peaceful, tranquil)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śānta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• śānta – peaceful, tranquil, calm, quiet
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √śam (to be calm) + -ta suffix
  Root: śam (class 4)

अतिभीषणा (atibhīṣaṇā) - exceedingly dreadful, very terrifying

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of atibhīṣaṇa

atibhīṣaṇa - exceedingly dreadful, very terrifying, terrible

Prefix 'ati-' (exceedingly) + 'bhīṣaṇa' (dreadful)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+bhīṣaṇa)

• ati – exceedingly, very, beyond
  indeclinable
• bhīṣaṇa – dreadful, terrible, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  From root √bhī (to fear) with causative suffix + -ana suffix
  Root: bhī (class 3)

योजनानाम् (yojanānām) - of yojanas (a unit of distance)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of yojana

yojana - a measure of distance (approx. 4-8 miles), a stage, a league

From root √yuj (to join)

Root: yuj (class 7)

शतम् (śatam) - a hundred

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śata

śata - a hundred

Note: Acts as the subject of lakṣyate.

यस्याम् (yasyām) - referring to rāmāṭavī (in which)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yat

yat - who, which, what

Relative pronoun

Note: Refers to rāmāṭavī.

लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is seen, is perceived, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of lakṣ

Derived from root √lakṣ, often used in passive or middle voice to mean 'is seen' or 'appears'.

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

कणमात्रकम् (kaṇamātrakam) - merely a particle, only an atom

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kaṇamātraka

kaṇamātraka - merely a particle, only an atom, a tiny bit

Compound 'kaṇa' (particle) + 'mātra' (only, merely) + '-ka' (diminutive/emphasizing suffix)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kaṇa+mātraka)

• kaṇa – a particle, atom, grain, drop
  noun (masculine)
• mātraka – only, merely, a small quantity, a particle
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  From mātra (measure, mere) + -ka suffix

Note: Acts as the complement of lakṣyate (appears as what).