योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-24, verse-14

मनोनिष्ठतया विश्वमिदं परिणतिं गतम् ।
घटत्वेनेव मृत्पिण्डो धूमोऽम्बुदतयैव च ॥ १४ ॥

manoniṣṭhatayā viśvamidaṃ pariṇatiṃ gatam ,
ghaṭatveneva mṛtpiṇḍo dhūmo'mbudatayaiva ca 14

14. manaḥ niṣṭhatayā viśvam idam pariṇatim gatam
ghaṭatvena iva mṛtpiṇḍaḥ dhūmaḥ ambudatayā eva ca

14. idam viśvam manaḥ niṣṭhatayā pariṇatim gatam
mṛtpiṇḍaḥ ghaṭatvena iva dhūmaḥ ca ambudatayā eva

14. This universe has attained its present state by being centered in the mind, just as a lump of clay assumes the form of a pot, and smoke takes the form of a cloud.

Words meanings summery:

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind or mental faculty (mind, intellect, thought)

• निष्ठतया (niṣṭhatayā) - by being centered or fixed (in the mind) (by steadfastness, by being fixed, by adherence)

• विश्वम् (viśvam) - the cosmos, the entire existence (the universe, the whole, all)

• इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the universe) (this)

• परिणतिम् (pariṇatim) - a transformed state or particular form (transformation, change, development, outcome)

• गतम् (gatam) - has attained or reached (a state) (gone, attained, reached)

• घटत्वेन (ghaṭatvena) - by assuming the form of a pot (by pot-ness, by being a pot)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• मृत्पिण्डः (mṛtpiṇḍaḥ) - a lump of clay (lump of clay, clod)

• धूमः (dhūmaḥ) - smoke (smoke, vapor)

• अम्बुदतया (ambudatayā) - by taking the form of a cloud (by cloud-ness, by being a cloud)

• एव (eva) - just, indeed (only, just, indeed)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind or mental faculty (mind, intellect, thought)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, understanding, heart

Root: man (class 4)

निष्ठतया (niṣṭhatayā) - by being centered or fixed (in the mind) (by steadfastness, by being fixed, by adherence)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of niṣṭhatā

niṣṭhatā - steadfastness, fixedness, devotion, adherence

Derived from niṣṭha (fixed, steady) with the suffix -tā (feminine noun forming suffix for abstract quality)

Prefix: ni

Root: sthā (class 1)

विश्वम् (viśvam) - the cosmos, the entire existence (the universe, the whole, all)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viśva

viśva - all, entire, universal, the universe

इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the universe) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

परिणतिम् (pariṇatim) - a transformed state or particular form (transformation, change, development, outcome)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pariṇati

pariṇati - transformation, change, development, result, outcome

Derived from the root nam (to bend, change) with prefix pari (around, completely)

Prefix: pari

Root: ṇam (class 1)

गतम् (gatam) - has attained or reached (a state) (gone, attained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, reached, attained, passed

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of the root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

घटत्वेन (ghaṭatvena) - by assuming the form of a pot (by pot-ness, by being a pot)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ghaṭatva

ghaṭatva - the state or quality of being a pot, pot-ness

Derived from ghaṭa (pot) with the suffix -tva (neuter noun forming suffix for abstract quality)

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

मृत्पिण्डः (mṛtpiṇḍaḥ) - a lump of clay (lump of clay, clod)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtpiṇḍa

mṛtpiṇḍa - a lump of clay, clod of earth

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛt+piṇḍa)

• mṛt – clay, earth
  noun (feminine)
• piṇḍa – lump, ball, body
  noun (masculine)

धूमः (dhūmaḥ) - smoke (smoke, vapor)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhūma

dhūma - smoke, vapor, mist

Root: dhū (class 1)

अम्बुदतया (ambudatayā) - by taking the form of a cloud (by cloud-ness, by being a cloud)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ambudatā

ambudatā - the state or quality of being a cloud, cloud-ness

Derived from ambuda (cloud) with the suffix -tā (feminine noun forming suffix for abstract quality)

एव (eva) - just, indeed (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)