योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-6

उद्भवत्यभयो भावं भुवनानि ततस्ततः ।
ब्रह्मादितृणपर्यन्तं जगदावर्तयन्स्थितः ॥ ६ ॥

udbhavatyabhayo bhāvaṃ bhuvanāni tatastataḥ ,
brahmāditṛṇaparyantaṃ jagadāvartayansthitaḥ 6

6. udbhavati abhayaḥ bhāvam bhuvanāni tataḥ tataḥ
brahma-ādi-tṛṇa-paryantam jagat āvartayan sthitaḥ

6. abhayaḥ bhāvam udbhavati tataḥ tataḥ bhuvanāni
brahma-ādi-tṛṇa-paryantam jagat āvartayan sthitaḥ

6. The fearless one (puruṣa) manifests existence, and from that (manifestation), the worlds arise one after another. He (puruṣa) abides, causing the entire universe—from Brahmā down to a blade of grass—to revolve.

Words meanings summery:

• उद्भवति (udbhavati) - arises, comes forth, manifests, is produced

• अभयः (abhayaḥ) - the fearless one (referring to puruṣa or the supreme Self) (fearless, intrepid, safe)

• भावम् (bhāvam) - existence, the state of being (being, existence, state, nature, feeling)

• भुवनानि (bhuvanāni) - worlds, realms, beings, existences

• ततः (tataḥ) - from that (source/manifestation) (from that, thence, then)

• ततः (tataḥ) - successively, one after another (from that, thence, then)

• ब्रह्म-आदि-तृण-पर्यन्तम् (brahma-ādi-tṛṇa-paryantam) - encompassing all creation, from the highest deity to the lowest form of life (up to a blade of grass, beginning with Brahmā, from Brahmā down to a blade of grass)

• जगत् (jagat) - universe, world, moving, living beings

• आवर्तयन् (āvartayan) - causing the universe to revolve, maintaining its cycle (causing to revolve, turning, causing to exist again)

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stands, abides, is situated, remains

Words meanings and morphology

उद्भवति (udbhavati) - arises, comes forth, manifests, is produced

(verb)

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

Prefix: ud

Root: bhū (class 1)

अभयः (abhayaḥ) - the fearless one (referring to puruṣa or the supreme Self) (fearless, intrepid, safe)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhaya

abhaya - fearless, without fear, safe, security

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+bhaya)

• a – not, without
  indeclinable
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)

भावम् (bhāvam) - existence, the state of being (being, existence, state, nature, feeling)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - being, existence, state, nature, feeling, disposition

Derived from root bhū (to be)

Root: bhū

भुवनानि (bhuvanāni) - worlds, realms, beings, existences

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhuvana

bhuvana - world, realm, earth, being, creature

Derived from root bhū (to be)

Root: bhū

ततः (tataḥ) - from that (source/manifestation) (from that, thence, then)

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - successively, one after another (from that, thence, then)

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्म-आदि-तृण-पर्यन्तम् (brahma-ādi-tṛṇa-paryantam) - encompassing all creation, from the highest deity to the lowest form of life (up to a blade of grass, beginning with Brahmā, from Brahmā down to a blade of grass)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brahma-ādi-tṛṇa-paryanta

brahma-ādi-tṛṇa-paryanta - extending from Brahmā down to a blade of grass

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahma+ādi+tṛṇa+paryanta)

• brahma – Brahmā (the creator god)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning with, and so on, et cetera
  indeclinable
• tṛṇa – grass, blade of grass, straw
  noun (neuter)
• paryanta – ending with, up to, till
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Prefix: pari

Note: Modifies 'jagat'.

जगत् (jagat) - universe, world, moving, living beings

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - universe, world, all that moves, living beings

Derived from root gam (to go, to move)

Root: gam

आवर्तयन् (āvartayan) - causing the universe to revolve, maintaining its cycle (causing to revolve, turning, causing to exist again)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āvartayat

āvartayat - causing to turn, revolving, causing to exist, repeating

Present Active Participle (causative)

Derived from causative of root vṛt (to turn, to be) with prefix ā-, with Śatṛ suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stands, abides, is situated, remains

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, abiding, situated, existing, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā

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