योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-91, verse-88

यथा बीजाद्बृहद्वृक्षो व्योम व्याप्नोति कालतः ।
तथैवेदं स्वसंकल्पात्संवेद्यमसदुत्थितम् ॥ ८८ ॥

yathā bījādbṛhadvṛkṣo vyoma vyāpnoti kālataḥ ,
tathaivedaṃ svasaṃkalpātsaṃvedyamasadutthitam 88

88. yathā bījāt bṛhat vṛkṣaḥ vyoma vyāpnoti kālataḥ
tathā eva idam sva-saṅkalpāt saṃvedyam asat utthitam

88. yathā bījāt bṛhat vṛkṣaḥ kālataḥ vyoma vyāpnoti,
tathā eva idam asat saṃvedyam sva-saṅkalpāt utthitam

88. Just as a mighty tree emerges from a seed and in time pervades the sky, similarly this perceivable reality, which is ultimately non-existent (asat), arises from one's own mental resolve.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - introduces a comparison, 'just as' (just as, as, in which way)

• बीजात् (bījāt) - from a tiny seed (from a seed)

• बृहत् (bṛhat) - a mighty or large (tree) (great, mighty, vast)

• वृक्षः (vṛkṣaḥ) - a tree (which grows large) (tree)

• व्योम (vyoma) - the vast expanse of the sky (sky, space, atmosphere)

• व्याप्नोति (vyāpnoti) - spreads throughout or fills the sky (pervades, spreads, encompasses)

• कालतः (kālataḥ) - as time progresses (in time, by time, in course of time)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, introduces the second part of the comparison (so, thus, similarly)

• एव (eva) - emphasizes 'similarly' (indeed, only, just, quite)

• इदम् (idam) - this perceivable reality or world (this, this world, this reality)

• स्व-सङ्कल्पात् (sva-saṅkalpāt) - arises from one's subjective mental resolve or imagination (from one's own intention, from one's own resolve)

• संवेद्यम् (saṁvedyam) - the aspect of reality that can be perceived by the senses or mind (perceivable, to be known, that which is felt)

• असत् (asat) - that which is ultimately unreal or not truly existent (in a metaphysical sense) (non-existent, unreal, false, evil)

• उत्थितम् (utthitam) - has manifested or come into being (arisen, manifested, sprung up)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - introduces a comparison, 'just as' (just as, as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

बीजात् (bījāt) - from a tiny seed (from a seed)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, origin, cause, germ

बृहत् (bṛhat) - a mighty or large (tree) (great, mighty, vast)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhat

bṛhat - great, large, vast, mighty, tall

Nominative singular form of the adjective 'bṛhat'.

वृक्षः (vṛkṣaḥ) - a tree (which grows large) (tree)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree, plant

व्योम (vyoma) - the vast expanse of the sky (sky, space, atmosphere)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, heaven, space, atmosphere

व्याप्नोति (vyāpnoti) - spreads throughout or fills the sky (pervades, spreads, encompasses)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of √vyāp

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. Formed with prefixes 'vi' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: āp (class 5)

कालतः (kālataḥ) - as time progresses (in time, by time, in course of time)

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'kāla' (time) with the suffix '-tasil' indicating 'from/by means of'.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, introduces the second part of the comparison (so, thus, similarly)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasizes 'similarly' (indeed, only, just, quite)

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this perceivable reality or world (this, this world, this reality)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, the present

स्व-सङ्कल्पात् (sva-saṅkalpāt) - arises from one's subjective mental resolve or imagination (from one's own intention, from one's own resolve)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svasaṅkalpa

svasaṅkalpa - one's own intention, self-determination, mental resolve

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+saṅkalpa)

• sva – own, one's own, self
  pronoun (neuter)
• saṅkalpa – intention, resolve, determination, imagination, will
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `sam` + `√kḷp`.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

संवेद्यम् (saṁvedyam) - the aspect of reality that can be perceived by the senses or mind (perceivable, to be known, that which is felt)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃvedya

saṁvedya - perceivable, to be known, perceptible, understandable

gerundive

Formed from `sam` + `√vid` (to know/perceive) with the suffix `-ya` (gerundive).

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

असत् (asat) - that which is ultimately unreal or not truly existent (in a metaphysical sense) (non-existent, unreal, false, evil)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, bad, evil

Present Active Participle (negative)

Formed by adding the negative prefix 'a-' to 'sat' (present participle of √as, 'to be').

Prefix: a

Root: as (class 2)

उत्थितम् (utthitam) - has manifested or come into being (arisen, manifested, sprung up)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utthita

utthita - arisen, manifested, standing up, produced

Past Passive Participle

Formed from `ud` + `√sthā` (to stand).

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)