योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-112, verse-17

स एकान्ते क्वचिज्जातः शून्ये तत्रैव तिष्ठति ।
केशोण्ड्रकमिव व्योम्नि मृगतृष्णेव वा मरौ ॥ १७ ॥

sa ekānte kvacijjātaḥ śūnye tatraiva tiṣṭhati ,
keśoṇḍrakamiva vyomni mṛgatṛṣṇeva vā marau 17

17. saḥ ekānte kvacit jātaḥ śūnye tatra eva tiṣṭhati
| keśoṇḍrakam iva vyomni mṛgatṛṣṇā iva vā marau

17. saḥ kvacit ekānte śūnye jātaḥ tatra eva tiṣṭhati vyomni keśoṇḍrakam iva,
vā marau mṛgatṛṣṇā iva

17. It, arising somewhere in isolation within the void, remains exactly there, just like an illusory hair-net (keśoṇḍraka) perceived in space (vyoman), or a mirage (mṛgatṛṣṇā) in a desert.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - the perceived illusion, the mind's creation (he, it, that)

• एकान्ते (ekānte) - in a solitary and isolated aspect (of the void) (in solitude, in an isolated place, in a single part)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere within this context of void (somewhere, at some time, in some degree, perhaps)

• जातः (jātaḥ) - having come into existence (born, produced, arisen, happened)

• शून्ये (śūnye) - in the context of the ultimate void or absolute emptiness (in emptiness, in a void, in a zero)

• तत्र (tatra) - in that very void where it arose (there, in that place)

• एव (eva) - emphasizing that it remains *right there* (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - continues to exist or persist (stands, remains, stays, exists)

• केशोण्ड्रकम् (keśoṇḍrakam) - specifically, the visual illusion of a tangled hair mass in the vision (illusory perception of a hair-net, ocular spectrum)

• इव (iva) - used for comparison (like, as, as if)

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the vast emptiness of space (in the sky, in space, in the ether)

• मृगतृष्णा (mṛgatṛṣṇā) - the optical illusion of water in a desert (mirage, deer's thirst)

• इव (iva) - used for comparison (like, as, as if)

• वा (vā) - introducing an alternative comparison (or, either...or)

• मरौ (marau) - specifically in the arid expanse of a desert (in a desert, in a barren land)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - the perceived illusion, the mind's creation (he, it, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एकान्ते (ekānte) - in a solitary and isolated aspect (of the void) (in solitude, in an isolated place, in a single part)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ekānta

ekānta - solitude, privacy, exclusive, unique, lonely place

Compound type : tatpurusha (eka+anta)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, vicinity, boundary, interior, proximity
  noun (masculine)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere within this context of void (somewhere, at some time, in some degree, perhaps)

(indeclinable)

जातः (jātaḥ) - having come into existence (born, produced, arisen, happened)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened, become

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jan- 'to be born, produced'

Root: jan (class 4)

शून्ये (śūnye) - in the context of the ultimate void or absolute emptiness (in emptiness, in a void, in a zero)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, zero, non-existent, unsubstantial, space, ether

Note: Can also be masculine or feminine adjective. Here, seems to be a neuter noun in locative referring to 'the void'.

तत्र (tatra) - in that very void where it arose (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasizing that it remains *right there* (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Intensifying particle.

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - continues to exist or persist (stands, remains, stays, exists)

(verb)

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

Present Active

From root sthā, class 1 Parasmaipada

Root: sthā (class 1)

केशोण्ड्रकम् (keśoṇḍrakam) - specifically, the visual illusion of a tangled hair mass in the vision (illusory perception of a hair-net, ocular spectrum)

(noun)

neuter, singular of keśoṇḍraka

keśoṇḍraka - an optical illusion of a net of hairs appearing before the eyes (due to a defect in vision), ocular spectrum, entoptic phenomenon

Compound type : tatpurusha (keśa+uṇḍraka)

• keśa – hair, mane
  noun (masculine)
• uṇḍraka – a kind of worm, a swelling, an illusion (in this specific compound)
  noun (neuter)

Note: It acts as an object of comparison, so likely accusative.

इव (iva) - used for comparison (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the vast emptiness of space (in the sky, in space, in the ether)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, heaven, atmosphere, space, ether

मृगतृष्णा (mṛgatṛṣṇā) - the optical illusion of water in a desert (mirage, deer's thirst)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛgatṛṣṇā

mṛgatṛṣṇā - mirage, deer's thirst

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛga+tṛṣṇā)

• mṛga – deer, animal, game
  noun (masculine)
• tṛṣṇā – thirst, desire, craving, longing
  noun (feminine)

Note: Acts as a subject of comparison.

इव (iva) - used for comparison (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

वा (vā) - introducing an alternative comparison (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

मरौ (marau) - specifically in the arid expanse of a desert (in a desert, in a barren land)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of maru

maru - desert, sandy waste, wilderness