योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-113, verse-13

भूताकाशे तते शून्ये जगन्निर्भित्ति निश्चितम् ।
सुखदुःखान्यनुभवन्मिथ्यैव पुरुषः स्थितः ॥ १३ ॥

bhūtākāśe tate śūnye jagannirbhitti niścitam ,
sukhaduḥkhānyanubhavanmithyaiva puruṣaḥ sthitaḥ 13

13. bhūtākāśe tate śūnye jagat nirbhitti niścitam
sukhaduḥkhāni anubhavan mithyā eva puruṣaḥ sthitaḥ

13. niścitam tate śūnye bhūtākāśe jagat nirbhitti (asti).
sukhaduḥkhāni anubhavan puruṣaḥ mithyā eva sthitaḥ.

13. Certainly, in the vast, empty elemental space (bhūtākāśa), the world is without any support. The conscious being (puruṣa), experiencing joys and sorrows, is situated as a mere illusion.

Words meanings summery:

• भूताकाशे (bhūtākāśe) - in the elemental space, in the ether of elements

• तते (tate) - in the extended, in the vast, in the spread out

• शून्ये (śūnye) - in the empty, in the void

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, the universe

• निर्भित्ति (nirbhitti) - without support, without walls, foundationless

• निश्चितम् (niścitam) - certainly, indeed, assuredly

• सुखदुःखानि (sukhaduḥkhāni) - pleasures and pains, joys and sorrows

• अनुभवन् (anubhavan) - experiencing, undergoing, perceiving

• मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely, wrongly, illusory

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

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the conscious being (puruṣa), cosmic person (puruṣa), man

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, remaining

Words meanings and morphology

भूताकाशे (bhūtākāśe) - in the elemental space, in the ether of elements

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhūtākāśa

bhūtākāśa - elemental space, the ether as an element

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+ākāśa)

• bhūta – element, being, creature, past
  noun (neuter)
• ākāśa – space, ether
  noun (masculine)

तते (tate) - in the extended, in the vast, in the spread out

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of tata

tata - extended, spread, vast, stretched

Past Passive Participle

root `tan` (to stretch) + `kta` (suffix for PPP)

Root: tan (class 8)

शून्ये (śūnye) - in the empty, in the void

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, vacant, zero

जगत् (jagat) - the world, the universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves

निर्भित्ति (nirbhitti) - without support, without walls, foundationless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirbhitti

nirbhitti - without walls, without support, foundationless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+bhitti)

• nis – without, out of (prefix)
  indeclinable
• bhitti – wall, partition, support
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agreeing with 'jagat'.

निश्चितम् (niścitam) - certainly, indeed, assuredly

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

root `ci` (to perceive) with `nis` + `kta` (suffix for PPP)

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Used adverbially here.

सुखदुःखानि (sukhaduḥkhāni) - pleasures and pains, joys and sorrows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sukhaduḥkha

sukhaduḥkha - pleasure and pain, joy and sorrow

Compound type : dvandva (sukha+duḥkha)

• sukha – happiness, pleasure, ease
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – sorrow, pain, suffering
  noun (neuter)

अनुभवन् (anubhavan) - experiencing, undergoing, perceiving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anubhavat

anubhavat - experiencing, undergoing, perceiving

Present Active Participle

root `bhū` (to be) with `anu` + `śatṛ` (suffix for PAP)

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Participle modifying 'puruṣaḥ'.

मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely, wrongly, illusory

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the conscious being (puruṣa), cosmic person (puruṣa), man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - conscious being (puruṣa), cosmic person (puruṣa), man, male

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, remaining

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, remaining

Past Passive Participle

root `sthā` (to stand) + `kta` (suffix for PPP)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions as the predicate of the sentence.