योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-113, verse-4

यस्मिन्नाकाशकोशेऽस्मिन्साधो जगदिदं स्थितम् ।
तदनन्तमसच्छून्यं सर्गादौ भवति स्वयम् ॥ ४ ॥

yasminnākāśakośe'sminsādho jagadidaṃ sthitam ,
tadanantamasacchūnyaṃ sargādau bhavati svayam 4

4. yasmin ākāśakośe asmin sādho jagat idam sthitam
tat anantam asat śūnyam sargādau bhavati svayam

4. sādho,
yasmin asmin ākāśakośe idam jagat sthitam,
tat anantam asat śūnyam svayam sargādau bhavati.

4. O good one, this entire universe (jagat) is situated within this sheath of space. At the beginning of creation, that infinite, non-existent, void state manifests by itself.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - Referring to the 'sheath of space'. (in which, wherein)

• आकाशकोशे (ākāśakośe) - Within the fundamental space-element of existence. (in the sheath of space, in the space-element)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - Referring to ākāśakośe. (in this)

• साधो (sādho) - Vocative addressing Rama, meaning 'O righteous one'. (O good one, O virtuous one)

• जगत् (jagat) - The entire cosmos, the phenomenal world. (world, universe, moving)

• इदम् (idam) - Referring to the world. (this)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - Resting or residing. (situated, stood, established)

• तत् (tat) - Referring to the state or entity before creation. (that)

• अनन्तम् (anantam) - Without end, boundless. (infinite, endless)

• असत् (asat) - Without manifest existence, pre-manifestation. (non-existent, unreal)

• शून्यम् (śūnyam) - The state of voidness, emptiness. (void, empty, nothingness)

• सर्गादौ (sargādau) - At the very initial stage of manifestation. (at the beginning of creation, in the primal creation)

• भवति (bhavati) - Manifests or comes into being. (becomes, is, exists)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - Of its own inherent nature, spontaneously. (by oneself, spontaneously, of its own accord)

Words meanings and morphology

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - Referring to the 'sheath of space'. (in which, wherein)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Locative singular masculine/neuter of yad

आकाशकोशे (ākāśakośe) - Within the fundamental space-element of existence. (in the sheath of space, in the space-element)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśakośa

ākāśakośa - sheath of space, space-element, etheric sheath

Compound: ākāśa (space) + kośa (sheath, container).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+kośa)

• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)
• kośa – sheath, treasury, container, layer
  noun (masculine)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - Referring to ākāśakośe. (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Locative singular masculine/neuter of idam

साधो (sādho) - Vocative addressing Rama, meaning 'O righteous one'. (O good one, O virtuous one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous, holy man, sage

Vocative singular of sādhu

Note: Functions as a vocative noun.

जगत् (jagat) - The entire cosmos, the phenomenal world. (world, universe, moving)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, what moves

Present active participle

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used as a noun.

इदम् (idam) - Referring to the world. (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Neuter nominative singular of idam

स्थितम् (sthitam) - Resting or residing. (situated, stood, established)

(past passive participle)

Note: Functions adjectivally.

तत् (tat) - Referring to the state or entity before creation. (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Neuter nominative singular of tad

अनन्तम् (anantam) - Without end, boundless. (infinite, endless)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ananta

ananta - infinite, endless, boundless, Vishnu

Negated form of anta (end)

असत् (asat) - Without manifest existence, pre-manifestation. (non-existent, unreal)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad, false

Negation of sat (existent, being)

Prefix: a

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to the unmanifest state.

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - The state of voidness, emptiness. (void, empty, nothingness)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, vacant, nothingness

From root śvi (to swell, to be empty)

Root: śvi (class 1)

सर्गादौ (sargādau) - At the very initial stage of manifestation. (at the beginning of creation, in the primal creation)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sargādi

sargādi - beginning of creation

Compound: sarga (creation) + ādi (beginning). Locative singular.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, emanation
  noun (masculine)
  From root sṛj (to emit, to create)
  Root: sṛj (class 4)
• ādi – beginning, first, etc.
  noun (masculine)

भवति (bhavati) - Manifests or comes into being. (becomes, is, exists)

(verb)

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

Present active

Third person singular present active of root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

स्वयम् (svayam) - Of its own inherent nature, spontaneously. (by oneself, spontaneously, of its own accord)

(indeclinable)

Reflexive pronoun used adverbially.