योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-43, verse-4

यथा द्रवत्वं पयसि यथा स्पन्दो नभस्वति ।
यथा नभसि शून्यत्वं तथा सर्गत्वमात्मनि ॥ ४ ॥

yathā dravatvaṃ payasi yathā spando nabhasvati ,
yathā nabhasi śūnyatvaṃ tathā sargatvamātmani 4

4. yathā dravatvam payasi yathā spandaḥ nabhasvati
yathā nabhasi śūnyatvam tathā sargatvam ātmani

4. yathā payasi dravatvam yathā nabhasvati spandaḥ
yathā nabhasi śūnyatvam tathā ātmani sargatvam

4. Just as fluidity is inherent in water, just as motion is in the wind, and just as emptiness is in space, so too is the quality of creation (sarga) inherent in the self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• द्रवत्वम् (dravatvam) - fluidity, liquid nature

• पयसि (payasi) - in water, in milk

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• स्पन्दः (spandaḥ) - vibration, throbbing, movement, motion

• नभस्वति (nabhasvati) - in the wind, in the air

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• नभसि (nabhasi) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

• शून्यत्वम् (śūnyatvam) - emptiness, voidness, nothingness

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• सर्गत्वम् (sargatvam) - the state of being a creation, the quality of originating/creating

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, in the soul, in the Supreme Self (ātman)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

द्रवत्वम् (dravatvam) - fluidity, liquid nature

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dravatva

dravatva - fluidity, liquid state, liquidity

Derived from 'drava' (liquid) with the suffix '-tva' (abstract noun).

Note: Could also be accusative singular neuter.

पयसि (payasi) - in water, in milk

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of payas

payas - water, milk, fluid, vital power

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

स्पन्दः (spandaḥ) - vibration, throbbing, movement, motion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of spanda

spanda - tremor, vibration, throbbing, motion, pulsation

Root: spand (class 1)

नभस्वति (nabhasvati) - in the wind, in the air

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nabhasvat

nabhasvat - windy, airy, possessed of clouds, the wind

Derived from 'nabhas' (sky/cloud) with the possessive suffix '-vat'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

नभसि (nabhasi) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, space, cloud

शून्यत्वम् (śūnyatvam) - emptiness, voidness, nothingness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnyatva

śūnyatva - emptiness, voidness, nullity

Derived from 'śūnya' (empty) with the suffix '-tva' (abstract noun).

Note: Could also be accusative singular neuter.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

सर्गत्वम् (sargatvam) - the state of being a creation, the quality of originating/creating

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sargatva

sargatva - the state of creation, creativeness, the quality of originating

Derived from 'sarga' (creation) with the suffix '-tva' (abstract noun).

Note: Could also be accusative singular neuter.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, in the soul, in the Supreme Self (ātman)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, individual soul, supreme soul, essence, breath

Root: an (class 2)