योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-61, verse-22

आकस्मिकं जलं व्योम्नि ध्रियते भूतगं यथा ।
वितानमिव खे वारि तिष्ठति स्वर्णदी यथा ॥ २२ ॥

ākasmikaṃ jalaṃ vyomni dhriyate bhūtagaṃ yathā ,
vitānamiva khe vāri tiṣṭhati svarṇadī yathā 22

22. ākasmikaṃ jalaṃ vyomni dhriyate bhūtagaṃ yathā
| vitānam iva khe vāri tiṣṭhati svarṇadī yathā

22. yathā ākasmikaṃ bhūtagaṃ jalaṃ vyomni dhriyate
khe vāri vitānam iva tiṣṭhati yathā svarṇadī

22. Just as unexpected water is held in the sky, like that which pertains to the elements, so too water remains in the sky like a vast expanse, just as the heavenly river (svarṇadī) [is sustained].

Words meanings summery:

• आकस्मिकं (ākasmikaṁ) - sudden, unexpected, accidental

• जलम् (jalam) - water

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space

• ध्रियते (dhriyate) - is held, is supported, exists, is sustained

• भूतगं (bhūtagaṁ) - residing in elements, pertaining to created beings/elements

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• वितानम् (vitānam) - a canopy, an expanse, a spread

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• खे (khe) - in the sky, in space

• वारि (vāri) - water

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, stays, exists

• स्वर्णदी (svarṇadī) - the heavenly river, the Ganga

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

Words meanings and morphology

आकस्मिकं (ākasmikaṁ) - sudden, unexpected, accidental

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākasmika

ākasmika - sudden, unexpected, accidental, causeless

Derived from 'akasma' (without a cause) + 'ika' suffix.

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space

ध्रियते (dhriyate) - is held, is supported, exists, is sustained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of dhṛ

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

भूतगं (bhūtagaṁ) - residing in elements, pertaining to created beings/elements

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūtaga

bhūtaga - going to or residing in elements/beings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+ga)

• bhūta – element, creature, being, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, to exist)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ga – going, moving, residing in, pertaining to
  adjective
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

वितानम् (vitānam) - a canopy, an expanse, a spread

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vitāna

vitāna - canopy, awning, expanse, arrangement

Root: tan (class 8)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

खे (khe) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, atmosphere, space

वारि (vāri) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāri

vāri - water

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, stays, exists

(verb)

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

Root: sthā (class 1)

स्वर्णदी (svarṇadī) - the heavenly river, the Ganga

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svarṇadī

svarṇadī - heavenly river, celestial river (often refers to the river Ganga)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svar+nadī)

• svar – heaven, sky, light
  indeclinable
• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)