योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-67, verse-21

लोको ब्रह्मण एवायं जगद्रूपेषु तिष्ठति ।
बिभेत्यन्यतया बोधात्प्रतिबिम्बादिवार्भकः ॥ २१ ॥

loko brahmaṇa evāyaṃ jagadrūpeṣu tiṣṭhati ,
bibhetyanyatayā bodhātpratibimbādivārbhakaḥ 21

21. lokaḥ brahmaṇaḥ eva ayam jagadrūpeṣu tiṣṭhati
bibheti anyatayā bodhāt pratibimbāt iva arbhakaḥ

21. ayam lokaḥ brahmaṇaḥ eva jagadrūpeṣu tiṣṭhati
anyatayā bodhāt bibheti arbhakaḥ pratibimbāt iva

21. This world (loka) indeed exists as the forms of the world (jagadrūpa), originating from (brahman) alone. It fears due to the perception of its separate nature (anyatā), just as a child fears its own reflection.

Words meanings summery:

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - the world (world, realm, people, common practice)

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman (the ultimate reality) (of Brahman, from Brahman)

• एव (eva) - alone, indeed (indeed, just, only, exactly)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (world) (this, he)

• जगद्रूपेषु (jagadrūpeṣu) - in the forms of the world (in the forms of the world, in worldly forms)

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

• बिभेति (bibheti) - fears (fears, is afraid of)

• अन्यतया (anyatayā) - by reason of otherness/difference (by otherness, by difference)

• बोधात् (bodhāt) - from the understanding/perception (from knowledge, from understanding, from awakening)

• प्रतिबिम्बात् (pratibimbāt) - from a reflection (from a reflection, from an image)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• अर्भकः (arbhakaḥ) - a child (child, boy, young one, ignorant person)

Words meanings and morphology

लोकः (lokaḥ) - the world (world, realm, people, common practice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, universe, realm; people, mankind; space, region

Root: lok (class 1)

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman (the ultimate reality) (of Brahman, from Brahman)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality; sacred knowledge, Veda; sacred word; the creator god Brahmā

Note: Also could be ablative, but genitive 'belonging to' fits better.

एव (eva) - alone, indeed (indeed, just, only, exactly)

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (world) (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, he, she, it

Note: Masculine form of 'idam', referring to 'lokaḥ'.

जगद्रूपेषु (jagadrūpeṣu) - in the forms of the world (in the forms of the world, in worldly forms)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of jagadrūpa

jagadrūpa - form of the world, worldly form

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+rūpa)

• jagat – world, universe; moving, living
  noun (neuter)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance; beauty; nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used as a locus for existence.

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

(verb)

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

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Conjugated form of root 'sthā'.

बिभेति (bibheti) - fears (fears, is afraid of)

(verb)

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

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Reduplicated form of root 'bhī'.

अन्यतया (anyatayā) - by reason of otherness/difference (by otherness, by difference)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of anyatā

anyatā - otherness, difference, distinctness

Derived from 'anya' (other) with suffix '-tā' (abstract noun)

Note: Used to express cause or means.

बोधात् (bodhāt) - from the understanding/perception (from knowledge, from understanding, from awakening)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bodha

bodha - knowledge, understanding, perception, awakening; apprehension

From root budh

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Expresses source or cause.

प्रतिबिम्बात् (pratibimbāt) - from a reflection (from a reflection, from an image)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pratibimba

pratibimba - reflection, image, shadow; counterpart

Prefix: prati

Root: bimb (class 1)

Note: Expresses comparison.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अर्भकः (arbhakaḥ) - a child (child, boy, young one, ignorant person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arbhaka

arbhaka - child, boy, young one; small, little; ignorant