योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-72, verse-4

रम्भास्तम्भो यथा पत्रमात्रमेवान्तरान्तरम् ।
अन्तरन्तस्तथेदं हि विश्वं ब्रह्म विवर्त्यपि ॥ ४ ॥

rambhāstambho yathā patramātramevāntarāntaram ,
antarantastathedaṃ hi viśvaṃ brahma vivartyapi 4

4. rambhāstambhaḥ yathā patramātram eva antarāntaram
antarantaḥ tathā idam hi viśvam brahma vivartya api

4. yathā rambhāstambhaḥ antarāntaram patramātram eva [bhavati],
tathā idam hi viśvam vivartya api brahma antarantaḥ [bhavati]

4. Just as a banana trunk, when peeled layer by layer, reveals only leaves and no solid core, similarly, this entire universe, though appearing as a transformation, is intrinsically nothing but Brahman (brahman) itself.

Words meanings summery:

• रम्भास्तम्भः (rambhāstambhaḥ) - banana trunk

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

• पत्रमात्रम् (patramātram) - only leaves, merely leaves/fibers

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

• अन्तरान्तरम् (antarāntaram) - inside and inside, within and within, deeper and deeper

• अन्तरन्तः (antarantaḥ) - deep inside, intrinsically (inside and inside, within)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

• इदम् (idam) - this

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

• विश्वम् (viśvam) - universe, world, cosmos

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the Absolute reality)

• विवर्त्य (vivartya) - having been transformed, having manifested

• अपि (api) - even though it is a transformation (even, also, too, although)

Words meanings and morphology

रम्भास्तम्भः (rambhāstambhaḥ) - banana trunk

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rambhāstambha

rambhāstambha - banana trunk, stem of a plantain

Compound type : tatpurusha (rambhā+stambha)

• rambhā – plantain tree, banana tree; a mythological nymph
  noun (feminine)
• stambha – pillar, post, trunk (of a tree), stem; stiffness, immobility
  noun (masculine)
  Root: stambh (class 5)

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

(indeclinable)

पत्रमात्रम् (patramātram) - only leaves, merely leaves/fibers

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of patramātra

patramātra - merely a leaf or leaves/fibers

Compound type : bahuvrihi (patra+mātra)

• patra – leaf, feather, wing, letter
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pat (class 1)
• mātra – measure, quantity; only, merely, simple, pure
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: mā (class 2)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, merely

(indeclinable)

अन्तरान्तरम् (antarāntaram) - inside and inside, within and within, deeper and deeper

(indeclinable)

Reduplicated form of 'antara' used adverbially for emphasis.

Compound type : dvirukta (reduplication) (antara+antara)

• antara – interior, inside, middle, interval, within
  adjective (neuter)
• antara – interior, inside, middle, interval, within
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Adverbial usage.

अन्तरन्तः (antarantaḥ) - deep inside, intrinsically (inside and inside, within)

(indeclinable)

From antara (interior) + anta (end/inside). Reduplicated idea.

Compound type : tatpurusha (antara+anta)

• antara – interior, inside, middle, within
  indeclinable (neuter)
• anta – end, limit, boundary, interior, vicinity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial usage.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (neuter singular)

Note: Also accusative singular. Here, it refers to 'viśvam' (neuter nominative).

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

(indeclinable)

Emphatic or causal particle.

विश्वम् (viśvam) - universe, world, cosmos

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viśva

viśva - all, whole, entire; the universe, the world

Root: viś

Note: Also accusative singular. Here, it is the subject, nominative.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the Absolute reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, the supreme reality, the universal spirit

From root 'bṛh' (to grow, expand).

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative, stating what the universe fundamentally is.

विवर्त्य (vivartya) - having been transformed, having manifested

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From verbal root 'vṛt' (to turn, exist) with prefix 'vi'. Formed with suffix -ya after upasarga.

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: This is an absolutive, indicating a prior action: 'having transformed, even though it is a transformation'.

अपि (api) - even though it is a transformation (even, also, too, although)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects with 'vivartya' to give the sense of 'even though it is a transformation'.