योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-99, verse-25

ऊर्मिशब्दार्थरहितं यादृगम्बु बहून्यपि ।
सर्गशब्दार्थरहितं तादृग्ब्रह्म निसर्गवत् ॥ २५ ॥

ūrmiśabdārtharahitaṃ yādṛgambu bahūnyapi ,
sargaśabdārtharahitaṃ tādṛgbrahma nisargavat 25

25. ūrmiśabdārtharahitam yādṛk ambu bahūni api
sargaśabdārtharahitam tādṛk brahma nisargavat

25. yathā ambu bahūni api ūrmiśabdārtharahitam (asti),
tādṛk brahma sargaśabdārtharahitam nisargavat (asti)

25. Just as water, even though it appears in many forms, is (fundamentally) devoid of waves, sounds, and specific meanings, so too is `brahman` (the Absolute) by its intrinsic nature devoid of creation, words, and (conceptual) meanings.

Words meanings summery:

• ऊर्मिशब्दार्थरहितम् (ūrmiśabdārtharahitam) - devoid of waves, sounds, and meanings.

• यादृक् (yādṛk) - of what kind, such as, as.

• अम्बु (ambu) - water.

• बहूनि (bahūni) - many, numerous.

• अपि (api) - also, even, too.

• सर्गशब्दार्थरहितम् (sargaśabdārtharahitam) - devoid of creation, words, and meanings.

• तादृक् (tādṛk) - of that kind, so, thus.

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute, the ultimate reality (brahman).

• निसर्गवत् (nisargavat) - by its intrinsic nature, naturally, essentially.

Words meanings and morphology

ऊर्मिशब्दार्थरहितम् (ūrmiśabdārtharahitam) - devoid of waves, sounds, and meanings.

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ūrmiśabdārtharahita

ūrmiśabdārtharahita - devoid of waves, sounds, and meanings.

Compound of ūrmi (wave), śabda (sound), artha (meaning), and rahita (devoid of).

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (ūrmi+śabda+artha+rahita)

• ūrmi – wave, surge, billow.
  noun (masculine)
• śabda – sound, word, noise.
  noun (masculine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth.
  noun (masculine)
• rahita – devoid of, without, abandoned.
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root rah (to abandon).
  Root: rah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies ambu.

यादृक् (yādṛk) - of what kind, such as, as.

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of an adjective. ś becomes k before a consonant.

Note: Used for comparison, 'as'.

अम्बु (ambu) - water.

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ambu

ambu - water.

Note: Subject of the first clause.

बहूनि (bahūni) - many, numerous.

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bahu

bahu - many, numerous, much.

Note: Qualifies an implied 'forms' or 'manifestations' of water.

अपि (api) - also, even, too.

(indeclinable)

सर्गशब्दार्थरहितम् (sargaśabdārtharahitam) - devoid of creation, words, and meanings.

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sargaśabdārtharahita

sargaśabdārtharahita - devoid of creation, words, and meanings.

Compound of sarga (creation), śabda (word), artha (meaning), and rahita (devoid of).

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (sarga+śabda+artha+rahita)

• sarga – creation, emanation, discharge.
  noun (masculine)
  From sa (prefix) + sṛj (to create).
  Prefix: sa
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• śabda – sound, word, noise.
  noun (masculine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth.
  noun (masculine)
• rahita – devoid of, without, abandoned.
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root rah (to abandon).
  Root: rah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies brahma.

तादृक् (tādṛk) - of that kind, so, thus.

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of an adjective. ś becomes k before a consonant.

Note: Used for comparison, 'so too'.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute, the ultimate reality (brahman).

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, ultimate reality, universal spirit (brahman).

From root bṛh (to grow, expand).

Root: bṛh (class 1)

निसर्गवत् (nisargavat) - by its intrinsic nature, naturally, essentially.

(indeclinable)

From nisarga (intrinsic nature) + vat (possessive suffix, like, as).

Compound type : tatpurusha (nisarga+vat)

• nisarga – natural state, intrinsic nature, creation.
  noun (masculine)
  From nis (prefix) + sṛj (to create).
  Prefix: nis
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• vat – like, having, possessing.
  suffix
  A possessive suffix or comparative suffix.

Note: Qualifies how brahma is sargaśabdārtharahitam.