योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-103, verse-88

आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तमलीकं जायते जगत् ।
यथा स्वप्ने तथालीकमेवमाशु विनश्यति ॥ ८८ ॥

ābrahmastambaparyantamalīkaṃ jāyate jagat ,
yathā svapne tathālīkamevamāśu vinaśyati 88

88. ā-brahma-stamba-paryantam alīkam jāyate jagat |
yathā svapne tathā alīkam evam āśu vinaśyati ||

88. ā-brahma-stamba-paryantam jagat alīkam jāyate
yathā svapne tathā evam alīkam āśu vinaśyati

88. The entire universe, from Brahmā down to a blade of grass, is born as an illusion (alīka). Just as something in a dream, so too does this illusion quickly perish.

Words meanings summery:

• आ-ब्रह्म-स्तम्ब-पर्यन्तम् (ā-brahma-stamba-paryantam) - encompassing the entire creation from the highest (Brahmā) to the lowest (a blade of grass) (up to Brahmā and a blade of grass, from Brahmā to a blade of grass)

• अलीकम् (alīkam) - existing as an illusion, not fundamentally real (unreal, false, illusory, untrue)

• जायते (jāyate) - comes into existence, manifests (is born, arises, comes into being)

• जगत् (jagat) - the entire manifested universe (world, universe, moving, living beings)

• यथा (yathā) - serves to introduce a comparison (just as, as, in which way)

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in the state of a dream (illusion) (in a dream, in sleep)

• तथा (tathā) - indicates the corresponding manner of perishing (so, thus, in that way)

• अलीकम् (alīkam) - indicating that it perishes as an illusion (unreal, false, illusory)

• एवम् (evam) - reinforces the manner of perishing, as if to say, "in this very illusory way" (thus, in this manner, so)

• आशु (āśu) - indicates the rapid dissolution of the illusion (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

• विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - ceases to exist, dissolves, comes to an end (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

Words meanings and morphology

आ-ब्रह्म-स्तम्ब-पर्यन्तम् (ā-brahma-stamba-paryantam) - encompassing the entire creation from the highest (Brahmā) to the lowest (a blade of grass) (up to Brahmā and a blade of grass, from Brahmā to a blade of grass)

(indeclinable)

Compound formed with ā (up to, including), brahma (Brahmā), stamba (blade of grass), paryanta (ending at, up to).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ā+brahman+stamba+paryanta)

• ā – up to, until, including
  indeclinable
• brahman – Brahmā (the creator god), Brahman
  proper noun (masculine)
  Masculine noun for the creator god Brahmā.
• stamba – cluster, tuft, blade of grass, bush
  noun (masculine)
• paryanta – limit, end, up to, including
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'pari' and 'anta'.
  Prefix: pari

Note: Adverbial phrase modifying jāyate.

अलीकम् (alīkam) - existing as an illusion, not fundamentally real (unreal, false, illusory, untrue)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of alīka

alīka - false, untrue, unreal, illusory, contemptible

Note: Predicate adjective.

जायते (jāyate) - comes into existence, manifests (is born, arises, comes into being)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √jan

Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice.

From root √jan (to be born). It is a passive-like formation or middle voice.

Root: √jan (class 4)

Note: The act of being born/manifesting.

जगत् (jagat) - the entire manifested universe (world, universe, moving, living beings)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, all that moves, living beings

Present Active Participle (from √gam) used as a noun.

From root √gam (to go), literally 'that which moves'.

Root: √gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of jāyate.

यथा (yathā) - serves to introduce a comparison (just as, as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb.

Note: Adverb of comparison.

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in the state of a dream (illusion) (in a dream, in sleep)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep, illusion, delusion

From root √svap (to sleep).

Root: √svap (class 2)

Note: Indicates the condition/place of comparison.

तथा (tathā) - indicates the corresponding manner of perishing (so, thus, in that way)

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb to 'yathā'.

Note: Adverb of comparison.

अलीकम् (alīkam) - indicating that it perishes as an illusion (unreal, false, illusory)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of alīka

alīka - false, untrue, unreal, illusory, contemptible

Note: Predicate adjective, describing jagat (implied subject of vinaśyati).

एवम् (evam) - reinforces the manner of perishing, as if to say, "in this very illusory way" (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Note: Adverb.

आशु (āśu) - indicates the rapid dissolution of the illusion (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage.

Note: Adverb modifying vinaśyati.

विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - ceases to exist, dissolves, comes to an end (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √vi-naś

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

From root √naś (to perish) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: √naś (class 4)

Note: Describes the ultimate fate of the illusory world.