योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-103, verse-91

साकारेव निराकारा स्थिता तद्वज्जगत्तया ।
संविदाकाशमाकाशादणु मेरोरणुर्यथा ॥ ९१ ॥

sākāreva nirākārā sthitā tadvajjagattayā ,
saṃvidākāśamākāśādaṇu meroraṇuryathā 91

91. sākārā iva nirākārā sthitā tadvat jagattayā
saṃvidākāśam ākāśāt aṇu meroḥ aṇuḥ yathā

91. nirākārā sākārā iva jagattayā tadvat sthitā
yathā saṃvidākāśam ākāśāt aṇu meroḥ aṇuḥ

91. The formless (consciousness) appears as if endowed with form through the manifestation of the world, just as the consciousness-space (saṃvidākāśa) is more minute than space, and more minute than Mount Meru.

Words meanings summery:

• साकारा (sākārā) - having form, embodied

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• निराकारा (nirākārā) - formless, without shape

• स्थिता (sthitā) - stands, exists, situated

• तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, in that manner, just so

• जगत्तया (jagattayā) - by means of the world, as the world

• संविदाकाशम् (saṁvidākāśam) - the consciousness-space

• आकाशात् (ākāśāt) - from space, than space

• अणु (aṇu) - minute, subtle

• मेरोः (meroḥ) - of Meru, than Meru

• अणुः (aṇuḥ) - a particle, an atom, the minute one

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

Words meanings and morphology

साकारा (sākārā) - having form, embodied

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sākāra

sākāra - having form, embodied, formed

from sa- (with) + ākāra (form)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ākāra)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  from root kṛ (to make) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with nirākārā (feminine).

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

निराकारा (nirākārā) - formless, without shape

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirākāra

nirākāra - formless, bodiless, without shape

from nir- (without) + ākāra (form)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+ākāra)

• nis – without, out of, away from
  indeclinable
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  from root kṛ (to make) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

स्थिता (sthitā) - stands, exists, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, established

Past Passive Participle

from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, in that manner, just so

(indeclinable)

from tad (that) + -vat (suffix meaning 'like', 'as')

जगत्तया (jagattayā) - by means of the world, as the world

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jagattā

jagattā - the state of being the world, world-ness

derived from jagat (world) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun)

संविदाकाशम् (saṁvidākāśam) - the consciousness-space

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃvidākāśa

saṁvidākāśa - consciousness-space, the sky of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃvid+ākāśa)

• saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge, understanding, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  from root vid (to know) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)
• ākāśa – sky, space, ether
  noun (masculine)
  from root kāś (to shine) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)

आकाशात् (ākāśāt) - from space, than space

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether

from root kāś (to shine) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Used in comparison with aṇu, meaning 'more minute than'.

अणु (aṇu) - minute, subtle

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aṇu

aṇu - minute, atomic, subtle, a particle, an atom

Note: Agrees with saṃvidākāśam (neuter).

मेरोः (meroḥ) - of Meru, than Meru

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Mount Meru (mythical mountain), the axis of the world

अणुः (aṇuḥ) - a particle, an atom, the minute one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṇu

aṇu - minute, atomic, subtle, a particle, an atom

Note: Refers to 'a particle' or 'an atom' of Meru.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)