योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-127, verse-22

सर्वदिक्कं महागोले नभसि स्वर्कतारकम् ।
किमत्रोर्ध्वमधः किं स्यात्सर्वमूर्ध्वमधश्च वा ॥ २२ ॥

sarvadikkaṃ mahāgole nabhasi svarkatārakam ,
kimatrordhvamadhaḥ kiṃ syātsarvamūrdhvamadhaśca vā 22

22. sarvadikkam mahāgole nabhasi svarkatārakam kim atra
ūrdhvam adhaḥ kim syāt sarvam ūrdhvam adhaḥ ca vā

22. mahāgole nabhasi sarvadikkam svarkatārakam (sati) atra
kim ūrdhvam kim adhaḥ syāt? vā sarvam ūrdhvam ca adhaḥ

22. Within that great cosmic sphere (brahmāṇḍa), which is all-directional, existing in space with its own heavens and stars – what truly constitutes 'above' or 'below' here? Or is everything, rather, simultaneously above and below?

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वदिक्कम् (sarvadikkam) - having all directions, all-directional, omnipresent

• महागोले (mahāgole) - in the great cosmic sphere (brahmāṇḍa) (in the great sphere/orb)

• नभसि (nabhasi) - in the sky, in space

• स्वर्कतारकम् (svarkatārakam) - with its own heavens and stars, having its own celestial bodies

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - above, upwards

• अधः (adhaḥ) - below, downwards, underneath

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, might be, would be

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything, the whole

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - above, upwards

• अधः (adhaḥ) - below, downwards, underneath

• च (ca) - and, also

• वा (vā) - or, either

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वदिक्कम् (sarvadikkam) - having all directions, all-directional, omnipresent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvadikka

sarvadikka - having all directions, all-pervading

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sarva+dik)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun
• diś – direction, quarter of the sky
  noun (feminine)
  Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with the implied 'brahmāṇḍam' or 'gola'.

महागोले (mahāgole) - in the great cosmic sphere (brahmāṇḍa) (in the great sphere/orb)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāgola

mahāgola - great sphere, large orb

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+gola)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• gola – ball, globe, sphere, orb
  noun (masculine)

नभसि (nabhasi) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

स्वर्कतारकम् (svarkatārakam) - with its own heavens and stars, having its own celestial bodies

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svarkatāraka

svarkatāraka - having its own heavenly bodies (suns) and stars

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sva+arka+tāraka)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• arka – sun, ray, praise, a kind of plant, heaven
  noun (masculine)
• tāraka – star, pupil of the eye, saviour
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with the implied 'brahmāṇḍam' or 'gola'.

किम् (kim) - what, which

(interrogative pronoun)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - above, upwards

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially

अधः (adhaḥ) - below, downwards, underneath

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what, which

(interrogative pronoun)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, might be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything, the whole

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - above, upwards

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially

अधः (adhaḥ) - below, downwards, underneath

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)