योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-131, verse-6

अयं खलु महालोको वर्तुलो व्योम्नि संस्थितः ।
बालसंकल्पतरुवद्ब्राह्मसंकल्पनिश्चयः ॥ ६ ॥

ayaṃ khalu mahāloko vartulo vyomni saṃsthitaḥ ,
bālasaṃkalpataruvadbrāhmasaṃkalpaniścayaḥ 6

6. ayam khalu mahālokaḥ vartulaḥ vyomni saṃsthitaḥ
bālasaṃkalpataruvat brāhmasaṃkalpaniścayaḥ

6. khalu ayam mahālokaḥ vartulaḥ vyomni saṃsthitaḥ
bālasaṃkalpataruvat brāhmasaṃkalpaniścayaḥ (ca asti)

6. This great world (loka), indeed, which is spherical and situated in space (vyoman), is like a tree born of a child's imagination, its essential nature being the very cosmic imagination (saṃkalpa) of the Absolute (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely

• महालोकः (mahālokaḥ) - great world, vast realm

• वर्तुलः (vartulaḥ) - spherical, round, circular

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space, in the ether

• संस्थितः (saṁsthitaḥ) - situated, established, existing, composed

• बालसंकल्पतरुवत् (bālasaṁkalpataruvat) - like a tree of a child's imagination/resolve

• ब्राह्मसंकल्पनिश्चयः (brāhmasaṁkalpaniścayaḥ) - whose essential nature is the cosmic imagination (of the Absolute)

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'mahālokaḥ'.

खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

Particle of affirmation or emphasis.

Note: Emphatic particle.

महालोकः (mahālokaḥ) - great world, vast realm

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāloka

mahāloka - great world

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+loka)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine stem of mahat.
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

वर्तुलः (vartulaḥ) - spherical, round, circular

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vartula

vartula - spherical, round

Derived from root vṛt (to turn).

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'mahālokaḥ'.

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space, in the ether

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, space, atmosphere, ether

n-stem noun.

Root: yu (class 2)

Note: Location where the world is situated.

संस्थितः (saṁsthitaḥ) - situated, established, existing, composed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - situated, established

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective, describing the state of the world.

बालसंकल्पतरुवत् (bālasaṁkalpataruvat) - like a tree of a child's imagination/resolve

(indeclinable)

`vat` is a suffix meaning 'like'.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bāla+saṃkalpa+taru)

• bāla – child, immature, young
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkalpa – imagination, resolve, intention (saṃkalpa)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• taru – tree
  noun (masculine)
  Root: tṛ (class 1)
• vat – like, as
  indeclinable
  Suffix 'vat' forms adverbs of comparison.

Note: Adverbial use.

ब्राह्मसंकल्पनिश्चयः (brāhmasaṁkalpaniścayaḥ) - whose essential nature is the cosmic imagination (of the Absolute)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmasaṃkalpaniścaya

brāhmasaṁkalpaniścaya - whose determination/nature is the Brahmic resolve

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (brāhma+saṃkalpa+niścaya)

• brāhma – relating to Brahman or Brahmā
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from brahman (the Absolute).
• saṃkalpa – imagination, resolve, intention (saṃkalpa)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• niścaya – determination, certainty, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'mahālokaḥ'.