योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-162, verse-8

द्रवस्थितिमिता यद्वत्सरिद्वारिणि वीचयः ।
चितौ स्थितिमितास्तद्वच्चेतनात्सर्गवीचयः ॥ ८ ॥

dravasthitimitā yadvatsaridvāriṇi vīcayaḥ ,
citau sthitimitāstadvaccetanātsargavīcayaḥ 8

8. drava-sthiti-mitāḥ yat-vat sarit-vāriṇi vīcayaḥ
citau sthiti-mitāḥ tat-vat cetanāt sarga-vīcayaḥ

8. yat-vat vīcayaḥ sarit-vāriṇi drava-sthiti-mitāḥ,
tat-vat citau sthiti-mitāḥ cetanāt sarga-vīcayaḥ.

8. Just as waves are delimited by their liquid state in river water, similarly, the waves of creation originating from pure consciousness (cetanā) are delimited by their state within consciousness (cit).

Words meanings summery:

• द्रव-स्थिति-मिताः (drava-sthiti-mitāḥ) - defined or confined by their nature as a liquid; referring to the physical properties of water waves (delimited by their liquid state, measured by the liquid condition)

• यत्-वत् (yat-vat) - just as; introduces the comparison (just as, as, in the manner that)

• सरित्-वारिणि (sarit-vāriṇi) - specifically in the water of a river (in river water)

• वीचयः (vīcayaḥ) - the physical waves on the surface of water (waves, surges)

• चितौ (citau) - within the ultimate reality of pure consciousness (cit) (in consciousness, in pure awareness)

• स्थिति-मिताः (sthiti-mitāḥ) - defined by their specific manifest state (within consciousness) (delimited by their state, measured by their condition)

• तत्-वत् (tat-vat) - in the same manner; drawing a parallel (similarly, so too)

• चेतनात् (cetanāt) - as an emanation or arising from the primary conscious principle (cetanā) (from consciousness, from the conscious principle)

• सर्ग-वीचयः (sarga-vīcayaḥ) - the manifestations or phenomena of the created universe, likened to waves (waves of creation, surges of manifestation)

Words meanings and morphology

द्रव-स्थिति-मिताः (drava-sthiti-mitāḥ) - defined or confined by their nature as a liquid; referring to the physical properties of water waves (delimited by their liquid state, measured by the liquid condition)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of drava-sthiti-mita

drava-sthiti-mita - limited by liquid state

compound of drava-sthiti and mita (PPP of mā 'to measure')

Compound type : tatpurusha (drava-sthiti+mita)

• drava-sthiti – liquid state, fluidity
  noun (feminine)
  compound of drava (liquid) and sthiti (state)
• mita – measured, delimited, limited
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root mā (to measure)
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'vīcayaḥ'.

यत्-वत् (yat-vat) - just as; introduces the comparison (just as, as, in the manner that)

(indeclinable)

formed from yad + -vat (suffix meaning 'like', 'as')

सरित्-वारिणि (sarit-vāriṇi) - specifically in the water of a river (in river water)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sarit-vāri

sarit-vāri - river water

compound of sarit (river) and vāri (water)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarit+vāri)

• sarit – river
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• vāri – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates the location where the waves exist.

वीचयः (vīcayaḥ) - the physical waves on the surface of water (waves, surges)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vīci

vīci - wave, ripple, surge

Note: Subject of the first clause.

चितौ (citau) - within the ultimate reality of pure consciousness (cit) (in consciousness, in pure awareness)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure thought, understanding, spirit

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Indicates the substratum for the "waves of creation."

स्थिति-मिताः (sthiti-mitāḥ) - defined by their specific manifest state (within consciousness) (delimited by their state, measured by their condition)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sthiti-mita

sthiti-mita - limited by state/condition

compound of sthiti (state) and mita (PPP of mā 'to measure')

Compound type : tatpurusha (sthiti+mita)

• sthiti – state, condition, existence, permanence
  noun (feminine)
  from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• mita – measured, delimited, limited
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root mā (to measure)
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'sarga-vīcayaḥ'.

तत्-वत् (tat-vat) - in the same manner; drawing a parallel (similarly, so too)

(indeclinable)

formed from tad + -vat

चेतनात् (cetanāt) - as an emanation or arising from the primary conscious principle (cetanā) (from consciousness, from the conscious principle)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of cetanā

cetanā - consciousness, intelligence, sentient principle

from root cit (to perceive, to be conscious)

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Indicates the origin.

सर्ग-वीचयः (sarga-vīcayaḥ) - the manifestations or phenomena of the created universe, likened to waves (waves of creation, surges of manifestation)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarga-vīci

sarga-vīci - waves of creation

compound of sarga (creation) and vīci (wave)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarga+vīci)

• sarga – creation, emission, chapter
  noun (masculine)
  from root sṛj (to create)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• vīci – wave, ripple, surge
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the second clause of the analogy.