योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-168, verse-34

झटित्युदेति ब्रह्मात्म दृश्यं दृष्टमकारणम् ।
खे सुषुप्तादिव स्वप्नः पश्चान्नियतिमृच्छति ॥ ३४ ॥

jhaṭityudeti brahmātma dṛśyaṃ dṛṣṭamakāraṇam ,
khe suṣuptādiva svapnaḥ paścānniyatimṛcchati 34

34. jhaṭiti udeti brahmātma dṛśyam dṛṣṭam akāraṇam
khe suṣuptāt iva svapnaḥ paścāt niyatim ṛcchati

34. jhaṭiti brahmātma dṛśyam dṛṣṭam akāraṇam udeti.
svapnaḥ khe suṣuptāt iva,
paścāt niyatim ṛcchati

34. Suddenly, the visible world (dṛśyam), whose nature (ātman) is Brahman (brahman), arises, perceived as uncaused. Like a dream (svapna) appearing from deep sleep (suṣupti) in the ethereal space (khe), it subsequently (paścāt) attains a fixed order (niyati).

Words meanings summery:

• झटिति (jhaṭiti) - spontaneously, without warning (suddenly, quickly, instantly)

• उदेति (udeti) - manifests into existence (rises, emerges, appears)

• ब्रह्मात्म (brahmātma) - inherently Brahman (brahman) (the ultimate reality) (whose self is Brahman, of the nature of Brahman)

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the entire phenomenal world (the visible, the perceptible, the objective world)

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - known, realized (seen, perceived, observed)

• अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - having no material or efficient cause (from a philosophical perspective) (without cause, uncaused, causeless)

• खे (khe) - in the void of consciousness, in the subtle realm (in the sky, in space, in the ether)

• सुषुप्तात् (suṣuptāt) - emerging from a state of latency or non-manifestation (from deep sleep, from unconsciousness)

• इव (iva) - indicates comparison (like, as if, similar to)

• स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - referring to a dream (svapna) as an analogy for the world's sudden appearance (dream, sleep)

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - after its initial uncaused appearance (afterwards, subsequently, later)

• नियतिम् (niyatim) - a semblance of natural law (dharma) or cosmic order (fixed order, destiny, regularity, fate)

• ऋच्छति (ṛcchati) - comes to acquire or conform to (attains, reaches, experiences, goes to)

Words meanings and morphology

झटिति (jhaṭiti) - spontaneously, without warning (suddenly, quickly, instantly)

(indeclinable)

adverb

उदेति (udeti) - manifests into existence (rises, emerges, appears)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of udeti

present active

from root i (to go) with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

ब्रह्मात्म (brahmātma) - inherently Brahman (brahman) (the ultimate reality) (whose self is Brahman, of the nature of Brahman)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmātman

brahmātman - whose self is Brahman, of the nature of Brahman

Bahuvrīhi compound: brahman (Brahman) + ātman (self, nature)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (brahman+ātman)

• brahman – the Absolute, ultimate reality, universal spirit
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• ātman – self (ātman), soul, nature, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an

Note: Modifies dṛśyam.

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the entire phenomenal world (the visible, the perceptible, the objective world)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, perceptible, what is to be seen

Gerundive

from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - known, realized (seen, perceived, observed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived

Past Passive Participle

from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - having no material or efficient cause (from a philosophical perspective) (without cause, uncaused, causeless)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akāraṇa

akāraṇa - without cause, uncaused

Nañ-bahuvrīhi compound of a (not) and kāraṇa (cause)

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+kāraṇa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  from root kṛ (to make) with suffix ana
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

खे (khe) - in the void of consciousness, in the subtle realm (in the sky, in space, in the ether)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, space, ether, void

Note: Refers to the subtle space of consciousness.

सुषुप्तात् (suṣuptāt) - emerging from a state of latency or non-manifestation (from deep sleep, from unconsciousness)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of suṣupti

suṣupti - deep sleep

from root svap (to sleep) with prefix su (well)

Prefix: su

Root: svap (class 2)

इव (iva) - indicates comparison (like, as if, similar to)

(indeclinable)

particle of comparison

स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - referring to a dream (svapna) as an analogy for the world's sudden appearance (dream, sleep)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

from root svap (to sleep)

Root: svap (class 2)

पश्चात् (paścāt) - after its initial uncaused appearance (afterwards, subsequently, later)

(indeclinable)

adverb derived from paśca (behind)

नियतिम् (niyatim) - a semblance of natural law (dharma) or cosmic order (fixed order, destiny, regularity, fate)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of niyati

niyati - fixed order, destiny, fate, necessity

from root yam (to control) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

ऋच्छति (ṛcchati) - comes to acquire or conform to (attains, reaches, experiences, goes to)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ṛcchati

present active

from root ṛcch (variant of root ṛ)

Root: ṛ (class 6)

Note: Subject is dṛśyam (the visible world).