योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-168, verse-51

अकारणकमेवेति जगदाभोगिखण्डकः ।
सर्गादौ स्वप्नवद्भाति खे खात्मैव विकारिवत् ॥ ५१ ॥

akāraṇakameveti jagadābhogikhaṇḍakaḥ ,
sargādau svapnavadbhāti khe khātmaiva vikārivat 51

51. akāraṇakam eva iti jagat ābhogikhaṇḍakaḥ sargādau
svapnavat bhāti khe khātmā eva vikārivat

51. jagat ābhogikhaṇḍakaḥ akāraṇakam eva iti sargādau svapnavat bhāti.
khe khātmā eva vikārivat.

51. This entire fragmented world (jagat), which is truly without a cause, appears at the beginning of creation just like a dream. It is as if space (ākāśa) itself, within space, undergoes modification.

Words meanings summery:

• अकारणकम् (akāraṇakam) - causeless, without cause

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• इति (iti) - marks a conclusion or statement (thus, so, in this way)

• जगत् (jagat) - the phenomenal world of appearances (world, universe, that which moves)

• आभोगिखण्डकः (ābhogikhaṇḍakaḥ) - the world as a vast fragmentation of reality (an extensive fragmenter, a fragment of the full manifestation, that which extensively fragments)

• सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation

• स्वप्नवत् (svapnavat) - like a dream, dream-like

• भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, manifests

• खे (khe) - in the ether, in space

• खात्मा (khātmā) - the self of space, space itself

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• विकारिवत् (vikārivat) - as if subject to change, like a modification

Words meanings and morphology

अकारणकम् (akāraṇakam) - causeless, without cause

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akāraṇaka

akāraṇaka - uncaused, without cause

Derived from 'kāraṇa' (cause) with 'a' (negation) suffix.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - marks a conclusion or statement (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

जगत् (jagat) - the phenomenal world of appearances (world, universe, that which moves)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living

Present Active Participle (from √gam)

Derived from the root √gam (to go) with the suffix -at.

Root: gam (class 1)

आभोगिखण्डकः (ābhogikhaṇḍakaḥ) - the world as a vast fragmentation of reality (an extensive fragmenter, a fragment of the full manifestation, that which extensively fragments)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ābhogikhaṇḍaka

ābhogikhaṇḍaka - an extensive fragment, a part of the full manifestation

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (ābhogin+khaṇḍaka)

• ābhogin – extensive, full, complete, occupying all space
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
• khaṇḍaka – fragment, piece, breaker, cutter
  noun (masculine)
  From √khaṇḍ (to break, to divide).
  Root: khaṇḍ (class 10)

सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sargādi

sargādi - beginning of creation

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, emanation, impulse
  noun (masculine)
  From √sṛj (to emit, create).
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, origin, first
  noun (masculine)

स्वप्नवत् (svapnavat) - like a dream, dream-like

(indeclinable)

Formed with the suffix -vat (like, as) from 'svapna' (dream).

भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhā

Present Indicative

Root verb, Atmanepada in some forms, Parasmaipada here.

Root: bhā (class 2)

खे (khe) - in the ether, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - space, ether, sky, air

खात्मा (khātmā) - the self of space, space itself

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khātman

khātman - the soul of space, space itself

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kha+ātman)

• kha – space, ether, sky
  noun (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the ultimate reality (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

विकारिवत् (vikārivat) - as if subject to change, like a modification

(indeclinable)

Formed with the suffix -vat (like, as) from 'vikārin' (changing, mutable).