योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-175, verse-48

इदमित्थमनाद्यन्तं जगत्पर्यायमात्मनि ।
ब्रह्मैकघनमाशान्तं स्थितं स्थाणुरिवाध्वनि ॥ ४८ ॥

idamitthamanādyantaṃ jagatparyāyamātmani ,
brahmaikaghanamāśāntaṃ sthitaṃ sthāṇurivādhvani 48

48. idam ittham anādyantam jagatparyāyam ātmani
brahmaikaghanam āśāntam sthitam sthāṇuḥ iva adhvani

48. idam jagatparyāyam ittham anādyantam ātmani
sthitam brahmaikaghanam āśāntam adhvani sthāṇuḥ iva

48. This universe, which thus cycles endlessly, without beginning or end, resides within the Self (ātman) as a singular, dense mass of Brahman (brahman), utterly tranquil, like an immobile pillar standing on a path.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - This.

• इत्थम् (ittham) - Thus, in this manner.

• अनाद्यन्तम् (anādyantam) - Without beginning or end, eternal.

• जगत्पर्यायम् (jagatparyāyam) - The universe in its cyclical nature. (The world's cycle, the cyclic world, a succession of worlds.)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - In the supreme Self (ātman). (In the self (ātman), in the soul, in oneself.)

• ब्रह्मैकघनम् (brahmaikaghanam) - One solid mass of Brahman (brahman).

• आशान्तम् (āśāntam) - Perfectly peaceful, completely tranquil.

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - Remains, resides. (Stood, situated, existing, remaining.)

• स्थाणुः (sthāṇuḥ) - An immobile pillar. (A pillar, a trunk of a tree, anything motionless.)

• इव (iva) - Like, as, as if.

• अध्वनि (adhvani) - On the path/road. (On the path, on the road, in the world.)

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - This.

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - This.

इत्थम् (ittham) - Thus, in this manner.

(indeclinable)

अनाद्यन्तम् (anādyantam) - Without beginning or end, eternal.

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anādyanta

anādyanta - Without beginning or end.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (na+ādi+anta)

• na – No, not.
  indeclinable
• ādi – Beginning, origin.
  noun (masculine)
• anta – End, limit.
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying 'jagatparyāyam'.

जगत्पर्यायम् (jagatparyāyam) - The universe in its cyclical nature. (The world's cycle, the cyclic world, a succession of worlds.)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagatparyāya

jagatparyāya - World-cycle, succession of the world.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+paryāya)

• jagat – World, universe.
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'gam' with 'śatṛ' suffix.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• paryāya – Succession, turn, cycle.
  noun (masculine)
  From 'pari' + root 'i' ('ay') + 'ghañ'.
  Prefix: pari
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Used as the nominative subject.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - In the supreme Self (ātman). (In the self (ātman), in the soul, in oneself.)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, spirit, essential nature, breath.

Root: an (class 2)

ब्रह्मैकघनम् (brahmaikaghanam) - One solid mass of Brahman (brahman).

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmaikaghana

brahmaikaghana - A single, dense mass of Brahman.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+eka+ghana)

• brahman – The Absolute Reality, the Supreme Being, sacred utterance.
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• eka – One, single.
  numeral (neuter)
• ghana – Dense, solid, mass.
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying 'jagatparyāyam'.

आशान्तम् (āśāntam) - Perfectly peaceful, completely tranquil.

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āśānta

āśānta - Completely peaceful, perfectly tranquil.

Past Passive Participle

From 'ā' + root 'śam' + 'kta'.

Compound type : prādi-tatpuruṣa (ā+śānta)

• ā – (prefix indicating totality, intensity).
  indeclinable
  Upasarga.
• śānta – Peaceful, tranquil, quieted.
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'śam' + 'kta'.
  Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying 'jagatparyāyam'.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - Remains, resides. (Stood, situated, existing, remaining.)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - Stood, situated, existing.

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' + 'kta' suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'jagatparyāyam'.

स्थाणुः (sthāṇuḥ) - An immobile pillar. (A pillar, a trunk of a tree, anything motionless.)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthāṇu

sthāṇu - A pillar, a trunk of a tree, anything motionless.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used in comparison with 'iva'.

इव (iva) - Like, as, as if.

(indeclinable)

अध्वनि (adhvani) - On the path/road. (On the path, on the road, in the world.)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of adhvan

adhvan - Path, road, journey, course.