योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-177, verse-36

यथानन्तत्वसौषिर्यशून्यत्वादि महाम्बरे ।
स सन्नासन्नबोधात्म तथा सर्गः परापरः ॥ ३६ ॥

yathānantatvasauṣiryaśūnyatvādi mahāmbare ,
sa sannāsannabodhātma tathā sargaḥ parāparaḥ 36

36. yathā anantatvasauṣiryaśūnyatvādi mahāmbare
saḥ sannāsannabodhātma tathā sargaḥ parāparaḥ

36. yathā mahāmbare anantatvasauṣiryaśūnyatvādi
tathā saḥ parāparaḥ sargaḥ sannāsannabodhātma

36. Just as infinitude, hollowness, emptiness, and the like exist within the vast sky, similarly, this creation (sarga), which is both higher and lower, is of the nature of both existence and non-existence, and is characterized by non-awareness.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• अनन्तत्वसौषिर्यशून्यत्वादि (anantatvasauṣiryaśūnyatvādi) - infinitude, hollowness, emptiness, etc.

• महाम्बरे (mahāmbare) - in the great sky, in the vast space

• सः (saḥ) - refers to `sargaḥ` (creation) (that, he)

• सन्नासन्नबोधात्म (sannāsannabodhātma) - having the nature of existence, non-existence, and non-consciousness

• तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, likewise

• सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, outpouring (sarga)

• परापरः (parāparaḥ) - higher and lower, supreme and inferior, relating to both

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

अनन्तत्वसौषिर्यशून्यत्वादि (anantatvasauṣiryaśūnyatvādi) - infinitude, hollowness, emptiness, etc.

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anantatvasauṣiryaśūnyatvādi

anantatvasauṣiryaśūnyatvādi - infinitude, hollowness, emptiness, etc.

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (anantatva+sauṣirya+śūnyatva+ādi)

• anantatva – infinitude, endlessness
  noun (neuter)
  From ananta (endless) + tva (suffix for abstract noun)
• sauṣirya – hollowness, porosity
  noun (neuter)
  From suṣira (hollow) + ya (suffix)
• śūnyatva – emptiness, voidness
  noun (neuter)
  From śūnya (empty) + tva (suffix)
• ādi – and so on, beginning
  indeclinable

Note: This compound is nominative singular, referring to the collection of qualities present in the sky.

महाम्बरे (mahāmbare) - in the great sky, in the vast space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahāmbara

mahāmbara - great sky, vast space

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ambara)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ambara – sky, space, garment
  noun (neuter)

सः (saḥ) - refers to `sargaḥ` (creation) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सन्नासन्नबोधात्म (sannāsannabodhātma) - having the nature of existence, non-existence, and non-consciousness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sannāsannabodhātman

sannāsannabodhātman - having the nature of existence, non-existence, and non-consciousness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sat+asat+abodha+ātman)

• sat – existing, being, reality
  participle
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• asat – non-existing, non-being, unreality
  participle
  Present Active Participle (negative)
  Negation 'a' + root 'as' (to be)
  Prefix: a
  Root: as (class 2)
• abodha – non-consciousness, ignorance
  noun (masculine)
  Negation 'a' + bodha (consciousness, knowledge)
  Prefix: a
  Root: budh (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `sargaḥ`.

तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, likewise

(indeclinable)

सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, outpouring (sarga)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, outpouring (sarga)

From root 'sṛj' (to emit, create) with prefix 'saṃ'

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛj (class 6)

परापरः (parāparaḥ) - higher and lower, supreme and inferior, relating to both

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parāpara

parāpara - higher and lower, supreme and inferior, relating to both

Compound type : dvandva (para+apara)

• para – higher, supreme, other
  adjective
• apara – lower, inferior, other, subsequent
  adjective
  Negation 'a' + para
  Prefix: a

Note: Agrees with `sargaḥ`.