योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-18, verse-22

यथा योजनविस्तीर्णं लघौ सद्मानुभूयते ।
यत्तस्य पादपस्तम्भे परमाणौ यथा जगत् ॥ २२ ॥

yathā yojanavistīrṇaṃ laghau sadmānubhūyate ,
yattasya pādapastambhe paramāṇau yathā jagat 22

22. yathā yojana-vistīrṇam laghau sadma anubhūyate
| yat tasya pādapa-stambhe paramāṇau yathā jagat

22. yathā yojana-vistīrṇam sadma laghau anubhūyate
yathā yat jagat tasya pādapa-stambhe paramāṇau

22. Just as a dwelling, even if it extends for a yojana, is perceived as being in a small space; similarly, how the world is perceived within its tree-pillar, or even within an atom.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• योजन-विस्तीर्णम् (yojana-vistīrṇam) - extending for a yojana, yojana-wide

• लघौ (laghau) - in a small space or object (in a small, in a light, in an insignificant)

• सद्म (sadma) - house, dwelling, abode

• अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived, is felt

• यत् (yat) - which, that which, that

• तस्य (tasya) - of its (tree) (of that, of it, his)

• पादप-स्तम्भे (pādapa-stambhe) - in the pillar of a tree, in a tree-trunk

• परमाणौ (paramāṇau) - in an atom

• यथा (yathā) - just as, how, like

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

योजन-विस्तीर्णम् (yojana-vistīrṇam) - extending for a yojana, yojana-wide

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yojana-vistīrṇa

yojana-vistīrṇa - extending for a yojana (a measure of distance, approx. 8-15 km)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yojana+vistīrṇa)

• yojana – a measure of distance, union, joining
  noun (neuter)
• vistīrṇa – spread out, extensive, wide
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'stṛ' (to spread) with upasarga 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Describes 'sadma'.

लघौ (laghau) - in a small space or object (in a small, in a light, in an insignificant)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of laghu

laghu - small, light, trifling, quick

Note: Used as a substantive here, 'in a small thing/space'.

सद्म (sadma) - house, dwelling, abode

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sadman

sadman - house, dwelling, abode, seat

Root: sad

अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived, is felt

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of anubhū

Present Passive

From root 'bhū' (to be, become) with upasarga 'anu'. 1st conjugation, ātmanepada.

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

यत् (yat) - which, that which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that, in order that

तस्य (tasya) - of its (tree) (of that, of it, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tat

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to an implied tree for 'pādapa-stambhe'.

पादप-स्तम्भे (pādapa-stambhe) - in the pillar of a tree, in a tree-trunk

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pādapa-stambha

pādapa-stambha - tree-pillar, trunk of a tree

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pādapa+stambha)

• pādapa – tree (lit. 'foot-drinker')
  noun (masculine)
• stambha – pillar, post, trunk
  noun (masculine)

परमाणौ (paramāṇau) - in an atom

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of paramāṇu

paramāṇu - atom, smallest particle

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+aṇu)

• parama – highest, utmost, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
• aṇu – atom, minute particle, subtle
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - just as, how, like

(indeclinable)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves, living beings

Present Active Participle

From root 'gam' (to go). Neuter form used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)