योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-18, verse-3

उपर्युपर्यन्तरतः कदलीदलपीठवत् ।
श्लिष्टाश्लिष्टस्वरूपाः खे मिथः संसृतयः स्थिताः ॥ ३ ॥

uparyuparyantarataḥ kadalīdalapīṭhavat ,
śliṣṭāśliṣṭasvarūpāḥ khe mithaḥ saṃsṛtayaḥ sthitāḥ 3

3. upari-upari antarataḥ kadalī-dala-pīṭha-vat
śliṣṭa-aśliṣṭa-svarūpāḥ khe mithaḥ saṃsṛtayaḥ sthitāḥ

3. khe upari-upari antarataḥ kadalī-dala-pīṭha-vat
śliṣṭa-aśliṣṭa-svarūpāḥ mithaḥ saṃsṛtayaḥ sthitāḥ

3. In space, the cycles of transmigration (saṃsṛtis) are situated one upon another, inwardly, like the layers of a banana leaf pedestal. Their nature is both clinging and non-clinging to each other.

Words meanings summery:

• उपरि-उपरि (upari-upari) - layer upon layer, repeatedly above, one above another

• अन्तरतः (antarataḥ) - from within, internally, inwardly

• कदली-दल-पीठ-वत् (kadalī-dala-pīṭha-vat) - like a seat of banana leaves, like a pedestal made of banana leaves

• श्लिष्ट-अश्लिष्ट-स्वरूपाः (śliṣṭa-aśliṣṭa-svarūpāḥ) - whose nature is both clinging and not clinging, whose form is both joined and unjoined

• खे (khe) - in space, in the ether

• मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, reciprocally, together

• संसृतयः (saṁsṛtayaḥ) - cycles of transmigration (saṃsṛtis), worldly existences

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - situated, existing, remaining

Words meanings and morphology

उपरि-उपरि (upari-upari) - layer upon layer, repeatedly above, one above another

(indeclinable)

Reduplication of the indeclinable 'upari' (above)

अन्तरतः (antarataḥ) - from within, internally, inwardly

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'antara' (inner) with the taddhita suffix '-tas'

कदली-दल-पीठ-वत् (kadalī-dala-pīṭha-vat) - like a seat of banana leaves, like a pedestal made of banana leaves

(indeclinable)

Formed by suffixing the taddhita suffix '-vat' (like) to the compound noun 'kadalī-dala-pīṭha'

श्लिष्ट-अश्लिष्ट-स्वरूपाः (śliṣṭa-aśliṣṭa-svarūpāḥ) - whose nature is both clinging and not clinging, whose form is both joined and unjoined

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śliṣṭa-aśliṣṭa-svarūpa

śliṣṭa-aśliṣṭa-svarūpa - having the nature of being both attached and unattached

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śliṣṭa+aśliṣṭa+svarūpa)

• śliṣṭa – clung, joined, attached, connected
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root 'śliṣ' (to cling, embrace)
  Root: śliṣ (class 1)
• aśliṣṭa – not clung, unjoined, unattached, unconnected
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle (negative)
  Derived from 'a' (negation) + 'śliṣṭa'
  Root: śliṣ (class 1)
• svarūpa – own form, inherent nature, true character
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agreeing with 'saṃsṛtayaḥ'

खे (khe) - in space, in the ether

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, space, ether, void, aperture

मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, reciprocally, together

(indeclinable)

संसृतयः (saṁsṛtayaḥ) - cycles of transmigration (saṃsṛtis), worldly existences

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saṃsṛti

saṁsṛti - transmigration, flowing together, worldly existence, the cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra)

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - situated, existing, remaining

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, firm, steady

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'sthā' (to stand, remain)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with 'saṃsṛtayaḥ'