योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-184, verse-16

परमार्थाम्बराम्भोधावापः सर्गपरंपरा ।
परमार्थमहाकाशे शून्यता सर्गसंविदः ॥ १६ ॥

paramārthāmbarāmbhodhāvāpaḥ sargaparaṃparā ,
paramārthamahākāśe śūnyatā sargasaṃvidaḥ 16

16. paramārtha-ambara-ambhodhau āpaḥ sarga-paramparā
| paramārtha-mahā-ākāśe śūnyatā sarga-saṃvidaḥ

16. paramārtha-ambara-ambhodhau sarga-paramparā āpaḥ (santi).
paramārtha-mahā-ākāśe sarga-saṃvidaḥ śūnyatā (asti).

16. In the ocean-like sky of ultimate reality (paramārtha), the continuous succession of creations (sarga) is like water. In the great space of ultimate reality, the consciousness (saṃvid) of creation (sarga) is emptiness.

Words meanings summery:

• परमार्थ-अम्बर-अम्भोधौ (paramārtha-ambara-ambhodhau) - in the ocean-like sky of ultimate reality (paramārtha) (in the ocean-like sky of ultimate reality)

• आपः (āpaḥ) - like water (waters)

• सर्ग-परम्परा (sarga-paramparā) - the continuous succession of creations (sarga) (succession of creations, series of emanations)

• परमार्थ-महा-आकाशे (paramārtha-mahā-ākāśe) - in the great space of ultimate reality

• शून्यता (śūnyatā) - emptiness (emptiness, voidness, nothingness)

• सर्ग-संविदः (sarga-saṁvidaḥ) - the consciousness (saṃvid) of creation (sarga) (of the consciousness of creation, of the knowledge of emanation)

Words meanings and morphology

परमार्थ-अम्बर-अम्भोधौ (paramārtha-ambara-ambhodhau) - in the ocean-like sky of ultimate reality (paramārtha) (in the ocean-like sky of ultimate reality)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of paramārtha-ambara-ambhodha

paramārtha-ambara-ambhodha - the ocean-like sky of ultimate reality

Compound type : tatpurusha (paramārtha+ambara+ambhodha)

• paramārtha – ultimate reality, highest truth, supreme goal
  noun (masculine)
• ambara – sky, atmosphere, clothing
  noun (neuter)
• ambhodha – cloud, ocean
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'ambhas' (water) and 'dhā' (to hold) = 'ambhodha' (cloud/ocean). Here ocean is more fitting for the metaphor of vastness.

Note: 'Ambhodha' as ocean; the vastness of ultimate reality is compared to the vastness of sky and ocean.

आपः (āpaḥ) - like water (waters)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

Note: Nom. Plural.

सर्ग-परम्परा (sarga-paramparā) - the continuous succession of creations (sarga) (succession of creations, series of emanations)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarga-paramparā

sarga-paramparā - succession of creations, series of emanations

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarga+paramparā)

• sarga – creation, emanation, dissolution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• paramparā – succession, series, tradition
  noun (feminine)

Note: The continuous flow of creations.

परमार्थ-महा-आकाशे (paramārtha-mahā-ākāśe) - in the great space of ultimate reality

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of paramārtha-mahā-ākāśa

paramārtha-mahā-ākāśa - the great space of ultimate reality

Compound type : tatpurusha (paramārtha+mahā+ākāśa)

• paramārtha – ultimate reality, highest truth
  noun (masculine)
• mahā – great, large, vast
  adjective
• ākāśa – sky, space, ether
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: 'Ākāśa' here refers to the vast, pervasive nature of reality.

शून्यता (śūnyatā) - emptiness (emptiness, voidness, nothingness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śūnyatā

śūnyatā - emptiness, voidness, nothingness

Derived from 'śūnya' (empty) + suffix '-tā' for abstract noun.

Note: Central concept in many philosophical schools.

सर्ग-संविदः (sarga-saṁvidaḥ) - the consciousness (saṃvid) of creation (sarga) (of the consciousness of creation, of the knowledge of emanation)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sarga-saṃvid

sarga-saṁvid - consciousness/knowledge of creation

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarga+saṃvid)

• sarga – creation, emanation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Genitive modifying 'śūnyatā'.