योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-187, verse-13

यद्यथा कचितं कालं यत्किंचित्कल्पितं तथा ।
तेनैवेयं हि नियतिरित्यप्याकाशरूपकम् ॥ १३ ॥

yadyathā kacitaṃ kālaṃ yatkiṃcitkalpitaṃ tathā ,
tenaiveyaṃ hi niyatirityapyākāśarūpakam 13

13. yat yathā kacitam kālam yat kiñcit kalpitam tathā
tena eva iyam hi niyatiḥ iti api ākāśarūpakam

13. yat yathā kālam kacitam yat kiñcit tathā kalpitam
tena eva iyam hi niyatiḥ iti api ākāśarūpakam

13. Whatever manifests in a particular way and for a certain duration, and whatever is imagined likewise—that, indeed, is this fixed cosmic order (niyati). This (perception) is also like space (ākāśarūpakam).

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• यथा (yathā) - as, like, in whatever manner

• कचितम् (kacitam) - manifested, revealed, shone forth

• कालम् (kālam) - time, for a duration

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, whatever

• कल्पितम् (kalpitam) - imagined, fancied, created, arranged

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner, likewise

• तेन (tena) - by that

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - fixed order, destiny, cosmic law

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marks quoted speech or thought)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• आकाशरूपकम् (ākāśarūpakam) - like space, having the nature of space

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, whatever

यथा (yathā) - as, like, in whatever manner

(indeclinable)

कचितम् (kacitam) - manifested, revealed, shone forth

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kacita

kacita - manifested, revealed, shone forth

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kac' (to shine, manifest) with suffix 'kta'.

Root: kac (class 1)

कालम् (kālam) - time, for a duration

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

Note: Used here adverbially to denote duration.

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, whatever

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - anything, something, whatever

कल्पितम् (kalpitam) - imagined, fancied, created, arranged

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kalpita

kalpita - imagined, fancied, created, arranged

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kḷp' (to be suitable, to imagine, to create) with suffix 'kta'.

Root: kḷp (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner, likewise

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - fixed order, destiny, cosmic law

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niyati

niyati - fixed order, destiny, cosmic law, fate

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks quoted speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

आकाशरूपकम् (ākāśarūpakam) - like space, having the nature of space

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśarūpaka

ākāśarūpaka - like space, having the nature of space

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+rūpaka)

• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)
• rūpaka – having the form of, metaphorical, representation
  adjective (neuter)