योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-204, verse-12

श्रीराम उवाच ।
आत्मास्य केवलं व्योम न सद्भूम्यचलादिकम् ।
जगतः स्वप्नरूपस्य निराकारो निरास्पदः ॥ १२ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
ātmāsya kevalaṃ vyoma na sadbhūmyacalādikam ,
jagataḥ svapnarūpasya nirākāro nirāspadaḥ 12

12. śrīrāma uvāca ātmā asya kevalam vyoma na sat
bhūmyacalādikam jagataḥ svapnarūpasya nirākāraḥ nirāspadaḥ

12. śrīrāma uvāca asya svapnarūpasya jagataḥ ātmā kevalam
vyoma na sat bhūmyacalādikam nirākāraḥ nirāspadaḥ

12. Lord Rāma said: The true self (ātman) of this (world) is merely pure space; it is not the actual earth, mountains, and so forth. For the world, which is dream-like in nature, (the ātman) is formless and without any support.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma (Lord Rāma, the glorious Rāma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the true self (ātman) (self, soul, spirit, ultimate reality (ātman))

• अस्य (asya) - of this (world) (of this, his, its)

• केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, pure (merely, only, pure, exclusive)

• व्योम (vyoma) - space (sky, ether, space)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• सत् (sat) - actual, real (existing, real, true, good)

• भूम्यचलादिकम् (bhūmyacalādikam) - earth, mountains, and similar things (earth, mountains, and so forth)

• जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world (of the world, of the universe, of what moves)

• स्वप्नरूपस्य (svapnarūpasya) - of the dream-like nature (of the form of a dream, dream-like)

• निराकारः (nirākāraḥ) - formless (formless, bodiless)

• निरास्पदः (nirāspadaḥ) - without any support, without foundation (supportless, without foundation, baseless)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma (Lord Rāma, the glorious Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma, a revered name for Rāma

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – splendor, glory, prosperity, divine grace
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (a proper name), pleasing, black
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect active

Reduplicated perfect form of `vac`.

Root: vac (class 2)

आत्मा (ātmā) - the true self (ātman) (self, soul, spirit, ultimate reality (ātman))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul, supreme soul, essence (ātman)

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

अस्य (asya) - of this (world) (of this, his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Refers to `idam` (this world) from the previous verse.

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, pure (merely, only, pure, exclusive)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kevala

kevala - sole, alone, mere, pure, unmixed

Note: Qualifies `vyoma`.

व्योम (vyoma) - space (sky, ether, space)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, ether, space

Note: Predicate nominative for `ātmā`.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

सत् (sat) - actual, real (existing, real, true, good)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, real, true, good, being

Present Active Participle

From root `as` (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `bhūmyacalādikam`.

भूम्यचलादिकम् (bhūmyacalādikam) - earth, mountains, and similar things (earth, mountains, and so forth)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūmyacalādika

bhūmyacalādika - earth, mountains, etc.

Dvandva compound with `ādika` suffix.

Compound type : dvandva (bhūmi+acala+ādika)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, soil, land
  noun (feminine)
• acala – immovable, steady; a mountain (as a noun)
  noun (masculine)
  From `a` (not) + `cala` (moving).
  Prefix: a
  Root: cal (class 1)
• ādika – beginning with, and so forth, etc.
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -ādika indicating 'and so on'.

Note: Predicate nominative negated by `na`.

जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world (of the world, of the universe, of what moves)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - moving, living; the world, universe, people

Present Active Participle

From root `gam` (to go) with `śaTR` suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Possessive, referring to `ātmā`.

स्वप्नरूपस्य (svapnarūpasya) - of the dream-like nature (of the form of a dream, dream-like)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of svapnarūpa

svapnarūpa - having the form of a dream, dream-like

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (svapna+rūpa)

• svapna – sleep, dream
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies `jagataḥ`.

निराकारः (nirākāraḥ) - formless (formless, bodiless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirākāra

nirākāra - formless, without shape or body

Bahuvrīhi compound: `nis` (without) + `ākāra` (form).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+ākāra)

• nis – out, forth, without
  indeclinable
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  From `ā-kṛ` (to make, do).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate adjective for `ātmā`.

निरास्पदः (nirāspadaḥ) - without any support, without foundation (supportless, without foundation, baseless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirāspada

nirāspada - without support or foundation, groundless

Bahuvrīhi compound: `nis` (without) + `āspada` (support, foundation).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+āspada)

• nis – out, forth, without
  indeclinable
• āspada – seat, place, foundation, support
  noun (neuter)
  From `ā-pad` (to approach, reach) with `ghañ` suffix.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective for `ātmā`.