योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-204, verse-13

आत्मैव व्योमरूपोऽस्य निराधारो निराकृतिः ।
विनाकृतेर्वा व्योम्नोऽस्य किमाधारेण कारणम् ॥ १३ ॥

ātmaiva vyomarūpo'sya nirādhāro nirākṛtiḥ ,
vinākṛtervā vyomno'sya kimādhāreṇa kāraṇam 13

13. ātmā eva vyomarūpaḥ asya nirādhāraḥ nirākṛtiḥ
vinā ākṛteḥ vā vyomnaḥ asya kim ādhāreṇa kāraṇam

13. asya ātmā eva vyomarūpaḥ nirādhāraḥ nirākṛtiḥ.
asya ākṛteḥ vā vyomnaḥ vinā ādhāreṇa kim kāraṇam.

13. The (ātman) of this (world) is itself space-like, supportless, and formless. Without the form or even the spatial nature of this (ātman), what other cause for a basis could there be (for the world)?

Words meanings summery:

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

• एव (eva) - itself (only, merely, indeed, certainly)

• व्योमरूपः (vyomarūpaḥ) - of the nature of space (of the nature of space, space-like)

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

• निराधारः (nirādhāraḥ) - without support (supportless, without foundation)

• निराकृतिः (nirākṛtiḥ) - without form (formless, without shape)

• विना (vinā) - without (without, except)

• आकृतेः (ākṛteḥ) - from (its) form (from/of form, shape)

• वा (vā) - or even (or, either...or)

• व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - from (its) spatial nature (from/of space, ether)

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

• किम् (kim) - what (what, how)

• आधारेण (ādhāreṇa) - by means of a support (by means of a support, with a basis)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason, cause (cause, reason, instrument)

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मा (ātmā) - the (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.

एव (eva) - itself (only, merely, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes `ātmā`.

व्योमरूपः (vyomarūpaḥ) - of the nature of space (of the nature of space, space-like)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyomarūpa

vyomarūpa - having the form or nature of space

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (vyoman+rūpa)

• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, ether, space
  noun (neuter)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies `ātmā`.

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

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Refers to `idam` or `jagat`.

निराधारः (nirādhāraḥ) - without support (supportless, without foundation)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirādhāra

nirādhāra - without support, baseless

Bahuvrīhi compound: `nis` (without) + `ādhāra` (support).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+ādhāra)

• nis – out, forth, without
  indeclinable
• ādhāra – support, basis, foundation, receptacle
  noun (masculine)
  From `ā-dhṛ` (to hold, support).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for `ātmā`.

निराकृतिः (nirākṛtiḥ) - without form (formless, without shape)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirākṛti

nirākṛti - formless, shapeless, without form

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

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+ākṛti)

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

Note: Predicate adjective for `ātmā`.

विना (vinā) - without (without, except)

(indeclinable)

आकृतेः (ākṛteḥ) - from (its) form (from/of form, shape)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of ākṛti

ākṛti - form, shape, figure, appearance

From `ā-kṛ` (to make, do).

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Governed by `vinā`.

वा (vā) - or even (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects `ākṛteḥ` and `vyomnaḥ`.

व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - from (its) spatial nature (from/of space, ether)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, ether, space

Note: Governed by `vinā`.

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

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Refers to the `ātman` just mentioned.

किम् (kim) - what (what, how)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which, why

Note: Interrogative for `kāraṇam`.

आधारेण (ādhāreṇa) - by means of a support (by means of a support, with a basis)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ādhāra

ādhāra - support, basis, foundation, receptacle

From `ā-dhṛ` (to hold, support).

Prefix: ā

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Means by which.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason, cause (cause, reason, instrument)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

From root `kṛ` (to do) with suffix `ana`.

Root: kṛ (class 8)