योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-205, verse-31

द्रवत्वमम्भसि यथा शून्यत्वं नभसो यथा ।
यथा वस्तुनि वस्तुत्वं ब्रह्मणीदं जगत्तथा ॥ ३१ ॥

dravatvamambhasi yathā śūnyatvaṃ nabhaso yathā ,
yathā vastuni vastutvaṃ brahmaṇīdaṃ jagattathā 31

31. dravatvam ambhasi yathā śūnyatvam nabhasaḥ yathā
yathā vastuni vastutvam brahmaṇi idam jagat tathā

31. yathā dravatvam ambhasi yathā śūnyatvam nabhasaḥ
yathā vastuni vastutvam tathā idam jagat brahmaṇi

31. Just as fluidity is inherent in water, and emptiness in space, and the essential nature (vastutvam) in an object, so too is this universe (jagat) present in Brahman.

Words meanings summery:

• द्रवत्वम् (dravatvam) - fluidity (as an inherent quality) (fluidity, liquidity, the state of being liquid)

• अम्भसि (ambhasi) - in water

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which manner)

• शून्यत्वम् (śūnyatvam) - emptiness (as an inherent quality) (emptiness, voidness)

• नभसः (nabhasaḥ) - of space (of the sky, of space, of the atmosphere)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which manner)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which manner)

• वस्तुनि (vastuni) - in an object (in a thing, in an object, in reality)

• वस्तुत्वम् (vastutvam) - essential nature (vastutvam) (essential nature, thing-ness, reality, substantiality)

• ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - in Brahman (in Brahman, in the ultimate reality)

• इदम् (idam) - this (this, this one)

• जगत् (jagat) - the universe (jagat) (world, universe, that which moves)

• तथा (tathā) - so too (similarly, so too, thus)

Words meanings and morphology

द्रवत्वम् (dravatvam) - fluidity (as an inherent quality) (fluidity, liquidity, the state of being liquid)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dravatva

dravatva - fluidity, liquidity

Derived from 'drava' (liquid) with the suffix '-tva' forming an abstract noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (drava+tva)

• drava – liquid, fluid
  adjective (neuter)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns (e.g., -ness, -hood)
  suffix (neuter)

अम्भसि (ambhasi) - in water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambhas

ambhas - water

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which manner)

(indeclinable)

शून्यत्वम् (śūnyatvam) - emptiness (as an inherent quality) (emptiness, voidness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnyatva

śūnyatva - emptiness, voidness

Derived from 'śūnya' (empty) with the suffix '-tva' forming an abstract noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śūnya+tva)

• śūnya – empty, void
  adjective (neuter)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns (e.g., -ness, -hood)
  suffix (neuter)

नभसः (nabhasaḥ) - of space (of the sky, of space, of the atmosphere)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, space, atmosphere

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which manner)

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which manner)

(indeclinable)

वस्तुनि (vastuni) - in an object (in a thing, in an object, in reality)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - thing, object, substance, reality

वस्तुत्वम् (vastutvam) - essential nature (vastutvam) (essential nature, thing-ness, reality, substantiality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vastutva

vastutva - essential nature, thing-ness, reality

Derived from 'vastu' (thing, reality) with the suffix '-tva' forming an abstract noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vastu+tva)

• vastu – thing, object, substance, reality
  noun (neuter)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns (e.g., -ness, -hood)
  suffix (neuter)

ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - in Brahman (in Brahman, in the ultimate reality)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality

इदम् (idam) - this (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to 'jagat'.

जगत् (jagat) - the universe (jagat) (world, universe, that which moves)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of the root √gam (to go), used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so too (similarly, so too, thus)

(indeclinable)