योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-205, verse-34

तस्माद्यथावयविनोऽवयवाः स्वात्ममात्रकाः ।
तथानवयवे ब्रह्मव्योस्नि व्योम जगत्स्थितम् ॥ ३४ ॥

tasmādyathāvayavino'vayavāḥ svātmamātrakāḥ ,
tathānavayave brahmavyosni vyoma jagatsthitam 34

34. tasmāt yathā avayavinaḥ avayavāḥ svātmamātrakāḥ
tathā anavayave brahmavyosni vyoma jagat sthitam

34. tasmāt yathā avayavinaḥ avayavāḥ svātmamātrakāḥ
tathā anavayave brahmavyosni jagat vyoma sthitam

34. Therefore, just as the parts (avayava) of a whole (avayavin) are merely the very essence of that whole, similarly, the universe (jagat) exists as (like) space (vyoma) within the partless Brahman-space (brahmavyoman).

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, for that reason, from that)

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

• अवयविनः (avayavinaḥ) - of a composite whole (avayavin) (of a whole, of a composite, of something having parts)

• अवयवाः (avayavāḥ) - the parts (avayava) (parts, constituents, members)

• स्वात्ममात्रकाः (svātmamātrakāḥ) - merely the very essence of that whole (merely of one's own self/essence, solely one's own nature)

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

• अनवयवे (anavayave) - in the partless (in the partless, in that which has no parts)

• ब्रह्मव्योस्नि (brahmavyosni) - within the Brahman-space (brahmavyoman) (in the Brahman-space, in the supreme consciousness-space)

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

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

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - exists, is situated (situated, located, standing, existing)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, for that reason, from that)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

अवयविनः (avayavinaḥ) - of a composite whole (avayavin) (of a whole, of a composite, of something having parts)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of avayavin

avayavin - a whole, a composite, something having parts

Derived from 'avayava' (part) with the possessive suffix '-in'.

अवयवाः (avayavāḥ) - the parts (avayava) (parts, constituents, members)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of avayava

avayava - part, constituent, member

From prefix 'ava-' and root √yu (to join).

Prefix: ava

Root: yu (class 2)

स्वात्ममात्रकाः (svātmamātrakāḥ) - merely the very essence of that whole (merely of one's own self/essence, solely one's own nature)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svātmamātraka

svātmamātraka - merely one's own essence, solely one's own nature

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sva+ātman+mātraka)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun
• ātman – self, soul, essence
  noun (masculine)
• mātraka – merely, only, just
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'avayavāḥ'.

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

(indeclinable)

अनवयवे (anavayave) - in the partless (in the partless, in that which has no parts)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of anavayava

anavayava - partless, without parts

Compound type : bahuvrihi (na+avayava)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• avayava – part, constituent
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: yu (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'brahmavyosni'.

ब्रह्मव्योस्नि (brahmavyosni) - within the Brahman-space (brahmavyoman) (in the Brahman-space, in the supreme consciousness-space)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of brahmavyoman

brahmavyoman - Brahman-space, the space of Brahman

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+vyoman)

• brahman – Brahman, the Absolute
  noun (neuter)
• vyoman – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, space, ether

Note: Used here to indicate the nature or state of 'jagat' within 'brahmavyoman'.

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)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - exists, is situated (situated, located, standing, existing)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - situated, located, standing

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √sthā (to stand, to remain).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'jagat'.