योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-26, verse-16

सदिवासत्यमेवेदमकुर्वत्यन्यमेधते ।
मृदा हेम्नेव कुम्भत्वमपृथग्लभ्यमात्मगम् ॥ १६ ॥

sadivāsatyamevedamakurvatyanyamedhate ,
mṛdā hemneva kumbhatvamapṛthaglabhyamātmagam 16

16. sat iva asatyam eva idam akurvati anyam edhate
mṛdā hemnā eva kumbhatvam apṛthak labhyam ātmagam

16. idam asatyam eva sat iva anyam akurvati edhate.
mṛdā kumbhatvam hemnā eva apṛthak labhyam ātmagam

16. This world, which is indeed unreal but appears as if real, expands without manifesting anything separate from its source. It is inseparably inherent in its own essence (ātman), just as the state of being a pot is inseparably obtained from clay, and the inherent nature of gold from gold itself.

Words meanings summery:

• सत् (sat) - real (as if real) (real, existent, true, good)

• इव (iva) - as if (as, like, as if)

• असत्यम् (asatyam) - unreal (unreal, untrue, non-existent)

• एव (eva) - indeed, verily (indeed, only, certainly, just)

• इदम् (idam) - this (world) (this, this one)

• अकुर्वति (akurvati) - without manifesting/creating (not doing, not making, without making)

• अन्यम् (anyam) - anything distinct/separate (from itself) (other, another, different)

• एधते (edhate) - expands, develops (grows, flourishes, increases, expands)

• मृदा (mṛdā) - from clay (by clay, with clay)

• हेम्ना (hemnā) - from gold (by gold, with gold)

• एव (eva) - indeed, verily (indeed, only, certainly, just)

• कुम्भत्वम् (kumbhatvam) - the state of being a pot (pot-ness, the state of being a pot)

• अपृथक् (apṛthak) - inseparably (not separate, inseparable, non-distinct)

• लभ्यम् (labhyam) - obtainable (obtainable, to be obtained, accessible)

• आत्मगम् (ātmagam) - inherent in its own essence (ātman) (inherent in the self, self-existent, going to the self)

Words meanings and morphology

सत् (sat) - real (as if real) (real, existent, true, good)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, true, good, being

Present Active Participle

From root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'idam'.

इव (iva) - as if (as, like, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'sat' to mean 'as if real'.

असत्यम् (asatyam) - unreal (unreal, untrue, non-existent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asatya

asatya - unreal, untrue, false

Negated form of 'satya' (true, real).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• satya – true, real, actual
  adjective (neuter)
  From 'sat' (existent, real).

Note: Predicative adjective for 'idam'.

एव (eva) - indeed, verily (indeed, only, certainly, just)

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this (world) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

अकुर्वति (akurvati) - without manifesting/creating (not doing, not making, without making)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of akurvat

akurvat - not doing, not making

Present Active Participle

Negated form of 'kurvat' (doing, making), from root kṛ (to do, make).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kurvat)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• kurvat – doing, making, creating
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From root kṛ (to do, make), class 8.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Locative absolute construction, or modifying the subject 'idam'.

अन्यम् (anyam) - anything distinct/separate (from itself) (other, another, different)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different, distinct

Note: Object of 'akurvati' in a locative absolute sense, 'without making another/distinct thing'.

एधते (edhate) - expands, develops (grows, flourishes, increases, expands)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of edh

Root: edh (class 1)

मृदा (mṛdā) - from clay (by clay, with clay)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mṛd

mṛd - clay, earth, soil

Note: Used in simile to denote source.

हेम्ना (hemnā) - from gold (by gold, with gold)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of heman

heman - gold

Note: Used in simile to denote source.

एव (eva) - indeed, verily (indeed, only, certainly, just)

(indeclinable)

कुम्भत्वम् (kumbhatvam) - the state of being a pot (pot-ness, the state of being a pot)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kumbhatva

kumbhatva - pot-ness, condition of being a pot

From 'kumbha' (pot) with suffix '-tva' (abstract noun suffix).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kumbha+tva)

• kumbha – pot, pitcher
  noun (masculine)
• tva – suffix for abstract noun, -ness, -hood
  suffix (neuter)
  Forms neuter abstract nouns.

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is obtained'.

अपृथक् (apṛthak) - inseparably (not separate, inseparable, non-distinct)

(indeclinable)

Negated form of 'pṛthak' (separately).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pṛthak)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• pṛthak – separately, apart, distinct
  indeclinable

Note: Modifies 'labhyam'.

लभ्यम् (labhyam) - obtainable (obtainable, to be obtained, accessible)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of labhya

labhya - obtainable, to be obtained, accessible, fit to be gained

Gerundive (karmaṇi prayoga)

From root labh (to obtain, get) with suffix -ya.

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Agreement with 'kumbhatvam' and implied 'hemnatvam'.

आत्मगम् (ātmagam) - inherent in its own essence (ātman) (inherent in the self, self-existent, going to the self)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātmagam

ātmagam - inherent in the self, going to the self, self-existent

From 'ātman' (self) and root gam (to go, be in).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+gam)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, ultimate reality (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• gam – going, being in, reaching
  adjective
  From root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agreement with 'kumbhatvam' and 'idam'.