योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-38, verse-21

पङ्कता कल्पिता व्योम्नो या पुत्रकपताकिनी ।
सा यथा शान्ततामात्रं खमेवेदं तथा जगत् ॥ २१ ॥

paṅkatā kalpitā vyomno yā putrakapatākinī ,
sā yathā śāntatāmātraṃ khamevedaṃ tathā jagat 21

21. paṅkatā kalpitā vyomnaḥ yā putraka patākinī sā
yathā śāntatāmātram kham eva idam tathā jagat

21. putraka,
yathā vyomnaḥ yā kalpitā patākinī paṅkatā,
sā śāntatāmātram kham eva; tathā idam jagat (kham eva).

21. O son, just as the imagined dirtiness of the sky (vyoman), which is like an illusory flag, is in reality merely pure tranquility, so too is this entire universe (jagat) simply space (kha) itself.

Words meanings summery:

• पङ्कता (paṅkatā) - dirtiness, muddiness, impurity

• कल्पिता (kalpitā) - imagined, fabricated, created, artificial

• व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - of the sky, of space

• या (yā) - which (feminine singular)

• पुत्रक (putraka) - O son!

• पताकिनी (patākinī) - having a flag, marked by a flag; like a flag (an illusory appearance)

• सा (sā) - that (feminine singular)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• शान्ततामात्रम् (śāntatāmātram) - merely tranquility, only peacefulness, nothing but tranquility

• खम् (kham) - space, ether, void, sky

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, merely

• इदम् (idam) - this, this here (neuter singular)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so too, in that way

• जगत् (jagat) - universe, world

Words meanings and morphology

पङ्कता (paṅkatā) - dirtiness, muddiness, impurity

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paṅkatā

paṅkatā - dirtiness, muddiness, impurity, stained condition

Derived from 'paṅka' (mud, dirt) with the suffix '-tā' to form an abstract feminine noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paṅka+tā)

• paṅka – mud, dirt, mire, sin
  noun (masculine)
• tā – suffix forming abstract feminine nouns (e.g., -ness, -hood)
  indeclinable (feminine)

कल्पिता (kalpitā) - imagined, fabricated, created, artificial

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kalpita

kalpita - imagined, fabricated, assumed, prepared, artificial

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the root 'kḷp' (to arrange, to invent, to imagine).

Root: kḷp (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'paṅkatā'.

व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - of the sky, of space

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, heaven, atmosphere, space, ether

Root: vyu

या (yā) - which (feminine singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'paṅkatā'.

पुत्रक (putraka) - O son!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putraka

putraka - little son, dear son

Diminutive form of 'putra' (son).

पताकिनी (patākinī) - having a flag, marked by a flag; like a flag (an illusory appearance)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of patākin

patākin - having a flag, bearing a banner; like a flag, a sign

Derived from 'patākā' (flag, banner) + the possessive suffix '-in'.

Note: Agrees with 'paṅkatā'. Here implies something that appears like a visible mark or sign, much like a flag, but is illusory in the context of the sky's purity.

सा (sā) - that (feminine singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers back to 'paṅkatā'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

शान्ततामात्रम् (śāntatāmātram) - merely tranquility, only peacefulness, nothing but tranquility

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāntatāmātra

śāntatāmātra - mere tranquility, only peacefulness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śāntatā+mātra)

• śāntatā – tranquility, peacefulness, serenity
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'śānta' (tranquil) with the suffix '-tā'.
• mātra – mere, only, purely, measure, quantity
  adjective (neuter)

खम् (kham) - space, ether, void, sky

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - space, ether, sky, void, Brahman

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, merely

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this, this here (neuter singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'jagat'.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so too, in that way

(indeclinable)

जगत् (jagat) - universe, world

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - universe, world, all that moves

From root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'ja'.

Root: gam (class 1)