योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-52, verse-46

निखाता दृश्यतां यान्ति स्तम्भस्थाः शालभञ्जिकाः ।
अस्मिन्नक्षोभ्य एवान्तस्तरङ्गाः सृष्टिदृष्टयः ॥ ४६ ॥

nikhātā dṛśyatāṃ yānti stambhasthāḥ śālabhañjikāḥ ,
asminnakṣobhya evāntastaraṅgāḥ sṛṣṭidṛṣṭayaḥ 46

46. nikhātāḥ dṛśyatām yānti stambhasthāḥ śālabhañjikāḥ
asmin akṣobhye eva antaḥ taraṅgāḥ sṛṣṭidṛṣṭayaḥ

46. nikhātāḥ stambhasthāḥ śālabhañjikāḥ dṛśyatām yānti.
asmin akṣobhye eva antaḥ sṛṣṭidṛṣṭayaḥ taraṅgāḥ [yānti].

46. Just as carved figures (śālabhañjikāḥ) installed in columns attain visibility, so too do the waves (taraṅgāḥ) that are the manifestations of creation (sṛṣṭidṛṣṭayaḥ) appear within this very unperturbed (akṣobhya) reality.

Words meanings summery:

• निखाताः (nikhātāḥ) - carved, installed, fixed, dug in

• दृश्यताम् (dṛśyatām) - visibility, perceptibility, the state of being visible

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they attain, they reach

• स्तम्भस्थाः (stambhasthāḥ) - situated in columns/pillars

• शालभञ्जिकाः (śālabhañjikāḥ) - sculptures, decorative figures, statues

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• अक्षोभ्ये (akṣobhye) - in the unagitated, in the unperturbed, in the unwavering

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, in the interior

• तरङ्गाः (taraṅgāḥ) - waves, ripples

• सृष्टिदृष्टयः (sṛṣṭidṛṣṭayaḥ) - manifestations of creation, views/aspects of creation, creation-visions

Words meanings and morphology

निखाताः (nikhātāḥ) - carved, installed, fixed, dug in

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nikhāta

nikhāta - carved, dug, fixed, installed

Past Passive Participle

From 'ni' (prefix) + root 'khan' (to dig, to carve) + 'kta' (past passive participle suffix)

Prefix: ni

Root: khan (class 1)

Note: Feminine nominative plural, modifying 'śālabhañjikāḥ'

दृश्यताम् (dṛśyatām) - visibility, perceptibility, the state of being visible

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dṛśyatā

dṛśyatā - visibility, perceptibility, state of being seen

Derived from 'dṛśya' (visible) with 'tā' (suffix forming abstract noun)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Object of 'yānti', 'they go to visibility'.

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they attain, they reach

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of yā

Present active

3rd person plural, present indicative, active voice

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Verb for 'śālabhañjikāḥ' and 'sṛṣṭidṛṣṭayaḥ' (implied).

स्तम्भस्थाः (stambhasthāḥ) - situated in columns/pillars

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of stambhastha

stambhastha - standing/situated in a pillar/column

Compound of 'stambha' (pillar) and 'stha' (standing/situated)

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (stambha+stha)

• stambha – pillar, column, post
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'sthā' (to stand) + 'ka' suffix
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Feminine nominative plural, modifying 'śālabhañjikāḥ'

शालभञ्जिकाः (śālabhañjikāḥ) - sculptures, decorative figures, statues

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śālabhañjikā

śālabhañjikā - a decorative figure, a sculpture, a statue (often a female figure holding a śāla branch)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Locative singular, referring to Brahman (implied) or the underlying reality.

अक्षोभ्ये (akṣobhye) - in the unagitated, in the unperturbed, in the unwavering

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of akṣobhya

akṣobhya - unagitated, unperturbed, unshakable, unwavering

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

Formed from 'na' (negation) + root 'kṣubh' (to agitate, disturb) + 'ṇyat' (gerundive suffix)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+kṣobhya)

• na – not, no, non-
  indeclinable
• kṣobhya – to be agitated, capable of being disturbed
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
  From root 'kṣubh' + 'ṇyat' suffix
  Root: kṣubh (class 1)

Note: Locative singular, modifying 'asmin' (implied 'brahmaṇi' or 'tattve').

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, in the interior

(indeclinable)

From root 'an' (to breathe)

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Functions adverbially, modifying the location.

तरङ्गाः (taraṅgāḥ) - waves, ripples

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of taraṅga

taraṅga - wave, ripple, billow, surge

From root 'tṛ' (to cross) with 'anga' suffix

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second clause (implicitly with 'yānti').

सृष्टिदृष्टयः (sṛṣṭidṛṣṭayaḥ) - manifestations of creation, views/aspects of creation, creation-visions

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sṛṣṭidṛṣṭi

sṛṣṭidṛṣṭi - manifestations of creation, views of creation, aspects of creation

Compound of 'sṛṣṭi' (creation) and 'dṛṣṭi' (sight, vision, appearance, view)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sṛṣṭi+dṛṣṭi)

• sṛṣṭi – creation, production, emission
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'sṛj' (to create) + 'kti' suffix
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• dṛṣṭi – sight, vision, view, appearance, manifestation
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'dṛś' (to see) + 'kti' suffix
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: In apposition to 'taraṅgāḥ', or specifying what kind of waves.