योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-57, verse-10

परमाकाशकोशान्तरादिसर्गे निरामये ।
पृथ्व्यादेरुपलम्भस्य भवेत्किमिव कारणम् ॥ १० ॥

paramākāśakośāntarādisarge nirāmaye ,
pṛthvyāderupalambhasya bhavetkimiva kāraṇam 10

10. paramākāśakośāntarādi sarge nirāmaye | pṛthvyādeḥ
upalambhasya bhavet kim iva kāraṇam ||

10. paramākāśakośāntarādi nirāmaye sarge,
pṛthvyādeḥ upalambhasya kim iva kāraṇam bhavet

10. In the flawless creation (sarga) that originates from within the sheath of the supreme ether (ākaśa), what indeed could be the cause for the perception of earth and other elements?

Words meanings summery:

• परमाकाशकोशान्तरादि (paramākāśakośāntarādi) - in that which originates from within the sheath of the supreme ether (ākaśa)

• सर्गे (sarge) - in creation, in emanation

• निरामये (nirāmaye) - in the flawless, in the healthy, in the pure

• पृथ्व्यादेः (pṛthvyādeḥ) - of earth and so forth, of the elements beginning with earth

• उपलम्भस्य (upalambhasya) - of the perception, of the apprehension, of the attainment

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, should be, could be

• किम् (kim) - what, what kind of

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

Words meanings and morphology

परमाकाशकोशान्तरादि (paramākāśakośāntarādi) - in that which originates from within the sheath of the supreme ether (ākaśa)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of paramākāśakośāntarādi

paramākāśakośāntarādi - starting from the interior of the sheath of the supreme ether

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parama+ākāśa+kośa+antara+ādi)

• parama – supreme, highest
  adjective
• ākāśa – ether, space (ākaśa)
  noun (masculine)
• kośa – sheath, covering, treasury
  noun (masculine)
• antara – inner, interior, within
  noun (neuter)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera
  noun (masculine)

सर्गे (sarge) - in creation, in emanation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation (sarga), emanation

Root: sṛj (class 6)

निरामये (nirāmaye) - in the flawless, in the healthy, in the pure

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nirāmaya

nirāmaya - flawless, healthy, free from illness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+āmaya)

• nis – without, free from
  prefix
• āmaya – illness, defect
  noun (masculine)

पृथ्व्यादेः (pṛthvyādeḥ) - of earth and so forth, of the elements beginning with earth

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pṛthvyādi

pṛthvyādi - earth and so on

Compound type : dvandva (pṛthvī+ādi)

• pṛthvī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera
  noun (masculine)

उपलम्भस्य (upalambhasya) - of the perception, of the apprehension, of the attainment

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of upalambha

upalambha - perception, apprehension, attainment

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, should be, could be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what, what kind of

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which

इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

(indeclinable)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason