योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-58, verse-6

भूताकाशे महत्यस्मिन्खशून्यत्वमनुज्झति ।
सन्ति सर्गसहस्राणि कथयेति प्रदर्श्यते ॥ ६ ॥

bhūtākāśe mahatyasminkhaśūnyatvamanujjhati ,
santi sargasahasrāṇi kathayeti pradarśyate 6

6. bhūta ākāśe mahati asmin kha śūnyatvam anujjhati
santi sarga sahasrāṇi katha iti pradarśyate

6. mahati asmin bhūta ākāśe kha śūnyatvam anujjhati
sarga sahasrāṇi santi katha iti pradarśyate

6. In this great elemental space (bhūtākāśa), which does not relinquish its inherent nature of being empty space, thousands of creations (sarga) exist. This is demonstrated to explain 'how'.

Words meanings summery:

• भूत (bhūta) - elemental, created, primary

• आकाशे (ākāśe) - in space, in ether

• महति (mahati) - in the great, in the large

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• ख (kha) - space, ether

• शून्यत्वम् (śūnyatvam) - emptiness, voidness, the state of being empty

• अनुज्झति (anujjhati) - not abandoning, not relinquishing, not giving up

• सन्ति (santi) - they are, they exist

• सर्ग (sarga) - creation, world

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

• कथ (katha) - how

• इति (iti) - marks the point being demonstrated or explained (thus, so)

• प्रदर्श्यते (pradarśyate) - is shown, is demonstrated, is illustrated

Words meanings and morphology

भूत (bhūta) - elemental, created, primary

(adjective)

of bhūta

bhūta - been, become, existing; element, creature, ghost

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhū (1st class)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: First part of the compound 'bhūtākāśa'

आकाशे (ākāśe) - in space, in ether

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - space, ether (a subtle element)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhūta+ākāśa)

• bhūta – elemental, primary
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhū (1st class)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ākāśa – space, ether
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)

महति (mahati) - in the great, in the large

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

ख (kha) - space, ether

(noun)

neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

Note: First part of the compound 'khaśūnyatva'

शून्यत्वम् (śūnyatvam) - emptiness, voidness, the state of being empty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śūnyatva

śūnyatva - emptiness, voidness, state of being empty

Derived from śūnya (empty) + tva (suffix for abstract noun)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kha+śūnyatva)

• kha – space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• śūnyatva – emptiness, voidness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from śūnya (empty) + tva (suffix for abstract noun)

अनुज्झति (anujjhati) - not abandoning, not relinquishing, not giving up

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of anujjhat

anujjhat - not abandoning, not relinquishing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root ujjh (6th class) with negative prefix an-

Prefix: an

Root: ujjh (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'ākāśe'

सन्ति (santi) - they are, they exist

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Root verb, 2nd class, Parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

सर्ग (sarga) - creation, world

(noun)

masculine, plural of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, world, universe

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: First part of the compound 'sargasahasrāṇi'

सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra

sahasra - thousand

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sarga+sahasra)

• sarga – creation, world
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

कथ (katha) - how

(indeclinable)

Note: Interpreted from 'katheti' (कथयेति) as 'katha iti' in line with typical philosophical discourse for 'how' something is shown, rather than an imperative verb.

इति (iti) - marks the point being demonstrated or explained (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interpreted from 'katheti' (कथयेति) as 'katha iti' in line with typical philosophical discourse for 'how' something is shown, rather than an imperative verb.

प्रदर्श्यते (pradarśyate) - is shown, is demonstrated, is illustrated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of pradṛś

Present Passive Indicative

Root dṛś (1st class) with prefix pra, passive form (Ātmanepada)

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)