योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-73, verse-8

सर्षपापेक्षया मेरुर्यथातिवितताकृतिः ।
तथाकाशमपि स्थूलं शून्यं सद्यदपेक्षया ॥ ८ ॥

sarṣapāpekṣayā meruryathātivitatākṛtiḥ ,
tathākāśamapi sthūlaṃ śūnyaṃ sadyadapekṣayā 8

8. sarṣapāpekṣayā meruḥ yathā ativitatākṛtiḥ tathā
ākāśam api sthūlam śūnyam sat yat apekṣayā

8. yathā sarṣapāpekṣayā meruḥ ativitatākṛtiḥ tathā
yat apekṣayā ākāśam api sthūlam śūnyam sat

8. Just as Mount Meru has an extremely vast form compared to a mustard seed, similarly, even vast space (ākāśa) appears gross and void when compared to the ultimate existent reality (sat).

Words meanings summery:

• सर्षपापेक्षया (sarṣapāpekṣayā) - by comparison with a mustard seed

• मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• अतिवितताकृतिः (ativitatākṛtiḥ) - of extremely vast form

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space, sky, ether

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• स्थूलम् (sthūlam) - gross, material, solid, bulky

• शून्यम् (śūnyam) - void, empty, non-existent, zero

• सत् (sat) - ultimate existent reality (existent, real, true, good)

• यत् (yat) - that ultimate reality (that which, what)

• अपेक्षया (apekṣayā) - by comparison, relatively, with reference to

Words meanings and morphology

सर्षपापेक्षया (sarṣapāpekṣayā) - by comparison with a mustard seed

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sarṣapāpekṣā

sarṣapāpekṣā - comparison to a mustard seed

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarṣapa+apekṣā)

• sarṣapa – mustard seed
  noun (masculine)
• apekṣā – comparison, expectation, regard
  noun (feminine)
  From root īkṣ (to see) with prefix apa
  Prefix: apa
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Mount Meru (mythical mountain, center of the world)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

अतिवितताकृतिः (ativitatākṛtiḥ) - of extremely vast form

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ativitatākṛti

ativitatākṛti - having an extremely vast form

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ati+vitata+ākṛti)

• ati – very, exceedingly, beyond
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• vitata – extended, vast, wide, spread out
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root tan (to stretch) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: tan (class 8)
• ākṛti – form, shape, figure, appearance
  noun (feminine)
  From root kṛ (to make) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space, sky, ether

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - space, sky, ether, the first of the five elements (ākāśa)

From root kāś (to shine) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

स्थूलम् (sthūlam) - gross, material, solid, bulky

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthūla

sthūla - gross, bulky, thick, large, coarse, material

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - void, empty, non-existent, zero

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, hollow, non-existent, zero

Root: śū (class 5)

सत् (sat) - ultimate existent reality (existent, real, true, good)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existent, real, true, good, the absolute reality (sat)

Present Active Participle

From root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

यत् (yat) - that ultimate reality (that which, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - that which, what, who, which

अपेक्षया (apekṣayā) - by comparison, relatively, with reference to

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of apekṣā

apekṣā - comparison, expectation, regard, dependence

From root īkṣ (to see) with prefix apa

Prefix: apa

Root: īkṣ (class 1)