योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-73, verse-9

शैलेन्द्रापेक्षया सूक्ष्मा यथेमे त्रसरेणवः ।
तथा सूक्ष्मतरं स्थूलं ब्रह्माण्डं यदपेक्षया ॥ ९ ॥

śailendrāpekṣayā sūkṣmā yatheme trasareṇavaḥ ,
tathā sūkṣmataraṃ sthūlaṃ brahmāṇḍaṃ yadapekṣayā 9

9. śailendrāpekṣayā sūkṣmāḥ yathā ime trasareṇavaḥ
tathā sūkṣmataram sthūlam brahmāṇḍam yat apekṣayā

9. yathā ime trasareṇavaḥ śailendrāpekṣayā sūkṣmāḥ
tathā yat apekṣayā sthūlam brahmāṇḍam sūkṣmataram

9. Just as these motes of dust appear minute when compared to great mountains, similarly, even the universe (brahmāṇḍa), though appearing gross, is exceedingly subtle when compared to that ultimate reality.

Words meanings summery:

• शैलेन्द्रापेक्षया (śailendrāpekṣayā) - by comparison with great mountains

• सूक्ष्माः (sūkṣmāḥ) - minute, subtle, delicate

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• इमे (ime) - these

• त्रसरेणवः (trasareṇavaḥ) - motes of dust, atoms

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

• सूक्ष्मतरम् (sūkṣmataram) - more subtle, exceedingly subtle, very minute

• स्थूलम् (sthūlam) - gross, material, bulky

• ब्रह्माण्डम् (brahmāṇḍam) - the cosmic egg, the universe

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

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

Words meanings and morphology

शैलेन्द्रापेक्षया (śailendrāpekṣayā) - by comparison with great mountains

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śailendrāpekṣā

śailendrāpekṣā - comparison to great mountains

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śailendra+apekṣā)

• śailendra – chief of mountains, great mountain
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of śaila (mountain) and indra (chief)
• apekṣā – comparison, expectation, regard
  noun (feminine)
  From root īkṣ (to see) with prefix apa
  Prefix: apa
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

सूक्ष्माः (sūkṣmāḥ) - minute, subtle, delicate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sūkṣma

sūkṣma - minute, subtle, fine, delicate, small

Root: sūc (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

त्रसरेणवः (trasareṇavaḥ) - motes of dust, atoms

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of trasareṇu

trasareṇu - a mote of dust, atom, a particle visible in a sunbeam

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (trasa+reṇu)

• trasa – moving, trembling, fearful
  adjective (masculine)
  From root tras (to tremble)
  Root: tras (class 1)
• reṇu – dust, sand, pollen, a minute particle
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)

सूक्ष्मतरम् (sūkṣmataram) - more subtle, exceedingly subtle, very minute

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sūkṣmatara

sūkṣmatara - more subtle, very subtle, exceedingly minute

Comparative degree of sūkṣma

स्थूलम् (sthūlam) - gross, material, bulky

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthūla

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

ब्रह्माण्डम् (brahmāṇḍam) - the cosmic egg, the universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmāṇḍa

brahmāṇḍa - the cosmic egg, the universe, the world (brahmāṇḍa)

Compound of brahman (Brahma) and aṇḍa (egg)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+aṇḍa)

• brahman – Brahma (the creator god), sacred utterance, ultimate reality (brahman)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• aṇḍa – egg
  noun (neuter)

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)