योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-74, verse-31

साकारो गगनात्मास्तु निराकारं स्वप्नस्तु वा ।
आस्ते बहिरथान्तश्च भिन्ने बाह्यान्तरे बहिः ॥ ३१ ॥

sākāro gaganātmāstu nirākāraṃ svapnastu vā ,
āste bahirathāntaśca bhinne bāhyāntare bahiḥ 31

31. sākāraḥ gagana-ātmā astu nirākāram svapnaḥ tu vā
āste bahis atha antaḥ ca bhinne bāhya-antare bahis

31. sākāraḥ gagana-ātmā astu,
vā nirākāram svapnaḥ tu (astu).
(saḥ) bahis atha antaḥ ca āste,
(ca) bhinne bāhya-antare (api) bahis (asti).

31. Let the manifest (sākāra), whose essence is space, be. Or let the formless (nirākāra) be merely a dream. The ultimate reality exists both externally and internally, and also transcends the distinct outer and inner realms (bāhyāntare).

Words meanings summery:

• साकारः (sākāraḥ) - having form, embodied, manifest

• गगन-आत्मा (gagana-ātmā) - whose nature is space, space-like

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• निराकारम् (nirākāram) - formless, without shape, unmanifest

• स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - dream, sleep

• तु (tu) - but, yet, on the other hand, indeed

• वा (vā) - or, either

• आस्ते (āste) - exists, is, stays, sits

• बहिस् (bahis) - outside, externally

• अथ (atha) - then, next, and

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, internally

• च (ca) - and, also

• भिन्ने (bhinne) - in the distinct, in the separate (two)

• बाह्य-अन्तरे (bāhya-antare) - in the outer and inner (realms/divisions)

• बहिस् (bahis) - beyond (the distinct outer and inner realms) (outside, beyond, externally)

Words meanings and morphology

साकारः (sākāraḥ) - having form, embodied, manifest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sākāra

sākāra - having form, embodied, manifest

From sa (with) + ākāra (form).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ākāra)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-kṛ
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

गगन-आत्मा (gagana-ātmā) - whose nature is space, space-like

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gagana-ātman

gagana-ātman - whose nature is space, whose self is space

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gagana+ātman)

• gagana – sky, space, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Imperative, third person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

निराकारम् (nirākāram) - formless, without shape, unmanifest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirākāra

nirākāra - formless, without shape, unmanifest

From nis (without) + ākāra (form).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nis+ākāra)

• nis – out, away, without
  indeclinable
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-kṛ
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies an implied neuter entity or manifestation.

स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - dream, sleep

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

From root svap (to sleep).

Root: svap (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, yet, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

आस्ते (āste) - exists, is, stays, sits

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ās

Present indicative, third person singular, middle voice.

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: The subject is the implied ultimate reality.

बहिस् (bahis) - outside, externally

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then, next, and

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to connect 'bahis' and 'antaḥ'.

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, internally

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भिन्ने (bhinne) - in the distinct, in the separate (two)

(adjective)

Locative, dual of bhinna

bhinna - distinct, separated, different, broken

Past Passive Participle

From root bhid (to split, to break).

Root: bhid (class 7)

बाह्य-अन्तरे (bāhya-antare) - in the outer and inner (realms/divisions)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, dual of bāhya-antara

bāhya-antara - outer and inner

Dvandva compound of bāhya and antara. Locative dual.

Compound type : dvandva (bāhya+antara)

• bāhya – external, outer
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from bahis (outside).
• antara – inner, internal, another
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from antas (inside).

Note: The locative dual refers to the two distinct realms.

बहिस् (bahis) - beyond (the distinct outer and inner realms) (outside, beyond, externally)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates the transcendent aspect of reality.