योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-80, verse-51

श्रीराम उवाच ।
ऊर्ध्वे ब्रह्माण्डखण्डस्य तथाधस्तान्मुनीश्वर ।
तज्जलादिमहाकारं क्व कथं केन धार्यते ॥ ५१ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
ūrdhve brahmāṇḍakhaṇḍasya tathādhastānmunīśvara ,
tajjalādimahākāraṃ kva kathaṃ kena dhāryate 51

51. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca ūrdhve brahmāṇḍakhaṇḍasya tathā adhastāt
munīśvara tat jalādimahākāram kva katham kena dhāryate

51. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca munīśvara brahmāṇḍakhaṇḍasya ūrdhve tathā
adhastāt tat jalādimahākāram kva katham kena dhāryate

51. Śrī Rāma said: 'O lord of sages, both above and below this fragment of the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa), how, where, and by whom is its vast form, consisting of water and other elements, sustained?'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• ऊर्ध्वे (ūrdhve) - above, in the upper part

• ब्रह्माण्डखण्डस्य (brahmāṇḍakhaṇḍasya) - of the cosmic egg fragment

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, likewise, and also

• अधस्तात् (adhastāt) - below, underneath, beneath

• मुनीश्वर (munīśvara) - Addressing Vasiṣṭha (O lord of sages, O chief of ascetics)

• तत् (tat) - that (fragment of the cosmic egg) (that, it)

• जलादिमहाकारम् (jalādimahākāram) - its vast form, consisting of water and other elements (having the great form of water and so on, whose great form consists of water etc.)

• क्व (kva) - where?

• कथम् (katham) - how?

• केन (kena) - by whom?

• धार्यते (dhāryate) - is held, is supported, is sustained

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma, Śrī Rāma

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ऊर्ध्वे (ūrdhve) - above, in the upper part

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ūrdhva

ūrdhva - upwards, high, upper

Note: Used adverbially.

ब्रह्माण्डखण्डस्य (brahmāṇḍakhaṇḍasya) - of the cosmic egg fragment

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of brahmāṇḍakhaṇḍa

brahmāṇḍakhaṇḍa - fragment of the cosmic egg

Compound of 'brahmāṇḍa' (cosmic egg) and 'khaṇḍa' (fragment).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahmāṇḍa+khaṇḍa)

• brahmāṇḍa – cosmic egg, universe (brahmāṇḍa)
  noun (neuter)
• khaṇḍa – piece, fragment, part
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, likewise, and also

(indeclinable)

अधस्तात् (adhastāt) - below, underneath, beneath

(indeclinable)

मुनीश्वर (munīśvara) - Addressing Vasiṣṭha (O lord of sages, O chief of ascetics)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of munīśvara

munīśvara - lord of sages, chief of ascetics

Compound of 'muni' (sage) and 'īśvara' (lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+īśvara)

• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

तत् (tat) - that (fragment of the cosmic egg) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to the brahmāṇḍakhaṇḍa.

जलादिमहाकारम् (jalādimahākāram) - its vast form, consisting of water and other elements (having the great form of water and so on, whose great form consists of water etc.)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jalādimahākāra

jalādimahākāra - having water etc. as its great form

Compound of 'jala' (water), 'ādi' (beginning/etc.), 'mahā' (great), 'ākāra' (form).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jala+ādi+mahā+ākāra)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  indeclinable
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'tat' (the fragment of the cosmic egg).

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

कथम् (katham) - how?

(indeclinable)

केन (kena) - by whom?

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

धार्यते (dhāryate) - is held, is supported, is sustained

(verb)

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)