योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-81, verse-66

तत्र भूतलमाकाशमाकाशमपि भूतलम् ।
प्रतिकृतिं भवत्यन्तर्न च किंचिद्विवर्तते ॥ ६६ ॥

tatra bhūtalamākāśamākāśamapi bhūtalam ,
pratikṛtiṃ bhavatyantarna ca kiṃcidvivartate 66

66. tatra bhūtalam ākāśam ākāśam api bhūtalam
pratikṛtim bhavati antar na ca kiñcit vivartate

66. tatra bhūtalam ākāśam bhavati,
ākāśam api bhūtalam (bhavati); (tat) antar pratikṛtim bhavati,
ca kiñcit na vivartate

66. There, the earth's surface becomes the sky, and the sky, in turn, becomes the earth's surface. Within, it all becomes a mere reflection, and yet, nothing truly transforms.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - Refers to the context or situation being described. (there, in that place)

• भूतलम् (bhūtalam) - earth's surface, ground

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky, space, ether

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky, space, ether

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• भूतलम् (bhūtalam) - earth's surface, ground

• प्रतिकृतिम् (pratikṛtim) - a reflection, an image, a counterpart

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• अन्तर् (antar) - within, inside, inwardly

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something

• विवर्तते (vivartate) - changes, revolves, transforms

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - Refers to the context or situation being described. (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

भूतलम् (bhūtalam) - earth's surface, ground

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūtala

bhūtala - earth's surface, ground, terrestrial region

Compound of bhū (earth) + tala (surface).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+tala)

• bhū – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, flat ground
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the verb 'bhavati'.

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky, space, ether

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether, atmosphere

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate nominative with 'bhavati', indicating transformation. 'ākāśa' can be masculine or neuter.

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky, space, ether

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether, atmosphere

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'bhavati' in the second clause. 'ākāśa' can be masculine or neuter.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the second clause.

भूतलम् (bhūtalam) - earth's surface, ground

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūtala

bhūtala - earth's surface, ground, terrestrial region

Compound of bhū (earth) + tala (surface).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+tala)

• bhū – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, flat ground
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate nominative for the implied verb 'bhavati'.

प्रतिकृतिम् (pratikṛtim) - a reflection, an image, a counterpart

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pratikṛti

pratikṛti - reflection, image, copy, likeness, counterpart

Prefix: prati

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Accusative object indicating the state or nature it takes with 'bhavati'.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

अन्तर् (antar) - within, inside, inwardly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'vivartate'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcit

kiñcit - anything, something, a little

Note: Subject of 'vivartate'.

विवर्तते (vivartate) - changes, revolves, transforms

(verb)

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

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Main verb.