योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-89, verse-18

महीतलमिवाभाति चिद्व्योमैव निरन्तरम् ।
आत्मन्येवातलं व्योम यथामलतलं स्थितम् ॥ १८ ॥

mahītalamivābhāti cidvyomaiva nirantaram ,
ātmanyevātalaṃ vyoma yathāmalatalaṃ sthitam 18

18. mahi-talam iva ābhāti cit-vyoma eva nirantaram
ātmani eva atalam vyoma yathā amala-talam sthitam

18. cit-vyoma eva nirantaram mahi-talam iva ābhāti.
ātmani eva atalam vyoma yathā amala-talam sthitam (asti).

18. The space of consciousness (cit-vyoma) continuously appears like the surface of the earth. Just as an unblemished surface is situated, so too is the infinite space (vyoma) situated within the self (ātman) itself.

Words meanings summery:

• महि-तलम् (mahi-talam) - surface of the earth, ground, terrestrial surface

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• आभाति (ābhāti) - shines, appears, becomes visible, manifests

• चित्-व्योम (cit-vyoma) - space of consciousness, conscious ether, awareness-space

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• निरन्तरम् (nirantaram) - continuously, incessantly, without interruption, uninterrupted

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self (ātman), within the soul, concerning the spirit

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• अतलम् (atalam) - bottomless, infinite, profound, without support

• व्योम (vyoma) - sky, space, ether, atmosphere

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

• अमल-तलम् (amala-talam) - pure surface, unblemished ground

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, existing, standing, placed

Words meanings and morphology

महि-तलम् (mahi-talam) - surface of the earth, ground, terrestrial surface

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahi-talam

mahi-talam - surface of the earth, ground, terrestrial surface

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahi+tala)

• mahi – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, ground, bottom
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

आभाति (ābhāti) - shines, appears, becomes visible, manifests

(verb)

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

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

चित्-व्योम (cit-vyoma) - space of consciousness, conscious ether, awareness-space

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cit-vyoma

cit-vyoma - space of consciousness, conscious ether, awareness-space

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, thought, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• vyoman – sky, space, ether, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

निरन्तरम् (nirantaram) - continuously, incessantly, without interruption, uninterrupted

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self (ātman), within the soul, concerning the spirit

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual essence

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

अतलम् (atalam) - bottomless, infinite, profound, without support

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of atala

atala - bottomless, without foundation or support, infinite

व्योम (vyoma) - sky, space, ether, atmosphere

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, space, ether, atmosphere

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

अमल-तलम् (amala-talam) - pure surface, unblemished ground

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of amala-tala

amala-tala - pure surface, unblemished ground

Compound type : karmadhāraya (amala+tala)

• amala – spotless, pure, clean, free from dirt
  adjective (neuter)
• tala – surface, plane, ground, bottom
  noun (neuter)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, existing, standing, placed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, firm, steady

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sthā ('to stand') with suffix -ta.

Root: sthā (class 1)