योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-28, verse-1

श्रीराम उवाच ।
यच्चेदं दृश्यते किंचिज्जगत्स्थावरजंगमम् ।
तत्सर्वमस्थिरं ब्रह्मन्स्वप्नसंगमसंनिभम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
yaccedaṃ dṛśyate kiṃcijjagatsthāvarajaṃgamam ,
tatsarvamasthiraṃ brahmansvapnasaṃgamasaṃnibham 1

1. śrīrāma uvāca yat ca idam dṛśyate kiṃcit jagat sthāvarajaṅgamam
tat sarvam asthiram brahman svapnasaṅgamasaṃnibham

1. brahman idam yat ca kiṃcit sthāvarajaṅgamam jagat dṛśyate
tat sarvam asthiram svapnasaṅgamasaṃnibham śrīrāma uvāca

1. Śrī Rāma said: O Brahmin, whatever is seen in this world, whether moving or unmoving, all of it is impermanent, just like an experience in a dream.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - The revered Rāma, the speaker in this context. (Śrī Rāma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that which

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• इदम् (idam) - Refers to the perceived world. (this, this one)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is perceived

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - whatever is seen (something, anything, a little)

• जगत् (jagat) - The entire world. (world, universe, moving)

• स्थावरजङ्गमम् (sthāvarajaṅgamam) - All aspects of the world, both fixed and mobile. (consisting of moving and unmoving things, animate and inanimate)

• तत् (tat) - Refers back to "whatever is seen in this world." (that, that one)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - All of the world described. (all, whole, every)

• अस्थिरम् (asthiram) - Emphasizes the transient nature of the world. (unstable, impermanent, fleeting)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Addressing Sage Vasiṣṭha (or a similar wise person). (O Brahmin, O learned one)

• स्वप्नसङ्गमसंनिभम् (svapnasaṅgamasaṁnibham) - Highlights the illusory and transient nature of the world's experiences. (resembling an encounter in a dream, like a dream-like meeting)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - The revered Rāma, the speaker in this context. (Śrī Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - The glorious Rāma, a Hindu deity, an incarnation of Vishnu

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – prosperity, glory, beauty
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – pleasing, charming; the name of the seventh avatar of Vishnu
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Irregular perfect formation from root vac (वच्)

Root: vac (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that which

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - Refers to the perceived world. (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is perceived

(verb)

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

Present Middle

Present passive stem dṛśya + te ending

Root: dṛś (class 1)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - whatever is seen (something, anything, a little)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - something, anything, a little

Derived from kim (what) + cit (an indefinite particle)

जगत् (jagat) - The entire world. (world, universe, moving)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe; moving

Present Active Participle

From root gam (to go) with intensive reduplication, meaning 'that which moves'

Root: gam (class 1)

स्थावरजङ्गमम् (sthāvarajaṅgamam) - All aspects of the world, both fixed and mobile. (consisting of moving and unmoving things, animate and inanimate)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthāvarajaṅgama

sthāvarajaṅgama - moving and unmoving, animate and inanimate

Compound type : dvandva (sthāvara+jaṅgama)

• sthāvara – standing still, fixed, unmoving, inanimate
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• jaṅgama – moving, mobile, animate
  adjective (masculine)
  Intensive form from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'jagat'.

तत् (tat) - Refers back to "whatever is seen in this world." (that, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

सर्वम् (sarvam) - All of the world described. (all, whole, every)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

Note: Qualifies 'tat'.

अस्थिरम् (asthiram) - Emphasizes the transient nature of the world. (unstable, impermanent, fleeting)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asthira

asthira - unstable, impermanent, fleeting

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'sthira' (stable)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sthira)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• sthira – stable, firm, fixed, permanent
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'tat sarvam'.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Addressing Sage Vasiṣṭha (or a similar wise person). (O Brahmin, O learned one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - a Brahmin; the ultimate reality (brahman)

Masculine noun in vocative case, refers to a person, not the neuter concept. Different stem from 'brahman' (neuter, ultimate reality).

Note: This refers to a person, not the concept (brahman).

स्वप्नसङ्गमसंनिभम् (svapnasaṅgamasaṁnibham) - Highlights the illusory and transient nature of the world's experiences. (resembling an encounter in a dream, like a dream-like meeting)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svapnasaṅgamasaṃnibha

svapnasaṅgamasaṁnibha - resembling an encounter in a dream

Compound with 'saṃnibha' (resembling)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapnasaṅgama+saṃnibha)

• svapnasaṅgama – a dream-encounter, meeting in a dream
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpurusha compound
• saṃnibha – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'tat sarvam' and 'asthiram'.