योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-100, verse-5
सर्वशक्ति परं ब्रह्म नित्यमापूर्णमव्ययम् ।
न तदस्ति न तस्मिन्यद्विद्यते विततात्मनि ॥ ५ ॥
न तदस्ति न तस्मिन्यद्विद्यते विततात्मनि ॥ ५ ॥
sarvaśakti paraṃ brahma nityamāpūrṇamavyayam ,
na tadasti na tasminyadvidyate vitatātmani 5
na tadasti na tasminyadvidyate vitatātmani 5
5.
sarvaśakti param brahma nityam āpūrṇam avyayam
na tat asti na tasmin yat vidyate vitatātmani
na tat asti na tasmin yat vidyate vitatātmani
5.
param brahma sarvaśakti nityam āpūrṇam avyayam (asti).
tat na asti,
vitatātmani tasmin yat na vidyate.
tat na asti,
vitatātmani tasmin yat na vidyate.
5.
The supreme (para) Reality (brahman) is all-powerful (sarvaśakti), eternal, complete, and immutable. Nothing exists that is not found within that all-pervading self (ātman), nor is there anything that does not exist within it.
Words meanings summery:
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- सर्वशक्ति (sarvaśakti) - all-powerful, omnipotence
- परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute (brahman), ultimate reality
- नित्यम् (nityam) - eternal, constant, perpetual
- आपूर्णम् (āpūrṇam) - complete, full, perfect
- अव्ययम् (avyayam) - immutable, imperishable, unchanging
- न (na) - not, no
- तत् (tat) - that, it
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- न (na) - not, no
- तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, in it
- यत् (yat) - which, what
- विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists, is present
- विततात्मनि (vitatātmani) - in the expanded self, in the all-pervading self
Words meanings and morphology
सर्वशक्ति (sarvaśakti) - all-powerful, omnipotence
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvaśakti
sarvaśakti - all-powerful, omnipotent; the all-power (śakti), omnipotence
Compound type : Karmadhāraya (sarva+śakti)
- sarva – all, every
pronoun/adjective - śakti – power (śakti), energy, faculty
noun (feminine)
Root: śak (class 5)
Note: Acts as a predicate noun for 'brahma', signifying 'omnipotence' or 'all-power'.
परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other
ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute (brahman), ultimate reality
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - the Absolute (brahman), ultimate reality, sacred word, Veda
Root: bṛh
नित्यम् (nityam) - eternal, constant, perpetual
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nitya
nitya - eternal, constant, perpetual
Note: Agreeing with 'brahma'.
आपूर्णम् (āpūrṇam) - complete, full, perfect
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āpūrṇa
āpūrṇa - complete, full, perfect, filled
Past Passive Participle
Derived from ā-pūr (to fill)
Prefix: ā
Root: pūr (class 9)
Note: Agreeing with 'brahma'.
अव्ययम् (avyayam) - immutable, imperishable, unchanging
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of avyaya
avyaya - immutable, imperishable, unchanging; indeclinable
Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
Derived from vi-i (to go, change) with 'a' negative prefix
Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
negative prefix - vyaya – expenditure, decay, change, perishable
noun/adjective (masculine/neuter)
Prefix: vi
Root: vi-i
Note: Agreeing with 'brahma'.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - that, it
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Note: Refers to 'something'.
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, in it
(pronoun)
Locative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Note: Refers to `vitatātmani`.
यत् (yat) - which, what
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what
Note: Relative pronoun.
विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists, is present
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid
Root 'vid' (4th class, middle voice) meaning 'to exist'.
Root: vid (class 4)
विततात्मनि (vitatātmani) - in the expanded self, in the all-pervading self
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of vitatātman
vitatātman - expanded self, all-pervading self (ātman)
Compound type : Karmadhāraya (vitata+ātman)
- vitata – expanded, spread out, pervading
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from vi-tan (to spread)
Prefix: vi
Root: tan (class 8) - ātman – self (ātman), soul, essence
noun (masculine)
Root: an (class 2)
Note: Refers to the supreme (brahman).