योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-23

एवमाकाशकोशात्मा विशदाकाशरूपिणि ।
स्वकारणे स्थितो नित्यः कारणानि न कानिचित् ॥ २३ ॥

evamākāśakośātmā viśadākāśarūpiṇi ,
svakāraṇe sthito nityaḥ kāraṇāni na kānicit 23

23. evam ākāśakośātmā viśadākāśarūpiṇi
svakāraṇe sthitaḥ nityaḥ kāraṇāni na kānicit

23. evam ākāśakośātmā nityaḥ svakāraṇe viśadākāśarūpiṇi sthitaḥ,
kāraṇāni kānicit na.

23. Thus, the eternal Self (ātman), whose essence (ātman) is like a sheath of space, remains ever situated in its own cause, which is pure and of the nature of space. There are no causes whatsoever for it.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, like this

• आकाशकोशात्मा (ākāśakośātmā) - whose nature is the sheath of space, whose self is the sheath of space

• विशदाकाशरूपिणि (viśadākāśarūpiṇi) - in the form of clear space, in the pure form of ether

• स्वकारणे (svakāraṇe) - in its own cause, in its own origin

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, abiding, standing

• नित्यः (nityaḥ) - eternal, perpetual, constant

• कारणानि (kāraṇāni) - causes, reasons

• न (na) - not, no

• कानिचित् (kānicit) - any whatsoever, some

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, like this

(indeclinable)

आकाशकोशात्मा (ākāśakośātmā) - whose nature is the sheath of space, whose self is the sheath of space

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāśakośātman

ākāśakośātman - one whose self is the sheath of space

Compound of ākāśakośa and ātman. The final 'ā' is due to sandhi in the nominative singular of ātman-ending compounds.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ākāśakośa+ātman)

• ākāśakośa – sheath of space/ether
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of ākāśa (space) and kośa (sheath).
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

विशदाकाशरूपिणि (viśadākāśarūpiṇi) - in the form of clear space, in the pure form of ether

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of viśadākāśarūpin

viśadākāśarūpin - having the form of clear space/ether

Derived from viśadākāśa (clear space) + rūpin (having the form of)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (viśada+ākāśa+rūpin)

• viśada – clear, pure, bright
  adjective
• ākāśa – space, ether
  noun (masculine)
• rūpin – having the form of, characterized by
  adjective
  Suffix -in

Note: Adjective modifying svakāraṇe.

स्वकारणे (svakāraṇe) - in its own cause, in its own origin

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of svakāraṇa

svakāraṇa - own cause, own origin

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+kāraṇa)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, origin
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, abiding, standing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, staying, abiding, situated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with kta suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (ātman).

नित्यः (nityaḥ) - eternal, perpetual, constant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nitya

nitya - eternal, perpetual, constant, regular

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (ātman).

कारणानि (kāraṇāni) - causes, reasons

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, origin

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कानिचित् (kānicit) - any whatsoever, some

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kañcit

kañcit - any, something, someone

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

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