योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-36

महाप्रलयसंपत्तौ न किंचिदवशिष्यते ।
ब्रह्मास्ते शान्तमजरमनन्तात्मैव केवलम् ॥ ३६ ॥

mahāpralayasaṃpattau na kiṃcidavaśiṣyate ,
brahmāste śāntamajaramanantātmaiva kevalam 36

36. mahāpralaya-sampattau na kiñcit avaśiṣyate | brahma
āste śāntam ajaram ananta-ātmā eva kevalam ||

36. mahāpralaya-sampattau na kiñcit avaśiṣyate.
brahma śāntam ajaram ananta-ātmā eva kevalam āste.

36. At the onset of the great cosmic dissolution, nothing whatsoever remains. (Brahman) exists as the tranquil, undecaying, and indeed merely the infinite Self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• महाप्रलय-सम्पत्तौ (mahāpralaya-sampattau) - at the occurrence/onset of the great cosmic dissolution

• न (na) - not, no

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, whatever

• अवशिष्यते (avaśiṣyate) - remains, is left over

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the absolute reality

• आस्ते (āste) - sits, stays, exists

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - tranquil, peaceful, calm

• अजरम् (ajaram) - undecaying, ageless, eternal

• अनन्त-आत्मा (ananta-ātmā) - infinite self (ātman)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, merely

• केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, solely, purely

Words meanings and morphology

महाप्रलय-सम्पत्तौ (mahāpralaya-sampattau) - at the occurrence/onset of the great cosmic dissolution

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mahāpralayasampatti

mahāpralayasampatti - the occurrence of the great dissolution

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahāpralaya+sampatti)

• mahāpralaya – great dissolution, cosmic dissolution
  noun (masculine)
• sampatti – occurrence, success, attainment
  noun (feminine)
  From sam-pad + ktin.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - anything, something

अवशिष्यते (avaśiṣyate) - remains, is left over

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of avaśiṣ

Prefix: ava

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the absolute reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman (the Absolute), sacred utterance, prayer

आस्ते (āste) - sits, stays, exists

(verb)

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

Root: ās (class 2)

शान्तम् (śāntam) - tranquil, peaceful, calm

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - calm, tranquil, peaceful, pacified

Past Passive Participle

From root śam- (to be calm) + -kta suffix.

Root: śam (class 4)

अजरम् (ajaram) - undecaying, ageless, eternal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajara

ajara - undecaying, ageless, eternal

अनन्त-आत्मा (ananta-ātmā) - infinite self (ātman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anantātman

anantātman - infinite self, the limitless soul

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ananta+ātman)

• ananta – infinite, endless, boundless
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, merely

(indeclinable)

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, solely, purely

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kevala

kevala - pure, sole, mere, absolute

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