योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-20, verse-26

परमाणौ परमाणौ सन्ति वत्से चिदात्मनि ।
अन्तरन्तर्जगन्तीति किंत्वेतन्नाम शङ्क्यते ॥ २६ ॥

paramāṇau paramāṇau santi vatse cidātmani ,
antarantarjagantīti kiṃtvetannāma śaṅkyate 26

26. paramāṇau paramāṇau santi vatse cidātmani |
antarantar jaganti iti kintu etat nāma śaṅkyate

26. vatse cidātmani paramāṇau paramāṇau antarantar
jaganti santi iti kintu etat nāma śaṅkyate

26. O dear child, in each and every atom, worlds exist within worlds, all within the conscious self (ātman). However, this very statement is indeed questioned.

Words meanings summery:

• परमाणौ (paramāṇau) - in each and every atom (in an atom, in a minute particle)

• परमाणौ (paramāṇau) - in each and every atom (in an atom, in a minute particle)

• सन्ति (santi) - they exist (they are, they exist)

• वत्से (vatse) - O dear child (O dear child, O calf)

• चिदात्मनि (cidātmani) - in the conscious self (ātman) (in the conscious Self, in the spirit of consciousness)

• अन्तरन्तर् (antarantar) - worlds within worlds (implying 'within each other') (within each other, successively within)

• जगन्ति (jaganti) - worlds (plural) (worlds, universes, moving beings)

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way (thus, so, in this manner, indicates direct speech or quotation)

• किन्तु (kintu) - but, however (but, however, on the contrary)

• एतत् (etat) - this (assertion/statement) (this, this one, that)

• नाम (nāma) - (this) assertion/statement (name, by name, indeed, certainly)

• शङ्क्यते (śaṅkyate) - is questioned, is doubted (is doubted, is questioned, is apprehended)

Words meanings and morphology

परमाणौ (paramāṇau) - in each and every atom (in an atom, in a minute particle)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of paramāṇu

paramāṇu - atom, minute particle, ultimate particle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parama+aṇu)

• parama – highest, supreme, excellent, utmost
  adjective (masculine)
• aṇu – atom, minute particle, subtle
  noun (masculine)

Note: Repetition emphasizes 'each and every'.

परमाणौ (paramāṇau) - in each and every atom (in an atom, in a minute particle)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of paramāṇu

paramāṇu - atom, minute particle, ultimate particle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parama+aṇu)

• parama – highest, supreme, excellent, utmost
  adjective (masculine)
• aṇu – atom, minute particle, subtle
  noun (masculine)

सन्ति (santi) - they exist (they are, they exist)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present active indicative

Third person plural, present tense, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

वत्से (vatse) - O dear child (O dear child, O calf)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of vatsā

vatsā - dear child, young cow, calf (feminine)

Feminine form, derived from vatsa (child, calf).

चिदात्मनि (cidātmani) - in the conscious self (ātman) (in the conscious Self, in the spirit of consciousness)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of cidātman

cidātman - conscious self, the spiritual principle of consciousness (ātman)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+ātman)

• cit – consciousness, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

अन्तरन्तर् (antarantar) - worlds within worlds (implying 'within each other') (within each other, successively within)

(indeclinable)

Repetitive compound of antar (within).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (antar+antar)

• antar – within, inside
  indeclinable
• antar – within, inside
  indeclinable

जगन्ति (jaganti) - worlds (plural) (worlds, universes, moving beings)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

Root: gam (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, in this way (thus, so, in this manner, indicates direct speech or quotation)

(indeclinable)

किन्तु (kintu) - but, however (but, however, on the contrary)

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this (assertion/statement) (this, this one, that)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etas

etas - this, this one

नाम (nāma) - (this) assertion/statement (name, by name, indeed, certainly)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name, appellation, noun

शङ्क्यते (śaṅkyate) - is questioned, is doubted (is doubted, is questioned, is apprehended)

(verb)

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

Present passive indicative

Third person singular, present tense, passive voice, from root śaṅk (class 1, ātmanepada).

Root: śaṅk (class 1)