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.

26. בכל חלקיק וחלקיק זעיר, בתי היקרה, בתוך העצמי שהוא תודעה טהורה, שוכנים עולמות בתוך עולמות. אך האם יש מקום לספק בדבר?

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)

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