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3,52

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-52, verse-17

सर्वं शून्यात्मविज्ञानं मेर्वादिगिरिजालकम् ।
नेदं कुड्यमयं किंचिद्यथा स्वप्ने महापुरम् ॥ १७ ॥
sarvaṃ śūnyātmavijñānaṃ mervādigirijālakam ,
nedaṃ kuḍyamayaṃ kiṃcidyathā svapne mahāpuram 17
17. sarvam śūnya-ātma-vijñānam meru-ādi-giri-jālakam
na idam kuḍya-mayam kiṃcit yathā svapne mahā-puram
17. sarvam meru-ādi-giri-jālakam śūnya-ātma-vijñānam.
idam kiṃcit kuḍya-mayam na,
yathā svapne mahā-puram.
17. All, including the network of mountains starting with Meru, is merely the consciousness (vijñāna) of the attributeless self (ātman). This (world) is not something made of solid walls, just like a great city appearing in a dream.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything
  • शून्य-आत्म-विज्ञानम् (śūnya-ātma-vijñānam) - the knowledge (vijñāna) that pertains to or is the nature of the self (ātman) devoid of all attributes (śūnya) (consciousness of the attributeless self, void-self-consciousness)
  • मेरु-आदि-गिरि-जालकम् (meru-ādi-giri-jālakam) - the network of mountains beginning with Meru
  • (na) - not, no
  • इदम् (idam) - this, this one
  • कुड्य-मयम् (kuḍya-mayam) - physically substantial, solid (made of walls, consisting of walls)
  • किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something, a little
  • यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way
  • स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream
  • महा-पुरम् (mahā-puram) - a great city, a large city

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, complete
शून्य-आत्म-विज्ञानम् (śūnya-ātma-vijñānam) - the knowledge (vijñāna) that pertains to or is the nature of the self (ātman) devoid of all attributes (śūnya) (consciousness of the attributeless self, void-self-consciousness)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnyātmavijñāna
śūnyātmavijñāna - consciousness of the empty/void self; knowledge of the self as devoid of attributes
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śūnya+ātman+vijñāna)
  • śūnya – empty, void, devoid of, attributeless
    adjective
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
    noun (masculine)
  • vijñāna – consciousness, knowledge, discernment
    noun (neuter)
    Derived from root jñā (to know) with prefix vi
    Prefix: vi
    Root: jñā (class 9)
मेरु-आदि-गिरि-जालकम् (meru-ādi-giri-jālakam) - the network of mountains beginning with Meru
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of meruvādigirijālaka
meruvādigirijālaka - the entire range/network of mountains starting with Meru
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (meru+ādi+giri+jālaka)
  • meru – Mount Meru (mythical sacred mountain)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • ādi – beginning, and so on, etcetera
    indeclinable (masculine)
  • giri – mountain, hill
    noun (masculine)
  • jālaka – net, network, cluster, mass, multitude
    noun (neuter)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
इदम् (idam) - this, this one
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this one, here
कुड्य-मयम् (kuḍya-mayam) - physically substantial, solid (made of walls, consisting of walls)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kuḍyamaya
kuḍyamaya - made of walls, composed of walls
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuḍya+maya)
  • kuḍya – wall
    noun (neuter)
  • maya – made of, consisting of, full of
    suffix/adjective
    Suffix forming adjectives from nouns, meaning 'made of' or 'consisting of'
किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something, a little
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcid
kiṁcid - something, anything, a little, somewhat
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way
(indeclinable)
स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of svapna
svapna - sleep, dream, dreaming
Root: svap (class 2)
महा-पुरम् (mahā-puram) - a great city, a large city
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mahāpura
mahāpura - a large city, metropolis
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+pura)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective (feminine)
    Feminine stem of mahat
  • pura – city, town, fortress
    noun (neuter)