योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-60, verse-8

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सर्वं चैतद्यथादृष्टं स्थितमित्थमखण्डितम् ।
मायैवेयमनन्तेयं न च मायास्ति काचन ॥ ८ ॥

sarvaṃ caitadyathādṛṣṭaṃ sthitamitthamakhaṇḍitam ,
māyaiveyamananteyaṃ na ca māyāsti kācana 8

8. sarvam ca etat yathā-dṛṣṭam sthitam ittham akhaṇḍitam
| māyā eva iyam anantā iyam na ca māyā asti kācana ||

8. sarvam ca etat yathā-dṛṣṭam ittham akhaṇḍitam sthitam iyam māyā eva,
iyam anantā (ca),
na ca kācana māyā asti

8. All this, as it is seen, exists in this manner, undivided. This is indeed māyā, and this māyā (māyā) is endless (ananta); yet, there is no māyā (māyā) whatsoever.

Words meanings summery:

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सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, every, whole

च (ca) - and, also

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

यथा-दृष्टम् (yathā-dṛṣṭam) - as seen, as perceived

स्थितम् (sthitam) - exists, is situated (established, standing, existing, situated)

इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner, in such a way

अखण्डितम् (akhaṇḍitam) - undivided, unbroken, whole

माया (māyā) - cosmic illusion (māyā) (cosmic illusion, deceptive power, magic, art)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

अनन्ता (anantā) - endless (ananta) (endless, infinite, boundless)

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

न (na) - not, no

च (ca) - and, also

माया (māyā) - cosmic illusion (māyā) (cosmic illusion, deceptive power, magic, art)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

काचन (kācana) - (with na) no, none whatsoever (any, whatsoever (feminine))

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, every, whole

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Universal pronoun.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

यथा-दृष्टम् (yathā-dṛṣṭam) - as seen, as perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yathā-dṛṣṭa

yathā-dṛṣṭa - as seen, according to what is seen

Compound adverbial adjective derived from Past Passive Participle.

Indeclinable compound yathā + PPP dṛṣṭa. Used adverbially here.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+dṛṣṭa)

yathā – as, just as, according to
indeclinable
dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from √dṛś (to see).
Root: √dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively, modifying sarvam etat.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - exists, is situated (established, standing, existing, situated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - established, standing, existing, situated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √sthā (to stand).

Root: √sthā (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively, modifying sarvam etat.

इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner, in such a way

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

अखण्डितम् (akhaṇḍitam) - undivided, unbroken, whole

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akhaṇḍita

akhaṇḍita - undivided, unbroken, whole, complete

Past Passive Participle (negative compound).

a (not) + khaṇḍita (divided), from √khaṇḍ (to break).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khaṇḍita)

a – not, un-
prefix
Negative prefix.
khaṇḍita – divided, broken, cut
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from √khaṇḍ (to break, divide).
Root: √khaṇḍ (class 10)

Note: Used predicatively, modifying sarvam etat.

माया (māyā) - cosmic illusion (māyā) (cosmic illusion, deceptive power, magic, art)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - cosmic illusion, deceptive power, magic, art

Derived from √mā (to measure, form).

Root: √mā (class 2)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam