योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-63, verse-9

सर्वात्मत्वात्समाभासं
क्वचित्किंचित्प्रपश्यति ॥ ९ ॥

sarvātmatvātsamābhāsaṃ
kvacitkiṃcitprapaśyati 9

9. sarvātmatvāt samābhāsam
kvacit kiñcit prapaśyati

9. sarvātmatvāt kvacit kiñcit
samābhāsam prapaśyati

9. Because everything has the intrinsic nature of the Self (ātman), one perceives certain things as appearing uniformly.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वात्मत्वात् (sarvātmatvāt) - due to everything having the intrinsic nature of the Self (ātman) (due to the nature of being the self of all, due to being the all-self)

• समाभासम् (samābhāsam) - appearing uniformly, having an equal appearance

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, in some place, in certain instances

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, certain, a little

• प्रपश्यति (prapaśyati) - perceives, sees clearly, observes

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वात्मत्वात् (sarvātmatvāt) - due to everything having the intrinsic nature of the Self (ātman) (due to the nature of being the self of all, due to being the all-self)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sarvātmatva

sarvātmatva - the state or nature of being the self of all, the all-selfness

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+ātman+tva)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the ultimate reality (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• tva – state of being, nature of, -ness, -hood
  suffix (neuter)
  suffix used to form abstract nouns

समाभासम् (samābhāsam) - appearing uniformly, having an equal appearance

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samābhāsa

samābhāsa - uniform appearance, equal manifestation

Compound type : karmadharaya (sama+ābhāsa)

• sama – equal, same, uniform, even
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• ābhāsa – appearance, manifestation, luster, semblance
  noun (masculine)
  from ā-bhās (to shine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kiñcit'.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, in some place, in certain instances

(indeclinable)

formed from interrogative base 'ka' + -cit suffix

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, certain, a little

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, anything, a little, certain

प्रपश्यति (prapaśyati) - perceives, sees clearly, observes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of prapaś

present active

root: dṛś (class 4) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 4)

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