योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-7, verse-22

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अशून्यमिव यच्छून्यं यस्मिन्शून्यं जगत्स्थितम् ।
सर्गौघे सति यच्छून्यं तद्रूपं परमात्मनः ॥ २२ ॥

aśūnyamiva yacchūnyaṃ yasminśūnyaṃ jagatsthitam ,
sargaughe sati yacchūnyaṃ tadrūpaṃ paramātmanaḥ 22

22. aśūnyam iva yat śūnyam yasmin śūnyam jagat sthitam
sargaughe sati yat śūnyam tat rūpam paramātmanaḥ

22. tat paramātmanaḥ rūpam (asti) yat aśūnyam iva śūnyam (asti),
yasmin śūnyam jagat sthitam (asti),
(ca) yat sargaughe sati śūnyam (asti).

22. That is the form of the supreme self (paramātman) which is a void (śūnya), yet appears as if it were not void; in which the illusory world (jagat) exists as a void; and which remains a void (śūnya) even amidst the flood of creation.

Words meanings summery:

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अशून्यम् (aśūnyam) - not empty, non-void, full

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

यत् (yat) - which, that which

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void, nothingness

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void, nothingness

जगत् (jagat) - the phenomenal world, the cosmos (world, universe)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, existing, present

सर्गौघे (sargaughe) - in the flood of creation, in the multitude of creations

सति (sati) - being, existing

यत् (yat) - which, that which

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void, nothingness

तत् (tat) - that

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, appearance

परमात्मनः (paramātmanaḥ) - of the supreme self

Words meanings and morphology

अशून्यम् (aśūnyam) - not empty, non-void, full

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aśūnya

aśūnya - not empty, not void, full, substantial

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śūnya)

a – not, non-
prefix
śūnya – empty, void, null, zero
adjective (neuter)

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that which

Note: Correlative to 'tat rūpam paramātmanaḥ'.

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void, nothingness

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, null, zero, non-existent

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that which

Note: Refers to 'tat rūpam paramātmanaḥ'.

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void, nothingness

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, null, zero, non-existent

Note: Modifies 'jagat'.

जगत् (jagat) - the phenomenal world, the cosmos (world, universe)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living

Present Active Participle

From root gam (गम्) 'to go', present participle, used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, existing, present

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, present

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (स्था) 'to stand'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'jagat'.

सर्गौघे (sargaughe) - in the flood of creation, in the multitude of creations

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sargaugha

sargaugha - flood of creation, multitude of creations

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarga+ogha)

sarga – creation, emanation, dissolution
noun (masculine)
From root sṛj (सृज्) 'to emit, create'.
Root: sṛj (class 6)
ogha – flood, torrent, multitude
noun (masculine)

सति (sati) - being, existing

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, good

Present Active Participle

From root as (अस्) 'to be', present participle, masculine locative singular.

Root: as (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that which

Note: Correlative to 'tat rūpam paramātmanaḥ'.