योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-79, verse-28

आत्मानं दर्शनं दृश्यं सदसच्च जगत्त्रयम् ।
कोऽन्तर्बीजमिवान्तस्थं स्थितः कृत्वा त्रिकालगः ॥ २८ ॥

ātmānaṃ darśanaṃ dṛśyaṃ sadasacca jagattrayam ,
ko'ntarbījamivāntasthaṃ sthitaḥ kṛtvā trikālagaḥ 28

28. ātmanām darśanam dṛśyam sat asat ca jagat-trayam kaḥ
antar-bījam iva antaḥ-stham sthitaḥ kṛtvā tri-kāla-gaḥ

28. kaḥ tri-kāla-gaḥ ātmanām darśanam dṛśyam sat ca asat ca
jagat-trayam antar-bījam iva antaḥ-stham kṛtvā sthitaḥ

28. Who is it that, like an inner seed (antar-bīja), resides within, having created the self (ātman), the act of perception, the perceivable world, and the three worlds – both existent and non-existent – and moves through all three periods of time?

28. מי הוא זה הקיים בשלושת הזמנים, המחזיק בתוכו כמו בתוך גרעין את הָעַצְמִי, את הראייה, את הנראה, את היש והאין ואת שלושת העולמות?

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मनाम् (ātmanām) - the self, the soul, the essence

• दर्शनम् (darśanam) - the act of perception or seeing (vision, perception, seeing, philosophy)

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - that which is perceivable or seen (visible, perceivable, an object of sight)

• सत् (sat) - that which is existent (existent, real, good, virtuous)

• असत् (asat) - that which is non-existent (non-existent, unreal, bad)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• जगत्-त्रयम् (jagat-trayam) - the three worlds, the triple universe

• कः (kaḥ) - who, which, what

• अन्तर्-बीजम् (antar-bījam) - inner seed, internal germ

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• अन्तः-स्थम् (antaḥ-stham) - situated within, internal

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - is situated, stands (stood, situated, existing)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having created (having made, having done)

• त्रि-काल-गः (tri-kāla-gaḥ) - one who moves through all three periods of time (past, present, future) (moving through three times/periods)

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मनाम् (ātmanām) - the self, the soul, the essence

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, ego

दर्शनम् (darśanam) - the act of perception or seeing (vision, perception, seeing, philosophy)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - seeing, showing, vision, perception, doctrine, philosophy

Derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -ana.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - that which is perceivable or seen (visible, perceivable, an object of sight)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, perceivable, object of sight, spectacle

Gerundive (karmaṇi kṛtya)

Derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -ya.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सत् (sat) - that which is existent (existent, real, good, virtuous)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, true, good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

असत् (asat) - that which is non-existent (non-existent, unreal, bad)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, untrue, bad, evil

Present Active Participle (negative)

Negative form of sat (present active participle of root as - to be).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix.
• sat – being, existing, real
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of root as (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

जगत्-त्रयम् (jagat-trayam) - the three worlds, the triple universe

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat-traya

jagat-traya - the three worlds (heaven, earth, and lower regions)

Compound type : dvigu (jagat+traya)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of root gam (to go), used as a noun.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• traya – a set of three, triple
  noun (neuter)
  From tri (three).

कः (kaḥ) - who, which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, why

अन्तर्-बीजम् (antar-bījam) - inner seed, internal germ

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antar-bīja

antar-bīja - inner seed, internal germ, intrinsic cause

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antar+bīja)

• antar – inside, within
  indeclinable
• bīja – seed, germ, origin, cause
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

अन्तः-स्थम् (antaḥ-stham) - situated within, internal

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antaḥ-stha

antaḥ-stha - standing or situated within, internal

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (antaḥ+stha)

• antaḥ – within, inside
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective
  Agent noun/suffix -ṭha
  Derived from root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - is situated, stands (stood, situated, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, existing, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having created (having made, having done)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -tvā.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

त्रि-काल-गः (tri-kāla-gaḥ) - one who moves through all three periods of time (past, present, future) (moving through three times/periods)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tri-kāla-ga

tri-kāla-ga - moving through the three times/periods

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (tri+kāla+ga)

• tri – three
  numeral
• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective
  Agent noun/suffix -ḍa
  Derived from root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

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