योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-80, verse-16

सोऽहं भवानेव भवान्संपन्नोऽद्वैतवेदनात् ।
स भवान्न भवेन्नाहं जातो बोधबृहद्वपुः ॥ १६ ॥

so'haṃ bhavāneva bhavānsaṃpanno'dvaitavedanāt ,
sa bhavānna bhavennāhaṃ jāto bodhabṛhadvapuḥ 16

16. saḥ aham bhavān eva bhavān sampannaḥ advaitavedanāt
saḥ bhavān na bhavet na aham jātaḥ bodhabṛhadvapuḥ

16. saḥ aham eva bhavān.
advaitavedanāt bhavān sampannaḥ (asti).
saḥ bhavān na bhavet,
na aham (bhavet).
(aham) bodhabṛhadvapuḥ jātaḥ (asmi).

16. That 'I' am indeed 'you'. You have achieved perfection through the realization of non-duality (advaita). Neither that 'you' (as a limited self) nor 'I' (as a limited self) would exist (if not for this truth), because (the true self) is born as the great body of enlightenment (bodha).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (supreme reality) (that, he)

• अहम् (aham) - I (the speaking subject) (I)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (the addressed person, in your true nature) (you (respectful), sir)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, alone, very

• भवान् (bhavān) - you yourself (you (respectful), sir)

• सम्पन्नः (sampannaḥ) - achieved perfection, become fully realized (attained, accomplished, perfected, complete)

• अद्वैतवेदनात् (advaitavedanāt) - through the experience and understanding of non-duality (due to the realization of non-duality, from the knowledge of non-duality)

• सः (saḥ) - that (limited) 'you' (that, he)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (as a limited individual) (you (respectful))

• न (na) - not, no

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would exist (as a separate entity) (would be, should be, may be)

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I (as a limited individual) (I)

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born or manifested (as the true self) (born, arisen, produced)

• बोधबृहद्वपुः (bodhabṛhadvapuḥ) - having a magnificent form or essence of pure enlightenment (whose body is great knowledge, of great body of enlightenment)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (supreme reality) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अहम् (aham) - I (the speaking subject) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

भवान् (bhavān) - you (the addressed person, in your true nature) (you (respectful), sir)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (respectful), being, existing

एव (eva) - indeed, only, alone, very

(indeclinable)

भवान् (bhavān) - you yourself (you (respectful), sir)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (respectful), being, existing

सम्पन्नः (sampannaḥ) - achieved perfection, become fully realized (attained, accomplished, perfected, complete)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sampanna

sampanna - attained, accomplished, perfected, complete

Past Passive Participle

From root pad (to go, attain) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

अद्वैतवेदनात् (advaitavedanāt) - through the experience and understanding of non-duality (due to the realization of non-duality, from the knowledge of non-duality)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of advaitavedana

advaitavedana - realization of non-duality, knowledge of non-duality

Compound of advaita (non-duality) and vedana (realization).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (advaita+vedana)

• advaita – non-duality, unity, not two
  noun (neuter)
  Negation of dvaita (duality) with 'a-'.
• vedana – knowing, feeling, perception, realization
  noun (neuter)
  From root vid (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - that (limited) 'you' (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भवान् (bhavān) - you (as a limited individual) (you (respectful))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (respectful), being, existing

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - would exist (as a separate entity) (would be, should be, may be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Optative mood, 3rd Person Singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I (as a limited individual) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

जातः (jātaḥ) - born or manifested (as the true self) (born, arisen, produced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, arisen, produced, become

Past Passive Participle

From root jan (to be born, produce).

Root: jan (class 4)

बोधबृहद्वपुः (bodhabṛhadvapuḥ) - having a magnificent form or essence of pure enlightenment (whose body is great knowledge, of great body of enlightenment)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bodhabṛhadvapus

bodhabṛhadvapus - whose body is great knowledge, of great body of enlightenment

Bahuvrīhi compound: bodha (knowledge/enlightenment) + bṛhat (great) + vapus (body/form).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bodha+bṛhat+vapus)

• bodha – knowledge, understanding, awakening, enlightenment
  noun (masculine)
  From root budh (to know, awaken).
  Root: budh (class 1)
• bṛhat – great, large, vast, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• vapus – body, form, figure, essence
  noun (neuter)

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