योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-80, verse-21

गम्यो यस्य महादेशो यावत्संभवमक्षयः ।
अन्तस्थः सर्वकर्तुर्हिं स कथं क्वेव गच्छति ॥ २१ ॥

gamyo yasya mahādeśo yāvatsaṃbhavamakṣayaḥ ,
antasthaḥ sarvakarturhiṃ sa kathaṃ kveva gacchati 21

21. gamyaḥ yasya mahādeśaḥ yāvat saṃbhavam akṣayaḥ
antasthaḥ sarvakartuḥ hi sa katham kva iva gacchati

21. yasya mahādeśaḥ yāvat saṃbhavam akṣayaḥ gamyaḥ,
hi sa sarvakartuḥ antasthaḥ,
katham kva iva gacchati?

21. The vast, imperishable domain (mahādeśa) which is attainable extends as far as existence itself. Indeed, if this (consciousness) resides within the supreme agent (sarvakartṛ), then how and where can it possibly go?

Words meanings summery:

• गम्यः (gamyaḥ) - attainable, accessible, reachable, knowable

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which

• महादेशः (mahādeśaḥ) - great region, vast domain, extensive country

• यावत् (yāvat) - as far as, as long as, as much as

• संभवम् (saṁbhavam) - as far as existence (possibility, existence, birth, origin, coming into being)

• अक्षयः (akṣayaḥ) - imperishable, undecaying, everlasting

• अन्तस्थः (antasthaḥ) - standing within, inner, internal, residing within

• सर्वकर्तुः (sarvakartuḥ) - of the all-doer, of the supreme agent, of the creator of all

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• स (sa) - he, that (one)

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• क्व (kva) - where, in what place

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, moves, proceeds

Words meanings and morphology

गम्यः (gamyaḥ) - attainable, accessible, reachable, knowable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gamya

gamya - attainable, accessible, reachable, knowable

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

from root gam- with suffix -ya (ṇyat)

Root: gam (class 1)

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Refers to the underlying consciousness/ātman.

महादेशः (mahādeśaḥ) - great region, vast domain, extensive country

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādeśa

mahādeśa - great region, vast domain, extensive country

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+deśa)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• deśa – region, country, place
  noun (masculine)
  Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Refers to the universal nature or extent of reality.

यावत् (yāvat) - as far as, as long as, as much as

(indeclinable)

संभवम् (saṁbhavam) - as far as existence (possibility, existence, birth, origin, coming into being)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃbhava

saṁbhava - possibility, existence, birth, origin, coming into being

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially here: 'as far as existence'.

अक्षयः (akṣayaḥ) - imperishable, undecaying, everlasting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akṣaya

akṣaya - imperishable, undecaying, everlasting

from a- (negation) + kṣaya (decay)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣaya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kṣaya – decay, destruction, loss
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Qualifies mahādeśaḥ.

अन्तस्थः (antasthaḥ) - standing within, inner, internal, residing within

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antastha

antastha - standing within, inner, internal, residing within

from antar (within) + stha (standing)

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (antar+stha)

• antar – within, inside, in the middle of
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, situated, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  from root sthā- with suffix -a
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies sa.

सर्वकर्तुः (sarvakartuḥ) - of the all-doer, of the supreme agent, of the creator of all

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sarvakartṛ

sarvakartṛ - all-doer, supreme agent, creator of all

kṛt suffix for agent. kartṛ means agent/doer. sarva means all.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+kartṛ)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• kartṛ – doer, agent, creator
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root kṛ- (to do/make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - he, that (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

क्व (kva) - where, in what place

(indeclinable)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, moves, proceeds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Present active indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice

Root: gam (class 1)