योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-80, verse-33

अणुत्वमजहत्सोऽणुर्जगद्रत्नसमुद्गकः ।
मातृमानप्रमेयात्म जगन्नास्तीति केवले ॥ ३३ ॥

aṇutvamajahatso'ṇurjagadratnasamudgakaḥ ,
mātṛmānaprameyātma jagannāstīti kevale 33

33. aṇutvam ajahat saḥ aṇuḥ jagatratnasamudgakaḥ
mātṛmānaprameyātma jagat na asti iti kevale

33. saḥ aṇuḥ aṇutvam ajahat jagatratnasamudgakaḥ (bhavati).
kevale (hi tasya) mātṛmānaprameyātma jagat na asti iti (jñeyam).

33. While not abandoning its inherent subtlety, that subtle (consciousness) is the jewel-casket of the world. In the absolute, its essence (ātman) is that the world (jagat) – as something known by a subject (mātṛ) through means of knowledge (māna) – does not exist.

Words meanings summery:

• अणुत्वम् (aṇutvam) - inherent minuteness (of consciousness) (minuteness, subtlety, atomic nature)

• अजहत् (ajahat) - not abandoning, not relinquishing, maintaining

• सः (saḥ) - that (subtle consciousness) (that, he)

• अणुः (aṇuḥ) - the subtle (consciousness/Self) (atom, minute, subtle)

• जगत्रत्नसमुद्गकः (jagatratnasamudgakaḥ) - jewel-casket of the world

• मातृमानप्रमेयात्म (mātṛmānaprameyātma) - whose nature is (beyond) knower, means of knowledge, and known object

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech or thought)

• केवले (kevale) - in the absolute (state of consciousness) (in the pure, in the isolated, in the absolute)

Words meanings and morphology

अणुत्वम् (aṇutvam) - inherent minuteness (of consciousness) (minuteness, subtlety, atomic nature)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aṇutva

aṇutva - minuteness, subtlety, atomicity, the state of being an atom

derived from aṇu (atom, minute) + tva (suffix forming abstract noun)

Note: object of the action 'not abandoning' (ajahat)

अजहत् (ajahat) - not abandoning, not relinquishing, maintaining

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajahat

ajahat - not abandoning, not relinquishing, maintaining, continuing

Present Active Participle

Formed from na (negative prefix) + root hā (to abandon) + śatṛ (present active participle suffix). The root hā is of Class 3.

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with saḥ aṇuḥ.

सः (saḥ) - that (subtle consciousness) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Subject of the sentence.

अणुः (aṇuḥ) - the subtle (consciousness/Self) (atom, minute, subtle)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṇu

aṇu - atom, minute, subtle, small, fine

Note: Predicate nominative, referring to saḥ.

जगत्रत्नसमुद्गकः (jagatratnasamudgakaḥ) - jewel-casket of the world

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jagatratnasamudgaka

jagatratnasamudgaka - the jewel-casket of the world

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+ratna+samudgaka)

• jagat – world, universe, all that moves
  noun (neuter)
  originally a present participle of root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)
• ratna – jewel, gem, precious stone
  noun (neuter)
• samudgaka – casket, box, small container (especially for jewels)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: sam+ud
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative.

मातृमानप्रमेयात्म (mātṛmānaprameyātma) - whose nature is (beyond) knower, means of knowledge, and known object

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mātṛmānaprameyātman

mātṛmānaprameyātman - whose nature is (beyond) knower, means of knowledge, and known object; of the nature of the trinity of subject, instrument, and object

Compound noun, with ātman as the final member.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mātṛ+māna+prameya+ātman)

• mātṛ – mother, producer, knower, subject
  noun (feminine)
  Root: mā (class 2)
• māna – measure, means of knowledge, proof, perception
  noun (neuter)
  Root: mā (class 2)
• prameya – object of knowledge, knowable, provable
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root mā with prefix pra and suffix yat
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mā (class 2)
• ātman – Self, soul, essence, true nature, inner being
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicate nominative (an adjective here, describing the nature of the subtle consciousness).

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, alive

Present Active Participle

From root gam (to go, move) + śatṛ suffix, then reified as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the clause 'jagat na asti'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Primary root

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

Note: Concludes the statement about the world's non-existence.

केवले (kevale) - in the absolute (state of consciousness) (in the pure, in the isolated, in the absolute)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of kevala

kevala - alone, isolated, pure, absolute, uncompounded

Note: Refers to the absolute state (of the Self).