योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-9, verse-23

यत्किंचिदिदमाभाति भातं भानमुपैष्यति ।
कालत्रयगतं दृश्यं तदसौ सर्वमेव च ॥ २३ ॥

yatkiṃcididamābhāti bhātaṃ bhānamupaiṣyati ,
kālatrayagataṃ dṛśyaṃ tadasau sarvameva ca 23

23. yat kiñcit idam ābhāti bhātam bhānam upaiṣyati
kālatrayagatam dṛśyam tat asau sarvam eva ca

23. yat kiñcit idam ābhāti,
tat bhātam bhānam upaiṣyati kālatrayagatam dṛśyam tat asau sarvam eva ca

23. Whatever little thing manifests itself, that manifested (phenomenon) will eventually revert to its fundamental shining nature. And this entire visible world, pervading the three periods of time (past, present, and future), is indeed nothing but that very (supreme Self) itself.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - that which, whatever

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - a little, some, anything whatsoever

• इदम् (idam) - this

• आभाति (ābhāti) - appears, shines forth, manifests

• भातम् (bhātam) - the manifested phenomenon (that which has appeared, shone forth, manifested)

• भानम् (bhānam) - fundamental shining nature (of Reality) (shining, light, appearance, manifestation)

• उपैष्यति (upaiṣyati) - will attain, will approach, will go towards, will merge into

• कालत्रयगतम् (kālatrayagatam) - pervading the three periods of time (past, present, and future) (existing in the three times/periods)

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the visible world (the visible, the perceivable, what is seen)

• तत् (tat) - that (supreme Self/Reality) (that)

• असौ (asau) - that very (supreme Self) (this one, that one)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

• एव (eva) - entirely, nothing but (indeed, only, just)

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - that which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that which

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - a little, some, anything whatsoever

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

आभाति (ābhāti) - appears, shines forth, manifests

(verb)

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

Root 'bhā' (to shine) with upasarga 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

भातम् (bhātam) - the manifested phenomenon (that which has appeared, shone forth, manifested)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāta

bhāta - shone, appeared, manifested, known

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bhā' (to shine).

Root: bhā (class 2)

भानम् (bhānam) - fundamental shining nature (of Reality) (shining, light, appearance, manifestation)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhāna

bhāna - shining, light, appearance, manifestation, knowledge

From root 'bhā' (to shine).

Root: bhā (class 2)

उपैष्यति (upaiṣyati) - will attain, will approach, will go towards, will merge into

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of upai

Root 'i' (to go) with upasarga 'upa'. Future tense.

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

कालत्रयगतम् (kālatrayagatam) - pervading the three periods of time (past, present, and future) (existing in the three times/periods)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kālatrayagata

kālatrayagata - gone into the three times, existing in the three periods of time

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāla+traya+gata)

• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)
• traya – a triad, group of three
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived at, past, existing in
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam' (to go).
  Root: gam

Note: Modifies 'dṛśyam'.

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the visible world (the visible, the perceivable, what is seen)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, perceivable, to be seen, a spectacle

Gerundive (karmaṇi prayogya)

Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (supreme Self/Reality) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

असौ (asau) - that very (supreme Self) (this one, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, yonder

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every, entire

एव (eva) - entirely, nothing but (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)