योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-9, verse-65

योऽनङ्गोऽपि समस्ताङ्गः सहस्रकरलोचनः ।
न किंचित्संस्थितेनापि येन व्याप्तमिदं जगत् ॥ ६५ ॥

yo'naṅgo'pi samastāṅgaḥ sahasrakaralocanaḥ ,
na kiṃcitsaṃsthitenāpi yena vyāptamidaṃ jagat 65

65. yaḥ anaṅgaḥ api samasta-aṅgaḥ sahasra-kara-locanaḥ
na kiṃcit saṃsthitena api yena vyāptam idam jagat

65. yena anaṅgaḥ api samasta-aṅgaḥ sahasra-kara-locanaḥ
na kiṃcit saṃsthitena api idam jagat vyāptam

65. He, by whom this entire universe is pervaded – though He is bodiless, He possesses all forms and has a thousand hands and eyes. And even though He is not specifically located anywhere, nothing at all in this world is unpervaded by Him.

65. אף שאין לה גוף, יש לה את כל האיברים, ואלפי ידיים ועיניים; מבלי לשכון בשום מקום מוגדר, היא מציפה וממלאת את העולם כולו.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which, he who

• अनङ्गः (anaṅgaḥ) - bodiless, without limbs, formless

• अपि (api) - even, also, though, in spite of

• समस्त-अङ्गः (samasta-aṅgaḥ) - having all limbs, possessing all forms, all-encompassing

• सहस्र-कर-लोचनः (sahasra-kara-locanaḥ) - having a thousand hands and eyes

• न (na) - not, no

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - nothing at all (anything, something, a little)

• संस्थितेन (saṁsthitena) - by Him (who is) situated/located (by one who is situated, by one who is established, by one who exists)

• अपि (api) - even, also, though, in spite of

• येन (yena) - by whom, by which

• व्याप्तम् (vyāptam) - pervaded, permeated, enveloped

• इदम् (idam) - this

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which, he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

अनङ्गः (anaṅgaḥ) - bodiless, without limbs, formless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anaṅga

anaṅga - bodiless, formless, without limbs

Compound of 'an-' (negative prefix) and 'aṅga' (body/limb)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (an+aṅga)

• an – not, without
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the Supreme Being, not having a material body.

अपि (api) - even, also, though, in spite of

(indeclinable)

समस्त-अङ्गः (samasta-aṅgaḥ) - having all limbs, possessing all forms, all-encompassing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samasta-aṅga

samasta-aṅga - having all limbs, all-pervading in form, possessing all forms

Compound of 'samasta' (entire, whole) and 'aṅga' (limb, body, form)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (samasta+aṅga)

• samasta – entire, whole, all
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from 'sam-as' root
  Prefix: sam
  Root: as (class 2)
• aṅga – limb, body, part, form
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the universal cosmic form (viśvarūpa).

सहस्र-कर-लोचनः (sahasra-kara-locanaḥ) - having a thousand hands and eyes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahasra-kara-locana

sahasra-kara-locana - having a thousand hands and eyes

Bahuvrihi compound of 'sahasra' (thousand), 'kara' (hand), and 'locana' (eye)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sahasra+kara+locana)

• sahasra – thousand
  numeral
• kara – hand, ray
  noun (masculine)
• locana – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: An epithet for the Supreme Being, emphasizing omnipresence and omnipotence.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - nothing at all (anything, something, a little)

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'kim' (what) and 'cid' (an indefinite particle)

Compound type : avyayibhāva (kim+cid)

• kim – what, which, why
  pronoun
• cid – an indefinite particle (makes the preceding pronoun indefinite)
  indeclinable

Note: Functions as an adverbial accusative, meaning 'anything at all' when used with 'na'.

संस्थितेन (saṁsthitena) - by Him (who is) situated/located (by one who is situated, by one who is established, by one who exists)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - situated, established, existing, standing still

Past Passive Participle

Derived from 'sthā' (to stand) with 'sam' prefix

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used substantively, referring to the Supreme Being.

अपि (api) - even, also, though, in spite of

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the concession 'even though'.

येन (yena) - by whom, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relates back to 'yaḥ'.

व्याप्तम् (vyāptam) - pervaded, permeated, enveloped

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyāpta

vyāpta - pervaded, permeated, enveloped, occupied

Past Passive Participle

Derived from 'āp' (to obtain, reach) with 'vi' prefix

Prefix: vi

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'idam jagat'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, that which moves

Present active participle of root 'gam' (to go) with reduplication, used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: The manifest world.

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