योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-22, verse-40

य आकाशवदेकात्मा सर्वभावगतोऽपि सन् ।
न भावरञ्जनामेति स महात्मा महेश्वरः ॥ ४० ॥

ya ākāśavadekātmā sarvabhāvagato'pi san ,
na bhāvarañjanāmeti sa mahātmā maheśvaraḥ 40

40. yaḥ ākāśavat ekātmā sarvabhāvagataḥ api san |
na bhāvarañjanām eti saḥ mahātmā maheśvaraḥ ||

40. yaḥ ākāśavat ekātmā san api sarvabhāvagataḥ
bhāvarañjanām na eti saḥ mahātmā maheśvaraḥ

40. He who, like space, possesses a singular self (ātman) and, though present in all phenomena, is not stained or affected by their attributes, is that great soul (mahātman) and the great lord.

40. מי שכמו החלל הוא העצמי האחד, ואף שנוכח בכל הישים אינו מוכתם או נצבע מהם – הוא נשמה דגולה (מָהָאטְמָה) ושליט אדיר.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• आकाशवत् (ākāśavat) - like space, spacelike

• एकात्मा (ekātmā) - one self, single soul, unified spirit

• सर्वभावगतः (sarvabhāvagataḥ) - pervading all states of being, present in all phenomena

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• सन् (san) - being, existing

• न (na) - not, no

• भावरञ्जनाम् (bhāvarañjanām) - coloring by phenomena, attachment to states of being

• एति (eti) - goes, attains, reaches, experiences

• सः (saḥ) - that (he)

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul, noble-minded

• महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - great lord, supreme ruler

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

आकाशवत् (ākāśavat) - like space, spacelike

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāśavat

ākāśavat - like space, spacelike, ethereal

एकात्मा (ekātmā) - one self, single soul, unified spirit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekātman

ekātman - single self, unified self, one soul

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+ātman)

• eka – one, single
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

सर्वभावगतः (sarvabhāvagataḥ) - pervading all states of being, present in all phenomena

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvabhāvagata

sarvabhāvagata - gone into all states, pervading all beings/phenomena

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhāva+gata)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• bhāva – state of being, existence, emotion, phenomenon
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, gone to, obtained, pervading
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: gam (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

सन् (san) - being, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, real

Present Active Participle

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भावरञ्जनाम् (bhāvarañjanām) - coloring by phenomena, attachment to states of being

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāvarañjanā

bhāvarañjanā - coloring by states/emotions/phenomena, attachment to objects of sense

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāva+rañjanā)

• bhāva – state of being, existence, emotion, phenomenon
  noun (masculine)
• rañjanā – coloring, delighting, charming, staining
  noun (feminine)
  Root: rañj (class 1)

एति (eti) - goes, attains, reaches, experiences

(verb)

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

Root: i (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - that (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul, noble-minded

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble-minded, exalted self

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - great lord, supreme ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maheśvara

maheśvara - great lord, supreme ruler (often Shiva)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+īśvara)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, controller
  noun (masculine)

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