योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-35, verse-37

सर्वैव ब्रह्मसत्तेयमित्येषा परमार्थता ।
परिस्फुरति निःसारः संसारोऽयमसन्मयः ॥ ३७ ॥

sarvaiva brahmasatteyamityeṣā paramārthatā ,
parisphurati niḥsāraḥ saṃsāro'yamasanmayaḥ 37

37. sarvā eva brahmasattā iyam iti eṣā paramārthatā
parisphurati niḥsāraḥ saṃsāraḥ ayam asanmayaḥ

37. iyam sarvā eva brahmasattā iti eṣā paramārthatā
ayam niḥsāraḥ asanmayaḥ saṃsāraḥ parisphurati

37. "This entire existence is indeed the reality of Brahman (brahman)"—this is the supreme truth (paramārthatā). (Despite this), this saṃsāra (cycle of rebirth), which is without substance (niḥsāra) and composed of non-being (asanmaya), merely appears.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वा (sarvā) - all, entire, whole

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, merely

• ब्रह्मसत्ता (brahmasattā) - existence of Brahman, reality of Brahman

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct or indirect speech/thought)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• परमार्थता (paramārthatā) - ultimate reality, supreme truth

• परिस्फुरति (parisphurati) - appears, flashes forth, manifests

• निःसारः (niḥsāraḥ) - devoid of essence, unsubstantial, worthless

• संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - cycle of rebirth, mundane existence

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• असन्मयः (asanmayaḥ) - composed of non-existence, unreal

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वा (sarvā) - all, entire, whole

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

एव (eva) - indeed, only, merely

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मसत्ता (brahmasattā) - existence of Brahman, reality of Brahman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of brahmasattā

brahmasattā - existence of Brahman, the reality that is Brahman

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahma+sattā)

• brahma – Brahman, the Absolute, the supreme reality
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• sattā – existence, being, reality
  noun (feminine)
  Root: as (class 2)

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct or indirect speech/thought)

(indeclinable)

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etas

etas - this, this here

परमार्थता (paramārthatā) - ultimate reality, supreme truth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paramārthatā

paramārthatā - ultimate reality, highest truth, supreme aim

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paramārtha+tā)

• paramārtha – supreme aim, ultimate truth, highest good
  noun (masculine)
• tā – suffix forming abstract nouns, '-ness, -hood'
  suffix (feminine)

परिस्फुरति (parisphurati) - appears, flashes forth, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of parisphur

Prefix: pari

Root: sphur (class 6)

निःसारः (niḥsāraḥ) - devoid of essence, unsubstantial, worthless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niḥsāra

niḥsāra - without essence, worthless, unsubstantial

Compound type : avyayībhāva (nis+sāra)

• nis – out, forth, without
  indeclinable
• sāra – essence, core, substance, strength
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - cycle of rebirth, mundane existence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - cycle of birth, death, and rebirth; mundane existence, transmigration

Root: sṛ (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

असन्मयः (asanmayaḥ) - composed of non-existence, unreal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asanmaya

asanmaya - composed of non-being, unreal, illusory

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asat+maya)

• asat – non-existent, unreal, false, evil
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From √as (to be) + śatṛ
  Root: as (class 2)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix (masculine)
  Taddhita suffix -maya

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