योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-41, verse-10

कलनामलमोहादि किंचिन्नात्मनि विद्यते ।
नीरागं ब्रह्म परमं तदेवेदं जगत्स्थितम् ॥ १० ॥

kalanāmalamohādi kiṃcinnātmani vidyate ,
nīrāgaṃ brahma paramaṃ tadevedaṃ jagatsthitam 10

10. kalanāmalamohādi kiṃcit na ātmani vidyate
nīrāgaṃ brahma paramam tat eva idam jagat sthitam

10. ātmani kalanāmalamohādi kiṃcit na vidyate
nīrāgaṃ paramam brahma tat eva idam jagat sthitam

10. No trace (kalā) of perception (kalanā), purity (amala), delusion (moha), or anything similar exists in the self (ātman). That supreme Brahman is free from attachment, and this entire world is established as that (Brahman) alone.

Words meanings summery:

• कलनामलमोहादि (kalanāmalamohādi) - perception, purity, delusion, etc. (attributes, purity, delusion, etc.)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything whatsoever (something, anything)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul)

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (exists, is found, is present)

• नीरागं (nīrāgaṁ) - free from attachment (free from passion, dispassionate)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (Brahman, the Absolute)

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to Brahman) (that)

• एव (eva) - alone (only, indeed, just)

• इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the world) (this)

• जगत् (jagat) - world (world, universe)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - established as (established, situated, existing)

Words meanings and morphology

कलनामलमोहादि (kalanāmalamohādi) - perception, purity, delusion, etc. (attributes, purity, delusion, etc.)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalanāmalamohādi

kalanāmalamohādi - perception, purity, delusion, etc.; attributes, flaws, and so on

Compound type : dvandva (kalanā+amala+moha+ādi)

• kalanā – perception, reckoning, attribute, a part or trace
  noun (feminine)
• amala – spotless, pure, free from impurity
  adjective (masculine)
• moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  indeclinable

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything whatsoever (something, anything)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - something, anything

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (exists, is found, is present)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Passive/Middle

3rd person singular present middle voice

Root: vid (class 4)

नीरागं (nīrāgaṁ) - free from attachment (free from passion, dispassionate)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nīrāga

nīrāga - without passion, dispassionate, free from desire/attachment

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nir+rāga)

• nir – without, out, free from
  indeclinable
• rāga – colour, passion, attachment, desire
  noun (masculine)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (Brahman, the Absolute)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the universal spirit

परमम् (paramam) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, excellent

तत् (tat) - that (referring to Brahman) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - alone (only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the world) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

जगत् (jagat) - world (world, universe)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, all that moves

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'gam' (to go) as a participle, but commonly used as a noun meaning 'world'

Root: gam (class 1)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - established as (established, situated, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, existing, situated, established

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'sthā' (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used here predicatively, implying 'is established as'.

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