योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-47, verse-57

कदाचिदनभिव्यक्तं कदाचिद्व्यक्तिमागतम् ।
इदमस्ति परे तत्त्वे सर्वं वृक्ष इवार्तवम् ॥ ५७ ॥

kadācidanabhivyaktaṃ kadācidvyaktimāgatam ,
idamasti pare tattve sarvaṃ vṛkṣa ivārtavam 57

57. kadācit anabhivyaktam kadācit vyaktim āgatam
idam asti pare tattve sarvam vṛkṣaḥ iva ārtavam

57. idam sarvam kadācit anabhivyaktam kadācit vyaktim āgatam asti pare tattve,
vṛkṣaḥ iva ārtavam

57. All of this, sometimes unmanifest and sometimes manifest, exists within the Supreme Reality (tattva), much like the changing seasons exist within a tree.

Words meanings summery:

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, at some time

• अनभिव्यक्तम् (anabhivyaktam) - unmanifested, unexpressed, indistinct

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, at some time

• व्यक्तिम् (vyaktim) - manifestation, distinctness, appearance

• आगतम् (āgatam) - having come to, having attained (come, arrived, obtained)

• इदम् (idam) - all of this (referring to creation/existence) (this, this world, this phenomenon)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• परे (pare) - in the supreme, in the highest

• तत्त्वे (tattve) - in the Supreme Reality (tattva) (in the reality, in the principle, in the essence)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

• वृक्षः (vṛkṣaḥ) - tree

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आर्तवम् (ārtavam) - the manifestations of seasons (e.g., leaves, flowers, fruits) (seasonal, pertaining to seasons; seasonal products)

Words meanings and morphology

कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, at some time

(indeclinable)

अनभिव्यक्तम् (anabhivyaktam) - unmanifested, unexpressed, indistinct

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anabhivyakta

anabhivyakta - unmanifested, unexpressed, indistinct, unperceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from 'vyakta' (manifested) with prefix 'ana-' (negation) and 'abhi-' (towards) and root 'añj' (to anoint, to manifest).

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+abhivyakta)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• abhivyakta – manifested, expressed, distinct
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'añj' with prefix 'abhi-'.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: añj (class 7)

कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, at some time

(indeclinable)

व्यक्तिम् (vyaktim) - manifestation, distinctness, appearance

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vyakti

vyakti - manifestation, distinctness, appearance, individuality

Derived from root 'añj' with prefix 'vi-'.

Prefix: vi

Root: añj (class 7)

आगतम् (āgatam) - having come to, having attained (come, arrived, obtained)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, obtained, approached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'ā-' (towards, unto).

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'idam sarvam' (understood), referring to the state of having come to manifestation.

इदम् (idam) - all of this (referring to creation/existence) (this, this world, this phenomenon)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here, now

Note: Subject of the sentence.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular present active indicative.

Root: as (class 2)

परे (pare) - in the supreme, in the highest

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant

Note: Modifies 'tattve'.

तत्त्वे (tattve) - in the Supreme Reality (tattva) (in the reality, in the principle, in the essence)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - reality, truth, principle, essence, true state (tattva)

From 'tat' (that) and '-tva' (suffix for abstract noun).

Note: Locative of place where 'idam sarvam' exists.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Emphasizes the totality of 'idam'.

वृक्षः (vṛkṣaḥ) - tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree, plant

Root: vṛkṣ

Note: Part of the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle for comparison.

आर्तवम् (ārtavam) - the manifestations of seasons (e.g., leaves, flowers, fruits) (seasonal, pertaining to seasons; seasonal products)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ārtava

ārtava - seasonal, pertaining to seasons; menstrual discharge; seasonal product; flower; fruit

Derived from 'ṛtu' (season) with 'aṇ' suffix.

Root: ṛ

Note: Refers to what exists *in* the tree, like seasons.

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