योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-48, verse-32

केवलं सर्वमेवेदमपि शुद्धं धरातलम् ।
अशुद्धमिव पश्यन्स न रेमे क्वचिदेव हि ॥ ३२ ॥

kevalaṃ sarvamevedamapi śuddhaṃ dharātalam ,
aśuddhamiva paśyansa na reme kvacideva hi 32

32. kevalam sarvam eva idam api śuddham dharātalam
aśuddham iva paśyan saḥ na reme kvacit eva hi

32. saḥ kevalam idam sarvam api śuddham dharātalam
aśuddham iva paśyan kvacit eva hi na reme

32. Even though this entire earth was pure, he saw it as impure and therefore found no joy anywhere at all.

Words meanings summery:

• केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, solely, exclusively

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'all this'. (indeed, only, very, exactly)

• इदम् (idam) - Refers to the earth. (this, this here)

• अपि (api) - Emphasizes that *even* the pure earth was seen as impure. (also, even, too)

• शुद्धम् (śuddham) - Describing the ground's actual state. (pure, clean, clear)

• धरातलम् (dharātalam) - surface of the earth, ground

• अशुद्धम् (aśuddham) - Describing how the earth was perceived by the man. (impure, unclean)

• इव (iva) - as, like, as if

• पश्यन् (paśyan) - Describes the man's perception of the earth. (seeing, looking)

• सः (saḥ) - Refers to the main character of the narrative. (he, that (man))

• न (na) - Negates the verb 'reme'. (not, no)

• रेमे (reme) - Refers to the man's lack of contentment with anything. (he delighted, he found pleasure)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - Combined with 'na', means 'nowhere'. (somewhere, anywhere)

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes the absolute lack of delight. (indeed, only, very, exactly)

• हि (hi) - Emphasizes the certainty of the statement. (indeed, for, because)

Words meanings and morphology

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, solely, exclusively

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage, agreeing with the implied object of perception.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Refers to 'this earth'.

एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'all this'. (indeed, only, very, exactly)

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - Refers to the earth. (this, this here)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here, the present

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

अपि (api) - Emphasizes that *even* the pure earth was seen as impure. (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

शुद्धम् (śuddham) - Describing the ground's actual state. (pure, clean, clear)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, clear, stainless

Past Passive Participle

From root śudh- 'to purify'.

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'dharātalam'.

धरातलम् (dharātalam) - surface of the earth, ground

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dharātala

dharātala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharā+tala)

• dharā – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, flat ground
  noun (neuter)

अशुद्धम् (aśuddham) - Describing how the earth was perceived by the man. (impure, unclean)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśuddha

aśuddha - impure, unclean, unpurified

Negative prefix 'a' + 'śuddha'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+śuddha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• śuddha – pure, clean
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śudh-.
  Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'dharātalam' (implied object of 'paśyan').

इव (iva) - as, like, as if

(indeclinable)

पश्यन् (paśyan) - Describes the man's perception of the earth. (seeing, looking)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, looking; one who sees

Present Active Participle

From root dṛś (to see), with replacement by paśya in present stem.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ'.

सः (saḥ) - Refers to the main character of the narrative. (he, that (man))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Third person singular masculine pronoun.

न (na) - Negates the verb 'reme'. (not, no)

(indeclinable)

रेमे (reme) - Refers to the man's lack of contentment with anything. (he delighted, he found pleasure)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of ram

Imperfect tense, Ātmanepada, 3rd person singular.

Root ram (class 1, ātmanepadi).

Root: ram (class 1)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - Combined with 'na', means 'nowhere'. (somewhere, anywhere)

(indeclinable)

From interrogative pronoun 'ka'.

Note: Used with 'na' to form 'nowhere'.

एव (eva) - Emphasizes the absolute lack of delight. (indeed, only, very, exactly)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - Emphasizes the certainty of the statement. (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

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