योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-17, verse-17

अहं जगद्वा सकलं शून्यं व्योमसमं सदा ।
एवमेष चतुर्थोऽन्यो निश्चयो मोक्षसिद्धये ॥ १७ ॥

ahaṃ jagadvā sakalaṃ śūnyaṃ vyomasamaṃ sadā ,
evameṣa caturtho'nyo niścayo mokṣasiddhaye 17

17. aham jagat vā sakalam śūnyam vyomasamam sadā
evam eṣaḥ caturthaḥ anyaḥ niścayaḥ mokṣasiddhaye

17. aham vā sakalam jagat sadā śūnyam vyomasamam (asti)
evam eṣaḥ anyaḥ caturthaḥ niścayaḥ mokṣasiddhaye

17. Either I am, or the entire world (jagat) is, always void (śūnya) and like space. This, indeed, is another, the fourth conviction for the attainment of final liberation (mokṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - the self, the 'I' (I)

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, the objective reality (world, universe, moving)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

• सकलम् (sakalam) - the entire, the complete (whole, entire, all)

• शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, devoid of substantial reality (void, empty, zero)

• व्योमसमम् (vyomasamam) - vast and empty like the sky (like space, equal to space)

• सदा (sadā) - constantly, perpetually (always, ever)

• एवम् (evam) - this is how, thus (thus, in this manner, so)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (conviction) (this (masculine))

• चतुर्थः (caturthaḥ) - fourth (conviction) (fourth)

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another (conviction) (other, another, different)

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - conviction, firm belief (certainty, conviction, determination)

• मोक्षसिद्धये (mokṣasiddhaye) - for the attainment of final liberation (mokṣa) (for the accomplishment of liberation, for attaining freedom)

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - the self, the 'I' (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

जगत् (jagat) - the world, the objective reality (world, universe, moving)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, that which moves

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'gam' (to go, move). Used substantively.

Root: gam (class 1)

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

सकलम् (sakalam) - the entire, the complete (whole, entire, all)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sakala

sakala - whole, entire, all, complete with its parts

With 'sa' (with) and 'kala' (part).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+kala)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• kala – part, portion, segment
  noun (masculine)

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, devoid of substantial reality (void, empty, zero)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, vacant, non-existent, zero

Root: śū (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'jagat' or 'aham'.

व्योमसमम् (vyomasamam) - vast and empty like the sky (like space, equal to space)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyomasama

vyomasama - like space, equal to the sky

Compound type : tatpurusha (vyoma+sama)

• vyoman – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• sama – equal, like, same, tranquil
  adjective (masculine)

सदा (sadā) - constantly, perpetually (always, ever)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

एवम् (evam) - this is how, thus (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'idam' (this).

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (conviction) (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

चतुर्थः (caturthaḥ) - fourth (conviction) (fourth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of caturtha

caturtha - fourth

Ordinal number derived from 'catur' (four).

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another (conviction) (other, another, different)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different, distinct

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - conviction, firm belief (certainty, conviction, determination)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - certainty, conviction, determination, ascertainment

Derived from root 'ci' (to collect, observe) with prefix 'nis'.

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

मोक्षसिद्धये (mokṣasiddhaye) - for the attainment of final liberation (mokṣa) (for the accomplishment of liberation, for attaining freedom)

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of mokṣasiddhi

mokṣasiddhi - attainment of liberation, accomplishment of freedom

Compound type : tatpurusha (mokṣa+siddhi)

• mokṣa – liberation, freedom, salvation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'muc' (to release).
  Root: muc (class 6)
• siddhi – accomplishment, success, attainment, perfection
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'sidh' (to accomplish).
  Root: sidh (class 1)