योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-27, verse-25

संशान्तसर्वसंवेद्यं सच्चिन्मात्रमहं महत् ।
आकाशवदनन्तोऽहमप्यणोरणुराततः ॥ २५ ॥

saṃśāntasarvasaṃvedyaṃ saccinmātramahaṃ mahat ,
ākāśavadananto'hamapyaṇoraṇurātataḥ 25

25. saṃśāntasarvasaṃvedyam saccinmātram aham mahat
ākāśavat anantaḥ aham api aṇoḥ aṇuḥ ātataḥ

25. aham mahat saccinmātram saṃśāntasarvasaṃvedyam.
aham ākāśavat anantaḥ api aṇoḥ aṇuḥ ātataḥ

25. I am the great, pure existence-consciousness (sat-cit), wherein all knowable objects have completely subsided. I am infinite like space (ākāśa), and also pervasive, smaller than the smallest atom.

25. כאשר כל הדברים הנתפסים נרגעים לחלוטין, אני הקיום והתודעה הטהורה הנשגבת. אני אינסופי כמו החלל, ועם זאת עדין מהזעיר ביותר, ומתפשט בכל.

Words meanings summery:

• संशान्तसर्वसंवेद्यम् (saṁśāntasarvasaṁvedyam) - that in which all knowable objects are completely pacified

• सच्चिन्मात्रम् (saccinmātram) - pure existence-consciousness, merely reality and consciousness

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty

• आकाशवत् (ākāśavat) - like space

• अनन्तः (anantaḥ) - infinite, endless

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• अपि (api) - also, even

• अणोः (aṇoḥ) - than an atom, from an atom

• अणुः (aṇuḥ) - (smaller than) an atom, minute

• आततः (ātataḥ) - extended, pervasive, spread out

Words meanings and morphology

संशान्तसर्वसंवेद्यम् (saṁśāntasarvasaṁvedyam) - that in which all knowable objects are completely pacified

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃśāntasarvasaṃvedya

saṁśāntasarvasaṁvedya - that for whom all objects of perception or knowledge are completely calmed/subsided

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (saṃśānta+sarva+saṃvedya)

• saṃśānta – completely calmed, perfectly tranquil, subsided
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'śam' (to be calm) with prefix 'sam-'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śam (class 4)
• sarva – all, entire, every
  adjective
• saṃvedya – to be known, perceptible, object of knowledge
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root 'vid' (to know) with prefix 'sam-'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'saccinmātram'.

सच्चिन्मात्रम् (saccinmātram) - pure existence-consciousness, merely reality and consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saccinmātra

saccinmātra - mere existence and consciousness, the essence of being and awareness

Compound type : Dvandva-Tatpurusha (sat+cit+mātra)

• sat – being, existence, reality, good
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root 'as' (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)
• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence, awareness
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• mātra – only, merely, extent, measure
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'mah' (to grow, be great).

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'saccinmātram'.

आकाशवत् (ākāśavat) - like space

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'ākāśa' with 'vat' suffix meaning "like".

अनन्तः (anantaḥ) - infinite, endless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, unbounded

'a' (negation) + 'anta' (end).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (a+anta)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

अणोः (aṇoḥ) - than an atom, from an atom

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of aṇu

aṇu - atom, minute, small

Note: Used in a comparative sense with 'aṇuḥ' (smaller).

अणुः (aṇuḥ) - (smaller than) an atom, minute

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṇu

aṇu - atom, minute, small

Note: Agrees with 'aham'. Used in superlative/comparative sense with 'aṇoḥ'.

आततः (ātataḥ) - extended, pervasive, spread out

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātata

ātata - extended, spread out, pervasive

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'tan' (to stretch, extend) with prefix 'ā-'.

Prefix: ā

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

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