योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-34, verse-50

मयेदमाप्यते सर्वं सत्ता मां प्राप्य गच्छति ।
मत्परित्यक्तमेतच्च सदप्येव न किंचन ॥ ५० ॥

mayedamāpyate sarvaṃ sattā māṃ prāpya gacchati ,
matparityaktametacca sadapyeva na kiṃcana 50

50. maya idam āpyate sarvam sattā mām prāpya gacchati
mat parityaktam etat ca sat api eva na kim cana

50. idam sarvam maya āpyate ca sattā mām prāpya gacchati
mat parityaktam etat sat api eva na kim cana

50. All of this (universe) is obtained by me, and existence itself comes into being by reaching me. What is abandoned by me, even if it appears to exist, is truly nothing at all.

Words meanings summery:

• मय (maya) - by me

• इदम् (idam) - this, this universe

• आप्यते (āpyate) - is obtained, is reached, is attained

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, the whole, everything

• सत्ता (sattā) - existence, being, reality

• माम् (mām) - me

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having attained, having reached

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, proceeds, comes into being

• मत् (mat) - from me, by me

• परित्यक्तम् (parityaktam) - abandoned by me (abandoned, given up, left)

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• च (ca) - and, also

• सत् (sat) - existent, real, being

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

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

• न (na) - not, no

• किम् (kim) - what, anything

• चन (cana) - even, at all (used with negatives to intensify)

Words meanings and morphology

मय (maya) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, me

इदम् (idam) - this, this universe

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Used here in a broader sense to refer to the entire manifested existence.

आप्यते (āpyate) - is obtained, is reached, is attained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of āp

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Third person singular, present tense, passive voice.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, the whole, everything

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'idam'.

सत्ता (sattā) - existence, being, reality

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sattā

sattā - existence, being, reality

From `sat` (being) + `tā` (abstract suffix).

Root: as (class 2)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having attained, having reached

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed with prefix `pra` + root `āp` + suffix `ya`.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Absolutive/gerund.

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, proceeds, comes into being

(verb)

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

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Third person singular, present tense, active voice.

मत् (mat) - from me, by me

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Used here in a compound.

परित्यक्तम् (parityaktam) - abandoned by me (abandoned, given up, left)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parityakta

parityakta - abandoned, deserted, relinquished

Past Passive Participle

Formed from `pari` + `tyaj` + `kta` suffix.

Compound type : tatpurusha (mat+parityakta)

• pari – around, completely, fully
  indeclinable
• tyaj – to abandon, to give up, to leave
  verb
  root
  Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Used here in a compound `mat-parityaktam`, meaning "abandoned by me."

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to the 'thing' (`sat`).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सत् (sat) - existent, real, being

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, real

Present Active Participle

From root `as` (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Present participle used as a noun, referring to 'that which exists'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what, anything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, anything

Note: In combination with `cana`, forms an indefinite negative.

चन (cana) - even, at all (used with negatives to intensify)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with `kim` and `na` to mean "nothing at all".

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