योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-53, verse-17

एवं ब्रह्मात्मकमिदं यत्किंचिज्जगति स्थितम् ।
सदेवास्मि तदेवास्मि परिशोचामि किं मुधा ॥ १७ ॥

evaṃ brahmātmakamidaṃ yatkiṃcijjagati sthitam ,
sadevāsmi tadevāsmi pariśocāmi kiṃ mudhā 17

17. evam brahmātmakam idam yatkiñcit jagati sthitam
sat eva asmi tat eva asmi pariśocāmi kim mudhā

17. evam yatkiñcit idam jagati sthitam brahmātmakam
sat eva asmi tat eva asmi kim mudhā pariśocāmi

17. Thus, whatever exists in this world has the nature of Brahman (brahman). I am indeed the Real; I am indeed that. Why then do I lament uselessly?

Words meanings summery:

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

• ब्रह्मात्मकम् (brahmātmakam) - having the nature of Brahman, whose essence is Brahman

• इदम् (idam) - this

• यत्किञ्चित् (yatkiñcit) - whatever, whatsoever

• जगति (jagati) - in the world, in the universe

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, existing, standing, fixed

• सत् (sat) - the ultimate reality, Brahman (the Real, existing, true, good)

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

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• तत् (tat) - that ultimate reality, Brahman (that)

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

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• परिशोचामि (pariśocāmi) - I grieve, I lament, I sorrow

• किम् (kim) - why, to what purpose (what? why?)

• मुधा (mudhā) - in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मात्मकम् (brahmātmakam) - having the nature of Brahman, whose essence is Brahman

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmātmaka

brahmātmaka - having the nature of Brahman (brahman), having Brahman (brahman) as its essence

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (brahman+ātman)

• brahman – the ultimate reality, the absolute, the supreme spirit
  noun (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

यत्किञ्चित् (yatkiñcit) - whatever, whatsoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yatkiñcit

yatkiñcit - whatever, whatsoever, anything

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yad+kiñcit)

• yad – which, what, that
  pronoun (neuter)
• kiñcit – something, anything, a little
  indeclinable

जगति (jagati) - in the world, in the universe

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Present Active Participle

from root gam (to go) + śatṛ

Root: gam (class 1)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, existing, standing, fixed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, existing, situated, abiding

Past Passive Participle

from root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

सत् (sat) - the ultimate reality, Brahman (the Real, existing, true, good)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, true, good, the existent, the Real

Present Active Participle

from root as (to be) + śatṛ

Root: as (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Present Indicative

Root: as (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that ultimate reality, Brahman (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

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

(indeclinable)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Present Indicative

Root: as (class 2)

परिशोचामि (pariśocāmi) - I grieve, I lament, I sorrow

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of śoc

Present Indicative

Prefix: pari

Root: śuc (class 1)

किम् (kim) - why, to what purpose (what? why?)

(indeclinable)

मुधा (mudhā) - in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly

(indeclinable)

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