योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-72, verse-45

सर्वमात्ममयं विश्वं नास्त्यनात्ममयं क्वचित् ।
काठिन्यद्रवणस्पन्दखावकाशावलोकनैः ॥ ४५ ॥

sarvamātmamayaṃ viśvaṃ nāstyanātmamayaṃ kvacit ,
kāṭhinyadravaṇaspandakhāvakāśāvalokanaiḥ 45

45. sarvam ātma-mayam viśvam na asti anātma-mayam
kvacit kāṭhinyadravaṇaspandakhāvakāśāvalokanaiḥ

45. sarvam viśvam ātma-mayam asti kvacit anātma-mayam
na asti kāṭhinyadravaṇaspandakhāvakāśāvalokanaiḥ

45. The entire universe is permeated by the Self (ātman); nowhere is there anything that is not permeated by the Self (ātman). This is perceived through (the manifestations of) hardness, liquidity, movement, and space.

45. היקום כולו עשוי ממהות העצמי, ואין שום דבר שאינו עשוי מהעצמי; בין אם מתבוננים בקושי, בנזילות, בתנועה, בחלל או בתפיסה החושית.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entire (all, entire, every)

• आत्म-मयम् (ātma-mayam) - permeated by the Self (ātman) (consisting of the Self, full of the Self, pervaded by the Self)

• विश्वम् (viśvam) - the universe (all, entire, universe, world)

• न (na) - negating (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists, is (is, exists)

• अनात्म-मयम् (anātma-mayam) - not permeated by the Self (ātman) (not consisting of the Self, not pervaded by the Self)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere (with negation, means nowhere) (somewhere, anywhere, at some time, ever)

• काठिन्यद्रवणस्पन्दखावकाशावलोकनैः (kāṭhinyadravaṇaspandakhāvakāśāvalokanaiḥ) - by means of the perceptions of hardness, liquidity, movement, and space (by the observations of hardness, liquidity, movement, and space)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entire (all, entire, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Adjective to 'viśvam'.

आत्म-मयम् (ātma-mayam) - permeated by the Self (ātman) (consisting of the Self, full of the Self, pervaded by the Self)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātma-maya

ātma-maya - consisting of the self, full of spirit, pervaded by the self

Compound 'ātman' + suffix '-maya'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+maya)

• ātman – self, soul, essence, individual soul, supreme soul
  noun (masculine)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of, pervaded by
  suffix/adjective (neuter)
  Suffix forming adjectives of material or content.

Note: Predicative adjective to 'viśvam'.

विश्वम् (viśvam) - the universe (all, entire, universe, world)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viśva

viśva - all, entire, universal, the universe, the world

Note: Subject of the sentence.

न (na) - negating (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - exists, is (is, exists)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

अनात्म-मयम् (anātma-mayam) - not permeated by the Self (ātman) (not consisting of the Self, not pervaded by the Self)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anātma-maya

anātma-maya - not consisting of the self, not pervaded by the self

Compound 'an' (negative) + 'ātman' + suffix '-maya'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ātman+maya)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• ātman – self, soul, essence
  noun (masculine)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of, pervaded by
  suffix/adjective (neuter)
  Suffix forming adjectives of material or content.

Note: Predicative adjective, implied subject 'anything'.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere (with negation, means nowhere) (somewhere, anywhere, at some time, ever)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

काठिन्यद्रवणस्पन्दखावकाशावलोकनैः (kāṭhinyadravaṇaspandakhāvakāśāvalokanaiḥ) - by means of the perceptions of hardness, liquidity, movement, and space (by the observations of hardness, liquidity, movement, and space)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of kāṭhinyadravaṇaspandakhāvakāśāvalokana

kāṭhinyadravaṇaspandakhāvakāśāvalokana - the observation of hardness, liquidity, movement, space (ether and void)

Dvandva compound of: kāṭhinya (abstract noun from kaṭhina), dravaṇa (action noun from dru), spanda (action noun from spand), kha (space), avakāśa (space), and avalokana (action noun from ava + lok, to see).

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (kāṭhinya+dravaṇa+spanda+kha+avakāśa+avalokana)

• kāṭhinya – hardness, rigidity
  noun (neuter)
  Abstract noun from 'kaṭhina' (hard)
• dravaṇa – liquidity, flowing, melting
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun from root 'dru' (to flow)
  Root: dru (class 1)
• spanda – vibration, movement, throbbing
  noun (masculine)
  Action noun from root 'spand' (to tremble)
  Root: spand (class 1)
• kha – space, ether, sky
  noun (neuter)
• avakāśa – space, room, interval, opportunity
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ava' + root 'kāś' (to shine, to appear)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• avalokana – seeing, observation, perception
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun from root 'lok' (to see) with 'ava'
  Prefix: ava
  Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially, indicating the means of perception.

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