योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-73, verse-16

यदिदं स्पर्शनं स्पन्दं किंचिद्यत्संविदाद्यपि ।
तत्सर्वमात्मा भगवान्दृश्यदर्शनवर्जितः ॥ १६ ॥

yadidaṃ sparśanaṃ spandaṃ kiṃcidyatsaṃvidādyapi ,
tatsarvamātmā bhagavāndṛśyadarśanavarjitaḥ 16

16. yat idam sparśanam spandam kiṃcit yat saṃvidādi
api tat sarvam ātmā bhagavān dṛśyadarśanavarjitaḥ

16. Whatever sensation of touch, pulsation, or even any amount of consciousness (saṃvid) exists—all that is the divine self (ātman), free from both the object of sight and the act of seeing.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, that)

• इदम् (idam) - this (this, here)

• स्पर्शनम् (sparśanam) - sensation of touch (touch, sensation of touch)

• स्पन्दम् (spandam) - pulsation (vibration, pulsation, movement)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - any amount of (something, whatever, a little)

• यत् (yat) - which (which, what, that)

• संविदादि (saṁvidādi) - consciousness (saṃvid) or similar (consciousness etc., beginning with consciousness)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, although, too)

• तत् (tat) - all that (that)

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

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the divine self (ātman) (self, soul, spirit)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine (venerable, divine, blessed, glorious, Lord)

• दृश्यदर्शनवर्जितः (dṛśyadarśanavarjitaḥ) - free from both the object of sight and the act of seeing (devoid of the seen and the seeing)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that, who

Note: Refers to `sparśanam`, `spandam`, `kiṃcit saṃvidādi`.

इदम् (idam) - this (this, here)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Qualifies the following nouns.

स्पर्शनम् (sparśanam) - sensation of touch (touch, sensation of touch)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sparśana

sparśana - touching, contact, sensation of touch

Verbal noun

Derived from root 'spṛś' (to touch) with suffix '-ana'.

Root: spṛś (class 6)

स्पन्दम् (spandam) - pulsation (vibration, pulsation, movement)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of spanda

spanda - trembling, vibration, pulsation, motion

Verbal noun

Derived from root 'spad' (to tremble, move).

Root: spad (class 1)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - any amount of (something, whatever, a little)

(indeclinable)

Compound 'kim' + 'cit'.

Note: Adjectival to `saṃvidādi`.

यत् (yat) - which (which, what, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that, who

Note: Connects 'kiṃcit' to 'saṃvidādi'.

संविदादि (saṁvidādi) - consciousness (saṃvid) or similar (consciousness etc., beginning with consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃvidādi

saṁvidādi - consciousness and so on, beginning with consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃvid+ādi)

• saṃvid – knowledge, consciousness, intelligence, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'vid' (to know) with prefix 'sam-'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)
• ādi – beginning, first, starting; etcetera
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ad (class 2)

अपि (api) - even (even, also, although, too)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - all that (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers back to the list of phenomena.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (all, everything)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

आत्मा (ātmā) - the divine self (ātman) (self, soul, spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine (venerable, divine, blessed, glorious, Lord)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, glorious, divine, venerable, fortunate; Lord, God

Possessive adjective from 'bhaga' (fortune, prosperity).

Root: bhag (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ātmā'.

दृश्यदर्शनवर्जितः (dṛśyadarśanavarjitaḥ) - free from both the object of sight and the act of seeing (devoid of the seen and the seeing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛśyadarśanavarjita

dṛśyadarśanavarjita - devoid of the seen and the seeing, free from object and subject of perception

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛśya+darśana+varjita)

• dṛśya – to be seen, visible, object of sight
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see) with suffix '-ya'.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• darśana – seeing, perceiving, vision, act of seeing
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal noun
  Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see) with suffix '-ana'.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• varjita – abandoned, deprived of, free from, devoid of
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'vṛj' (to shun, avoid).
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ātmā'.

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