योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-73, verse-23
चिदात्मा सर्वगो व्यापी न क्वचिन्नाम संस्थितः ।
यद्वत्सर्वपदार्थानां सत्ता तद्वन्महेश्वरः ॥ २३ ॥
यद्वत्सर्वपदार्थानां सत्ता तद्वन्महेश्वरः ॥ २३ ॥
cidātmā sarvago vyāpī na kvacinnāma saṃsthitaḥ ,
yadvatsarvapadārthānāṃ sattā tadvanmaheśvaraḥ 23
yadvatsarvapadārthānāṃ sattā tadvanmaheśvaraḥ 23
23.
cidātmā sarvagaḥ vyāpī na kvacit nāma saṃsthaḥ
yadvat sarvapadārthānām sattā tadvat maheśvaraḥ
yadvat sarvapadārthānām sattā tadvat maheśvaraḥ
23.
cidātmā sarvagaḥ vyāpī; nāma kvacit na saṃsthaḥ.
yadvat sarvapadārthānām sattā,
tadvat maheśvaraḥ
yadvat sarvapadārthānām sattā,
tadvat maheśvaraḥ
23.
The conscious Self (ātman) is all-pervading and extensive; it is not, in fact, situated anywhere specific. Just as the very existence of all objects (padārtha) is a given, so too is the Great Lord (maheśvara) the fundamental existence.
Words meanings summery:
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- चिदात्मा (cidātmā) - the conscious Self, the Self of consciousness
- सर्वगः (sarvagaḥ) - all-pervading, omnipresent
- व्यापी (vyāpī) - pervasive, extensive, permeating
- न (na) - not, no
- क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere in particular (anywhere, somewhere, in some place)
- नाम (nāma) - in fact (as an emphatic particle) (indeed, truly, by name)
- संस्थः (saṁsthaḥ) - situated, abiding, standing
- यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as, in the manner in which
- सर्वपदार्थानाम् (sarvapadārthānām) - of all objects, of all entities
- सत्ता (sattā) - existence, being, reality
- तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, so too, in that manner
- महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - the Great Lord (epithet for Shiva) (the Great Lord, supreme ruler)
Words meanings and morphology
चिदात्मा (cidātmā) - the conscious Self, the Self of consciousness
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of cidātman
cidātman - the conscious Self
Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+ātman)
- cit – consciousness, knowledge, intelligence
noun (feminine) - ātman – Self, soul, essence, spirit
noun (masculine)
सर्वगः (sarvagaḥ) - all-pervading, omnipresent
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvaga
sarvaga - going everywhere, omnipresent, universal
Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (sarva+ga)
- sarva – all, every, whole
pronoun - ga – going, moving, relating to
adjective
Derived from the root 'gam' (to go).
Root: gam (class 1)
व्यापी (vyāpī) - pervasive, extensive, permeating
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāpin
vyāpin - pervading, omnipresent, extensive, penetrating
Derived from root 'āp' (to obtain, reach) with prefixes 'vi' and 'ā'.
Prefixes: vi+ā
Root: āp (class 5)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere in particular (anywhere, somewhere, in some place)
(indeclinable)
Derived from 'ka' (who/what) + '-cit' indefinite pronoun suffix.
नाम (nāma) - in fact (as an emphatic particle) (indeed, truly, by name)
(indeclinable)
Often used as an emphatic particle, equivalent to 'indeed' or 'in fact'.
Note: Used here as an emphatic particle.
संस्थः (saṁsthaḥ) - situated, abiding, standing
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃstha
saṁstha - standing, situated, existing, abiding
Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'sam'.
Prefix: sam
Root: sthā (class 1)
यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as, in the manner in which
(indeclinable)
Adverbial suffix '-vat' attached to 'yat' (which).
सर्वपदार्थानाम् (sarvapadārthānām) - of all objects, of all entities
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvapadārtha
sarvapadārtha - all objects, all entities
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+padārtha)
- sarva – all, every, whole
pronoun - padārtha – object, entity, meaning of a word
noun (masculine)
सत्ता (sattā) - existence, being, reality
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sattā
sattā - existence, being, reality, essence
तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, so too, in that manner
(indeclinable)
Adverbial suffix '-vat' attached to 'tad' (that).
महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - the Great Lord (epithet for Shiva) (the Great Lord, supreme ruler)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of maheśvara
maheśvara - Great Lord, Supreme Ruler (epithet of Shiva)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+īśvara)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
noun (masculine)