योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-87, verse-17

तदसौ सुसमं स्फारं पदं परमपावनम् ।
सर्वभावान्तरगतमभूत्सर्वविवर्जितम् ॥ १७ ॥

tadasau susamaṃ sphāraṃ padaṃ paramapāvanam ,
sarvabhāvāntaragatamabhūtsarvavivarjitam 17

17. tat asau susamam sphāram padam paramapāvanam
sarvabhāvāntargatam abhūt sarvavivarjitam

17. tat asau susamam sphāram paramapāvanam padam
abhūt sarvabhāvāntargatam sarvavivarjitam

17. That ultimate reality, being a perfectly balanced, expansive, and supremely pure state (padam), exists immanent within all states of being, yet it is devoid of all (limitations).

Words meanings summery:

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

• असौ (asau) - that very (ultimate reality) (that one, this one (masculine/feminine nominative singular of 'adas'))

• सुसमम् (susamam) - perfectly balanced, uniform (perfectly equal, well-balanced, very calm)

• स्फारम् (sphāram) - expansive, all-encompassing (extensive, vast, expanded, full, great)

• पदम् (padam) - ultimate state, ultimate reality (foot, step, mark, position, state, ultimate state, word)

• परमपावनम् (paramapāvanam) - supremely purifying, utterly sacred (supremely pure, most purifying)

• सर्वभावान्तर्गतम् (sarvabhāvāntargatam) - immanent in all states of being (situated within all existences/states)

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was, existed (perfectly in that state) (was, became, existed)

• सर्वविवर्जितम् (sarvavivarjitam) - free from all (attributes or limitations) (devoid of all, free from all)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the ultimate reality from the previous verse.

असौ (asau) - that very (ultimate reality) (that one, this one (masculine/feminine nominative singular of 'adas'))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this (emphasizing distance or something specific)

Note: Refers to the ultimate reality, emphasizing its specific nature.

सुसमम् (susamam) - perfectly balanced, uniform (perfectly equal, well-balanced, very calm)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of susama

susama - perfectly equal, very calm, well-matched, uniform

Compound of 'su' (good, well, perfectly) + 'sama' (equal, same, balanced).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+sama)

• su – good, well, excellent, perfectly
  upasarga
• sama – equal, same, even, level, tranquil
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'padam'.

स्फारम् (sphāram) - expansive, all-encompassing (extensive, vast, expanded, full, great)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sphāra

sphāra - extensive, vast, great, full, swelling

Root: sphur (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'padam'.

पदम् (padam) - ultimate state, ultimate reality (foot, step, mark, position, state, ultimate state, word)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, mark, sign, position, state, abode, object, word, ultimate state (mokṣa)

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: The subject of the description, the ultimate state.

परमपावनम् (paramapāvanam) - supremely purifying, utterly sacred (supremely pure, most purifying)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paramapāvana

paramapāvana - supremely holy, most purifying, extremely sacred

Compound of 'parama' (supreme, highest) + 'pāvana' (purifying, holy).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parama+pāvana)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• pāvana – purifying, sacred, holy
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective from root pū (to purify)
  Derived from root pū (to purify) with suffix -ana.
  Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'padam'.

सर्वभावान्तर्गतम् (sarvabhāvāntargatam) - immanent in all states of being (situated within all existences/states)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvabhāvāntargata

sarvabhāvāntargata - situated within all states of being or existences

Compound of 'sarva' (all) + 'bhāva' (being, state) + 'antara' (inside) + 'gata' (gone, situated).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhāva+antara+gata)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun/adjective (masculine)
• bhāva – state of being, existence, feeling, nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• antara – interior, inside, within, interval
  noun/adjective (neuter)
• gata – gone, gone to, being in, situated
  past passive participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the ultimate reality.

अभूत् (abhūt) - was, existed (perfectly in that state) (was, became, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist (luṅ), 3rd person singular, active voice. Implies a definitive past state or occurrence.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Describes the eternal nature of the ultimate reality.

सर्वविवर्जितम् (sarvavivarjitam) - free from all (attributes or limitations) (devoid of all, free from all)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvavivarjita

sarvavivarjita - devoid of all, free from all, bereft of all

Compound of 'sarva' (all) + 'vivarjita' (deprived, shunned, abandoned).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+vivarjita)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun/adjective (masculine)
• vivarjita – abandoned, devoid of, free from, deprived of
  past passive participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛj (to abandon) with upasarga vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the ultimate reality, emphasizing its transcendent nature.