योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-11, verse-17

ब्रह्म चिद्ब्रह्म भुवनं ब्रह्म भूतपरम्पराः ।
ब्रह्माहं ब्रह्म मच्छत्रुर्ब्रह्म सन्मित्रबान्धवाः ॥ १७ ॥

brahma cidbrahma bhuvanaṃ brahma bhūtaparamparāḥ ,
brahmāhaṃ brahma macchatrurbrahma sanmitrabāndhavāḥ 17

17. brahma cit brahma bhuvanaṃ brahma bhūtaparambarāḥ
brahma aham brahma mat-śatruḥ brahma sanmitrabāndhavāḥ

17. cit brahma,
bhuvanaṃ brahma,
bhūtaparambarāḥ brahma.
aham brahma,
mat-śatruḥ brahma,
sanmitrabāndhavāḥ brahma.

17. Everything is the ultimate reality (brahman): consciousness (cit), the world, and the continuous succession of all beings. I am the ultimate reality (brahman); my enemy is the ultimate reality (brahman); and my good friends and relatives are also the ultimate reality (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality, the absolute

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure thought, spirit

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality, the absolute

• भुवनं (bhuvanaṁ) - the world, universe, sphere of existence

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality, the absolute

• भूतपरम्बराः (bhūtaparambarāḥ) - successions of beings, continuous lineages of creatures

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality, the absolute

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality, the absolute

• मत्-शत्रुः (mat-śatruḥ) - my enemy

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality, the absolute

• सन्मित्रबान्धवाः (sanmitrabāndhavāḥ) - good friends and relatives

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality, the absolute

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the Supreme Spirit

चित् (cit) - consciousness, pure thought, spirit

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, mind, understanding, spirit

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality, the absolute

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the Supreme Spirit

भुवनं (bhuvanaṁ) - the world, universe, sphere of existence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhuvana

bhuvana - world, earth, dwelling, being, realm

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality, the absolute

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the Supreme Spirit

भूतपरम्बराः (bhūtaparambarāḥ) - successions of beings, continuous lineages of creatures

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhūtaparambarā

bhūtaparambarā - succession of beings, lineage of creatures, continuous series of existing things

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+paramparā)

• bhūta – being, creature, element, existing
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhū' (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• paramparā – succession, series, tradition, lineage
  noun (feminine)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality, the absolute

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the Supreme Spirit

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself (first person pronoun)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality, the absolute

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the Supreme Spirit

मत्-शत्रुः (mat-śatruḥ) - my enemy

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mat-śatru

mat-śatru - my enemy

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (mad+śatru)

• mad – my, of me
  pronoun
  ablative/genitive form of 'asmad' (I), used here pronominally
• śatru – enemy, rival, foe
  noun (masculine)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality, the absolute

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the Supreme Spirit

सन्मित्रबान्धवाः (sanmitrabāndhavāḥ) - good friends and relatives

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sanmitrabāndhava

sanmitrabāndhava - good friends and relatives, true friends and kinsmen

Compound type : dvandva (sanmitra+bāndhava)

• sanmitra – good friend, true friend
  noun (masculine)
• bāndhava – kinsman, relative, friend
  noun (masculine)

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