योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-11, verse-23

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स्फुरति ब्रह्म सकलं सुखितादुःखिते कुतः ।
ब्रह्म ब्रह्मणि संतृप्तं ब्रह्म ब्रह्मणि संस्थितम् ॥ २३ ॥

sphurati brahma sakalaṃ sukhitāduḥkhite kutaḥ ,
brahma brahmaṇi saṃtṛptaṃ brahma brahmaṇi saṃsthitam 23

23. sphurati brahma sakalam sukhitā duḥkhite kutaḥ
brahma brahmaṇi saṃtṛptam brahma brahmaṇi saṃsthitam

23. sakalam brahma sphurati sukhitā duḥkhite kutaḥ
brahma brahmaṇi saṃtṛptam brahma brahmaṇi saṃsthitam

23. The entirety of reality manifests as (brahman). From where, then, can conditions of happiness or misery arise? (Brahman) is perfectly content within (brahman) itself, and (brahman) rests securely within (brahman) itself.

Words meanings summery:

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स्फुरति (sphurati) - manifests entirely, radiates forth (shines, flashes, throbs, manifests, appears)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality (brahman) itself (Brahman, the ultimate reality, sacred word)

सकलम् (sakalam) - in its entirety, completely (all, entire, whole, complete)

सुखिता (sukhitā) - the state of happiness (happiness, well-being, joy)

दुःखिते (duḥkhite) - the state of misery/suffering (dual to imply various forms or duality of existence) (miserable, afflicted (dual/locative), misery (dual))

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from what source, how (whence, from where, why)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality (brahman) (Brahman, the ultimate reality, sacred word)

ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - within the ultimate reality (brahman) (in Brahman, in the Vedas, in a holy man)

संतृप्तम् (saṁtṛptam) - completely fulfilled and self-sufficient (fully satisfied, content, satiated)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality (brahman) (Brahman, the ultimate reality, sacred word)

ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - within the ultimate reality (brahman) (in Brahman, in the Vedas, in a holy man)

संस्थितम् (saṁsthitam) - firmly rooted and dwelling (established, placed, situated, existing)

Words meanings and morphology

स्फुरति (sphurati) - manifests entirely, radiates forth (shines, flashes, throbs, manifests, appears)

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Root sphur, class 6 (or 1), Parasmaipada

Root: sphur (class 6)

Note: Describes the dynamic nature of Brahman.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality (brahman) itself (Brahman, the ultimate reality, sacred word)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman (the ultimate reality), sacred word, Veda, prayer, holy life, priest

Note: Subject of 'sphurati'.

सकलम् (sakalam) - in its entirety, completely (all, entire, whole, complete)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sakala

sakala - all, entire, whole, complete

Prefix 'sa-' (with) and 'kala' (part)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+kala)

sa – with, together with
prefix
kala – part, portion, digit
noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying 'brahma'.

सुखिता (sukhitā) - the state of happiness (happiness, well-being, joy)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sukhitā

sukhitā - happiness, well-being

Derived from 'sukhin' (happy) with suffix '-tā' (abstract noun)

Note: Refers to the state of happiness.

दुःखिते (duḥkhite) - the state of misery/suffering (dual to imply various forms or duality of existence) (miserable, afflicted (dual/locative), misery (dual))

(Past Passive Participle)

Note: Used as a noun referring to the dualistic experience of misery, often paired with 'sukha'.

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from what source, how (whence, from where, why)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality (brahman) (Brahman, the ultimate reality, sacred word)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman (the ultimate reality), sacred word, Veda, prayer, holy life, priest

Note: Subject of 'saṃtṛptam'.

ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - within the ultimate reality (brahman) (in Brahman, in the Vedas, in a holy man)

(noun)