योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-118, verse-10

यथा विमलतोयानां बहिरन्तश्च भावनम् ।
तेजस्तिष्ठति सर्वत्र तथात्मा सर्ववस्तुषु ॥ १० ॥

yathā vimalatoyānāṃ bahirantaśca bhāvanam ,
tejastiṣṭhati sarvatra tathātmā sarvavastuṣu 10

10. yathā vimalatoyānām bahiḥ antaḥ ca bhāvanam
tejaḥ tiṣṭhati sarvatra tathā ātmā sarvavastuṣu

10. yathā vimalatoyānām bahiḥ ca antaḥ bhāvanam
tejaḥ sarvatra tiṣṭhati tathā ātmā sarvavastuṣu

10. Just as brilliance (tejas) exists everywhere, both outside and inside, in pure waters, so too the self (ātman) resides in all objects.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• विमलतोयानाम् (vimalatoyānām) - of pure waters

• बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, internally

• च (ca) - and, also

• भावनम् (bhāvanam) - manifestation or presence of light (manifestation, presence, causing to be, contemplation, light)

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance, radiance (brilliance, light, radiance, energy, spiritual power)

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - exists, resides (stands, remains, exists)

• सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in all places

• तथा (tathā) - so also (so, likewise, thus)

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

• सर्ववस्तुषु (sarvavastuṣu) - in all objects, in all things

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the comparison.

विमलतोयानाम् (vimalatoyānām) - of pure waters

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of vimalatoya

vimalatoya - pure water, clean water

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vimala+toya)

• vimala – pure, spotless, clear
  adjective (neuter)
  Prefix: vi
• toya – water
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tu (class 1)

बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, internally

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'bahiḥ' and 'antaḥ'.

भावनम् (bhāvanam) - manifestation or presence of light (manifestation, presence, causing to be, contemplation, light)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāvana

bhāvana - causing to be, creating, manifesting, showing, illuminating, presence, contemplation

verbal noun

Derived from root 'bhū' with causative suffix 'ṇic' and '-ana' suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'tejaḥ'.

तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance, radiance (brilliance, light, radiance, energy, spiritual power)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendour, brilliance, light, energy, fire, heat, spiritual power

Note: Subject of the first clause.

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - exists, resides (stands, remains, exists)

(verb)

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

present active

3rd person singular, present indicative, active voice

Root: sthā (class 1)

सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in all places

(indeclinable)

Locative case of 'sarva' (all) with '-tra' suffix

तथा (tathā) - so also (so, likewise, thus)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the simile.

आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman) (self, soul, spirit, the ultimate reality (ātman))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, individual soul, supreme spirit, the (ātman)

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

सर्ववस्तुषु (sarvavastuṣu) - in all objects, in all things

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvavastu

sarvavastu - all objects, every substance

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+vastu)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• vastu – object, thing, substance, reality
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vas (class 1)