योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-34, verse-19

कांचिदेव विशालाक्ष साक्षिवत्समवस्थिताम् ।
सर्वतः सर्वदा सर्वप्रकाशस्वादुतत्पराम् ॥ १९ ॥

kāṃcideva viśālākṣa sākṣivatsamavasthitām ,
sarvataḥ sarvadā sarvaprakāśasvādutatparām 19

19. kāṃcit eva viśālākṣa sākṣivat samavasthitām
sarvataḥ sarvadā sarvaprakāśasvādutatparām

19. viśālākṣa kāṃcit eva sākṣivat samavasthitām
sarvataḥ sarvadā sarvaprakāśasvādutatparām

19. O broad-eyed one (viśālākṣa)! This (second level) remains merely as a witness, always and from all sides intent on the sweet experience of all manifestation.

19. רחב עיניים, כשהיא ניצבת כעד צופה, שקועה כולה בהתענגות על האור המאיר את הכל, בכל מקום ותמיד...

Words meanings summery:

• कांचित् (kāṁcit) - some, a certain

• एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed, certainly

• विशालाक्ष (viśālākṣa) - O broad-eyed one!

• साक्षिवत् (sākṣivat) - like a witness, as a witness

• समवस्थिताम् (samavasthitām) - having remained, standing firmly, situated

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere

• सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

• सर्वप्रकाशस्वादुतत्पराम् (sarvaprakāśasvādutatparām) - intent on the taste of all manifestation/illumination

Words meanings and morphology

कांचित् (kāṁcit) - some, a certain

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kāṃcid

kañcid - some, a certain

एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

विशालाक्ष (viśālākṣa) - O broad-eyed one!

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of viśālākṣa

viśālākṣa - broad-eyed

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (viśāla+akṣa)

• viśāla – broad, wide, large
  adjective (masculine)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

साक्षिवत् (sākṣivat) - like a witness, as a witness

(indeclinable)

Formed with the suffix -vat meaning 'like' or 'as'

समवस्थिताम् (samavasthitām) - having remained, standing firmly, situated

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of samavasthita

samavasthita - situated, abiding, standing firmly

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefixes sam- and ava-

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere

(indeclinable)

Formed from sarva (all) with the suffix -tas

सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

(indeclinable)

Formed from sarva (all) with the suffix -dā

सर्वप्रकाशस्वादुतत्पराम् (sarvaprakāśasvādutatparām) - intent on the taste of all manifestation/illumination

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sarvaprakāśasvādutatpara

sarvaprakāśasvādutatpara - intent on the taste of all manifestation/illumination

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sarvaprakāśasvādu+tatpara)

• sarvaprakāśasvādu – the sweet taste of all manifestation
  noun (neuter)
• tatpara – intent on, devoted to, absorbed in
  adjective (masculine)

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