योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-35, verse-25

नित्याहूतः स सर्वस्थो लभ्यते सर्वतः स्वचित् ।
यां यां वस्तुदशां याति तत एव मुने शिवम् ॥ २५ ॥

nityāhūtaḥ sa sarvastho labhyate sarvataḥ svacit ,
yāṃ yāṃ vastudaśāṃ yāti tata eva mune śivam 25

25. nitya āhūtaḥ saḥ sarvasthaḥ labhyate sarvataḥ
svacit yām yām vastudaśām yāti tataḥ eva mune śivam

25. saḥ nitya āhūtaḥ sarvasthaḥ svacit sarvataḥ labhyate.
mune,
yām yām vastudaśām yāti,
tataḥ eva śivam

25. The ever-invoked, omnipresent reality is attained everywhere as one's own consciousness (svacit). O sage, whatever state of being it manifests, from that very state springs auspiciousness (śivam).

Words meanings summery:

• नित्याहूतः (nityāhūtaḥ) - always called, eternally invoked

• सः (saḥ) - The ultimate reality, previously referred to as 'bhāsvān'. (He, that one)

• सर्वस्थः (sarvasthaḥ) - omnipresent, abiding in all, residing everywhere

• लभ्यते (labhyate) - is obtained, is found, is attained

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere, in every respect

• स्वचित् (svacit) - self-consciousness, one's own mind/awareness

• याम् याम् (yām yām) - whichever, whatever

• वस्तुदशाम् (vastudaśām) - state of being, condition of an object/reality

• याति (yāti) - goes, attains, assumes, manifests

• ततः (tataḥ) - from that, thence

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, very

• मुने (mune) - O sage!

• शिवम् (śivam) - auspiciousness, welfare, liberation

Words meanings and morphology

नित्याहूतः (nityāhūtaḥ) - always called, eternally invoked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nityāhūta

nityāhūta - always invoked, perpetually called

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nitya+āhūta)

• nitya – eternal, constant, perpetual
  adjective (neuter)
• āhūta – called, invoked, summoned
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root hvā (to call) with ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hvā (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - The ultimate reality, previously referred to as 'bhāsvān'. (He, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

सर्वस्थः (sarvasthaḥ) - omnipresent, abiding in all, residing everywhere

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvastha

sarvastha - abiding in all, omnipresent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+stha)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (neuter)
• stha – standing, existing, abiding in
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

लभ्यते (labhyate) - is obtained, is found, is attained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of labh

Root: labh (class 1)

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere, in every respect

(indeclinable)

From sarva (all) + tas (suffix for origin/direction)

स्वचित् (svacit) - self-consciousness, one's own mind/awareness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svacit

svacit - self-conscious, self-awareness, one's own mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+cit)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (neuter)
• cit – consciousness, intelligence, mind, awareness
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Used as a predicate noun describing the state in which the ultimate reality is found.

याम् याम् (yām yām) - whichever, whatever

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Repetition for emphasis: 'whichever and whichever'.

वस्तुदशाम् (vastudaśām) - state of being, condition of an object/reality

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vastudaśā

vastudaśā - state of a thing, condition of being

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vastu+daśā)

• vastu – thing, object, reality
  noun (neuter)
• daśā – state, condition, phase
  noun (feminine)

याति (yāti) - goes, attains, assumes, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - from that, thence

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) + tas (suffix for origin)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, very

(indeclinable)

मुने (mune) - O sage!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, contemplative, silent one

शिवम् (śivam) - auspiciousness, welfare, liberation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, propitious, benevolent; welfare, prosperity

Note: Used here as a noun, 'auspiciousness' or 'welfare'.

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