योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-46, verse-19

अस्यामेव घनाङ्गात्म जगत्पद्मं विजृम्भते ।
एतस्माद्वस्तुतो नान्यदन्यच्छुद्धात्मकं च वा ॥ १९ ॥

asyāmeva ghanāṅgātma jagatpadmaṃ vijṛmbhate ,
etasmādvastuto nānyadanyacchuddhātmakaṃ ca vā 19

19. asyām eva ghana aṅga ātman jagat padmam vijṛmbhante
etasmāt vastutaḥ na anyat anyat śuddhātmakam ca vā

19. ghana aṅga ātman ! asyām eva jagat padmam vijṛmbhante .
etasmāt vastutaḥ na anyat ca vā śuddhātmakam anyat asti

19. O Self (ātman) of dense form, in this very [Self], the world-lotus blossoms. In reality, nothing else exists apart from this, nor is there anything else of a purely distinct nature.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्याम् (asyām) - in this

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• घन (ghana) - describing the foundational reality as solid or compact, like the stone (śilā) from the previous verse (dense, solid, compact)

• अङ्ग (aṅga) - limb, body, part, constituent

• आत्मन् (ātman) - the ultimate Self, fundamental reality (self, soul, spirit, essence)

• जगत् (jagat) - the manifested world (world, universe, moving)

• पद्मम् (padmam) - metaphor for unfolding creation (lotus)

• विजृम्भन्ते (vijṛmbhante) - expands, blooms, manifests, yawns

• एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this

• वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, truly, actually

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another, different

• अन्यत् (anyat) - anything else of a distinct kind (other, another, different)

• शुद्धात्मकम् (śuddhātmakam) - pure-natured, whose nature is pure

• च (ca) - and, also

• वा (vā) - or

Words meanings and morphology

अस्याम् (asyām) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

घन (ghana) - describing the foundational reality as solid or compact, like the stone (śilā) from the previous verse (dense, solid, compact)

(adjective)

of ghana

ghana - dense, solid, compact; thick, hard; a cloud; a hammer

Note: Part of a compound 'ghana-aṅga', qualifying 'ātman'.

अङ्ग (aṅga) - limb, body, part, constituent

(noun)

of aṅga

aṅga - limb, body, part, member, constituent

Note: Part of a compound 'ghana-aṅga', which then forms 'ghana-aṅga-ātman'.

आत्मन् (ātman) - the ultimate Self, fundamental reality (self, soul, spirit, essence)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit; the Supreme Soul, Brahman; essence, nature

Note: Here combined as 'ghana-aṅga-ātman' (O dense-bodied Self).

जगत् (jagat) - the manifested world (world, universe, moving)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe; what moves or is mobile

Root: gam (class 1)

पद्मम् (padmam) - metaphor for unfolding creation (lotus)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of padma

padma - lotus; the lotus flower, a symbol of creation and purity

विजृम्भन्ते (vijṛmbhante) - expands, blooms, manifests, yawns

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of jṛmbh

Prefix: vi

Root: jṛmbh (class 1)

एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, truly, actually

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another, different

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different; distinct

अन्यत् (anyat) - anything else of a distinct kind (other, another, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different; distinct

Note: Repeated for emphasis or to indicate a second distinct negation.

शुद्धात्मकम् (śuddhātmakam) - pure-natured, whose nature is pure

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śuddhātmaka

śuddhātmaka - pure-natured, of pure essence

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śuddha+ātman)

• śuddha – pure, clean, clear, unmixed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root śudh (to purify)
  Root: śudh (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, nature
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

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