योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-47, verse-20

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ब्रह्मणीदं सुषुप्ताभं नास्त्यनाशं शिलाब्जवत् ।
ब्रह्मत्वं ब्रह्मणि यथा तथैवेदं जगत्स्थितम् ॥ २० ॥

brahmaṇīdaṃ suṣuptābhaṃ nāstyanāśaṃ śilābjavat ,
brahmatvaṃ brahmaṇi yathā tathaivedaṃ jagatsthitam 20

20. brahmaṇi idam suṣupta-ābham na asti anāśam śilā-abja-vat
brahmatvam brahmaṇi yathā tathā eva idam jagat sthitam

20. idam (jagat) brahmaṇi suṣupta-ābham (asti) (tat) na asti anāśam (api) śilā-abja-vat (asti) yathā brahmaṇi brahmatvam (asti),
tathā eva idam jagat sthitam (asti)

20. This world, when in (brahman), is like a state of deep sleep; it does not exist as distinct, yet it is imperishable, like a lotus carved in stone. Just as the very essence of (brahman) (brahmatva) resides in (brahman), so too is this world eternally situated.

Words meanings summery:

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ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - in (brahman), in the Absolute reality

इदम् (idam) - this (world) (this, this one)

सुषुप्त-आभम् (suṣupta-ābham) - in an unmanifest, undifferentiated state, similar to how the world is experienced in deep sleep (resembling deep sleep, like deep sleep)

न (na) - not

अस्ति (asti) - exists (as a separate entity) (is, exists)

अनाशम् (anāśam) - imperishable, not subject to decay (imperishable, not destroyed)

शिला-अब्ज-वत् (śilā-abja-vat) - like a lotus that is eternal and unchanging because it is made of stone, symbolizing the world's non-decaying nature within Brahman (like a stone lotus, resembling a lotus made of stone)

ब्रह्मत्वम् (brahmatvam) - the state of being (brahman), the essence of (brahman), (brahman)-ness

ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - in (brahman), in the Absolute reality

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

इदम् (idam) - this (world) (this, this one)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

स्थितम् (sthitam) - eternally situated, firmly established (situated, established, existing)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - in (brahman), in the Absolute reality

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute reality, the supreme spirit, ultimate consciousness

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Indicates the substratum in which the world exists.

इदम् (idam) - this (world) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'asti'.

सुषुप्त-आभम् (suṣupta-ābham) - in an unmanifest, undifferentiated state, similar to how the world is experienced in deep sleep (resembling deep sleep, like deep sleep)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of suṣupta-ābha

suṣupta-ābha - resembling deep sleep, having the appearance of deep sleep

Compound of suṣupta (deep sleep) + ābha (resemblance)

Compound type : tatpurusha (suṣupta+ābha)

suṣupta – deep sleep, sound asleep
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root svap (to sleep) with prefix su
Prefix: su
Root: svap (class 2)
ābha – resemblance, appearance, luster
noun (masculine)
Root: ābhā

Note: Modifies 'idam' (the world).

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

negation particle

Note: Negates the verb 'asti'.

अस्ति (asti) - exists (as a separate entity) (is, exists)

(verb)

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

Present Tense, third person singular

root 'as' (Class 2, parasmaipada)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Implies 'does not exist as a separate entity' when used with 'na'.

अनाशम् (anāśam) - imperishable, not subject to decay (imperishable, not destroyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anāśa

anāśa - imperishable, not subject to destruction

Negation of nāśa (destruction/perishing)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+nāśa)

na – not
indeclinable
negation particle
nāśa – destruction, perishing, loss
noun (masculine)
derived from root naś (to perish)
Root: naś (class 4)

Note: The world, though not existing separately, is imperishable as it is Brahman.

शिला-अब्ज-वत् (śilā-abja-vat) - like a lotus that is eternal and unchanging because it is made of stone, symbolizing the world's non-decaying nature within Brahman (like a stone lotus, resembling a lotus made of stone)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śilā-abja-vat

śilā-abja-vat - like a stone lotus, resembling a lotus made of stone

Compound of śilā (stone) + abja (lotus) + -vat (possessive/similitude suffix)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śilā-abja+vat)

śilā – stone, rock
noun (feminine)
abja – lotus, born from water
noun (neuter)
compound of ap (water) + ja (born)
Root: jan (class 4)
vat – like, as if, possessing
suffix
suffix for comparison or possession

Note: Modifies 'idam' (the world).

ब्रह्मत्वम् (brahmatvam) - the state of being (brahman), the essence of (brahman), (brahman)-ness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmatva

brahmatva - the state of being Brahman, Brahman-ness, the essential nature of Brahman

Derived from brahman (Brahman) + -tva (suffix for state/quality)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the 'yathā' clause.

ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - in (brahman), in the Absolute reality

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute reality, the supreme spirit, ultimate consciousness