योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-51, verse-71

अब्धिर्यथा जलमपास्तसमस्तभेदः खादच्छमेव सकलं द्रवमेकशुद्धम् ।
सर्वं तथेदमपहस्तितभेदजातमाद्यं परं पदमनामयमेव बुद्धम् ॥ ७१ ॥

abdhiryathā jalamapāstasamastabhedaḥ khādacchameva sakalaṃ dravamekaśuddham ,
sarvaṃ tathedamapahastitabhedajātamādyaṃ paraṃ padamanāmayameva buddham 71

71. abdhiḥ yathā jalam apāsta-samasta-bhedaḥ
khādaccham eva sakalam dravam eka-śuddham
sarvam tathā idam apahastita-bheda-jātam
ādyam param padam anāmayam eva buddham

71. yathā abdhiḥ jalam apāsta-samasta-bhedaḥ
khādaccham eva sakalam dravam eka-śuddham
tathā idam sarvam apahastita-bheda-jātam
ādyaṃ paraṃ anāmayam padam eva buddham

71. Just as the ocean is water, from which all distinctions have been cast away, [and is] entirely clear like space itself, liquid, and solely pure; similarly, all this [reality] is understood to be the primeval, supreme state, free from impairment, from which the multitude of differences has been removed.

Words meanings summery:

• अब्धिः (abdhiḥ) - ocean, sea

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

• जलम् (jalam) - water

• अपास्त-समस्त-भेदः (apāsta-samasta-bhedaḥ) - from which all distinctions have been cast away

• खादच्छम् (khādaccham) - transparent as the sky (clear like space, etherially clear)

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

• सकलम् (sakalam) - entire, whole, complete

• द्रवम् (dravam) - liquid, fluid

• एक-शुद्धम् (eka-śuddham) - solely pure, uniformly pure

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all this (reality) (all, entire, everything)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

• इदम् (idam) - this, this world, this reality

• अपहस्तित-भेद-जातम् (apahastita-bheda-jātam) - from which the multitude of differences has been removed/cast away

• आद्यम् (ādyam) - primeval, original, first

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• पदम् (padam) - supreme state/reality (state, station, abode, goal, word)

• अनामयम् (anāmayam) - free from illness, unimpaired, secure

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• बुद्धम् (buddham) - known, understood, realized

Words meanings and morphology

अब्धिः (abdhiḥ) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abdhi

abdhi - ocean, sea, reservoir of water

From 'ap' (water) + 'dhā' (to hold), meaning 'holder of water'.

Root: dhā (class 3)

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

(indeclinable)

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water, fluid

Note: Functions as the predicate noun for 'abdhiḥ'.

अपास्त-समस्त-भेदः (apāsta-samasta-bhedaḥ) - from which all distinctions have been cast away

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apāsta-samasta-bheda

apāsta-samasta-bheda - that which has cast away all distinctions/differences

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (apāsta+samasta+bheda)

• apāsta – cast away, rejected, thrown off
  adjective (past passive participle) (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From root 'as' (to throw) with prefix 'apa-'.
  Prefix: apa
  Root: as (class 4)
• samasta – all, entire, complete
  adjective (past passive participle) (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From root 'as' (to be) with prefix 'sam-'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: as (class 2)
• bheda – difference, distinction, separation
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhid' (to break).
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'abdhiḥ'.

खादच्छम् (khādaccham) - transparent as the sky (clear like space, etherially clear)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of khādaccha

khādaccha - clear like space/ether; transparent

Compound possibly derived from 'kha' (ether/space) + 'accha' (clear). The 'd' is unusual in standard sandhi, possibly a variant or specific textual tradition. If it were 'khāt' (from space) + 'accha', it would be 'khāccha'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kha+accha)

• kha – ether, sky, space, void
  noun (neuter)
• accha – clear, transparent, pure, clean
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'jalam'.

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

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

सकलम् (sakalam) - entire, whole, complete

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sakala

sakala - whole, entire, complete, all

'sa' (with) + 'kalā' (part). Bahuvrīhi.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+kala)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable (prefix)
• kala – a part, a portion, a digit (of moon)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'jalam'.

द्रवम् (dravam) - liquid, fluid

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of drava

drava - liquid, fluid; flowing, swift

From root 'dru' (to flow).

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'jalam'.

एक-शुद्धम् (eka-śuddham) - solely pure, uniformly pure

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of eka-śuddha

eka-śuddha - uniformly pure, solely pure, purely one

Karmadhāraya or tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+śuddha)

• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral/adjective (neuter)
• śuddha – pure, clean, clear, faultless
  adjective (past passive participle) (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From root 'śudh' (to purify).
  Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'jalam'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all this (reality) (all, entire, everything)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

(indeclinable)

Correlative to 'yathā'.

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one (neuter demonstrative pronoun)

अपहस्तित-भेद-जातम् (apahastita-bheda-jātam) - from which the multitude of differences has been removed/cast away

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apahastita-bheda-jāta

apahastita-bheda-jāta - that from which the host/multitude of differences has been cast away

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (apahastita+bheda+jāta)

• apahastita – cast away, removed, rejected
  adjective (past passive participle) (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From `apa-hasta` (removed by hand) or root `apahas` (to cast off).
  Prefix: apa
  Root: has (class 1)
• bheda – difference, distinction, division
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhid' (to break).
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• jāta – born, produced, multitude, class, species
  noun/adjective (past passive participle) (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From root 'jan' (to be born). Here used as a collective noun meaning 'multitude' or 'group'.
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'idam sarvam'.

आद्यम् (ādyam) - primeval, original, first

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ādya

ādya - first, primeval, original, primary

From 'ādi' (beginning).

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant

पदम् (padam) - supreme state/reality (state, station, abode, goal, word)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, place, state, word, position, goal

From root 'pad' (to go, move, fall).

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: This is the ultimate reality being described.

अनामयम् (anāmayam) - free from illness, unimpaired, secure

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anāmaya

anāmaya - free from illness, healthy, unimpaired, secure, safe, well

'an-' (negation) + 'āmaya' (illness, disease).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+āmaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable (prefix)
• āmaya – illness, disease, infirmity, trouble
  noun (masculine)
  From 'āma' (raw, undigested, disease-causing).

Note: Agrees with 'padam'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

बुद्धम् (buddham) - known, understood, realized

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of buddha

buddha - known, understood, awakened, enlightened

past passive participle

From root 'budh' (to know, perceive, awaken).

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'idam sarvam' and 'padam'.