योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-53, verse-50

सर्वाम्भोनिधिरत्नानां सबाह्याभ्यन्तरे यथा ।
तेजस्तथास्मि देहानामसंस्थित इव स्थितः ॥ ५० ॥

sarvāmbhonidhiratnānāṃ sabāhyābhyantare yathā ,
tejastathāsmi dehānāmasaṃsthita iva sthitaḥ 50

50. sarvāmbhonidhi-ratnānām sa-bāhyābhyantare yathā
tejaḥ tathā asmi dehānām asaṃsthitaḥ iva sthitaḥ

50. yathā sarvāmbhonidhi-ratnānām sa-bāhyābhyantare
tejaḥ tathā asmi dehānām asaṃsthitaḥ iva sthitaḥ

50. Just as the luster of all the ocean's jewels exists both externally and internally, so too I am present within all bodies, yet as if not confined or contained within them.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वाम्भोनिधि-रत्नानाम् (sarvāmbhonidhi-ratnānām) - of the jewels of all oceans

• स-बाह्याभ्यन्तरे (sa-bāhyābhyantare) - externally and internally, with outside and inside

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance, luster, energy, power

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• देहानाम् (dehānām) - of bodies

• असंस्थितः (asaṁsthitaḥ) - not established, not situated, not inherent, unattached

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, existing, standing

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वाम्भोनिधि-रत्नानाम् (sarvāmbhonidhi-ratnānām) - of the jewels of all oceans

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvāmbhonidhi-ratna

sarvāmbhonidhi-ratna - jewel of all oceans

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+ambhonidhi+ratna)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• ambhonidhi – ocean, receptacle of waters
  noun (masculine)
• ratna – jewel, gem
  noun (neuter)

स-बाह्याभ्यन्तरे (sa-bāhyābhyantare) - externally and internally, with outside and inside

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+bāhya+ābhyantara)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  prefix
• bāhya – external, outer
  adjective
• ābhyantara – internal, inner
  adjective

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'both externally and internally'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance, luster, energy, power

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - brilliance, splendor, energy, vital power, luster

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

देहानाम् (dehānām) - of bodies

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deha

deha - body, form, incarnation

असंस्थितः (asaṁsthitaḥ) - not established, not situated, not inherent, unattached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asaṃsthita

asaṁsthita - not established, not situated, not inherent, unattached

Past Passive Participle

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃsthita)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• saṃsthita – established, situated, fully settled, inherent
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, existing, standing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, abiding

Past Passive Participle

Root: sthā (class 1)

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