योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-53, verse-51

यथा कुम्भसहस्राणां सबाह्याभ्यन्तरे नभः ।
जगत्त्रयशरीराणां तथात्माहमवस्थितः ॥ ५१ ॥

yathā kumbhasahasrāṇāṃ sabāhyābhyantare nabhaḥ ,
jagattrayaśarīrāṇāṃ tathātmāhamavasthitaḥ 51

51. yathā kumbha-sahasrāṇām sa-bāhyābhyantare nabhaḥ
jagat-traya-śarīrāṇām tathā ātmā aham avasthitaḥ

51. yathā kumbha-sahasrāṇām sa-bāhyābhyantare nabhaḥ
tathā ātmā aham jagat-traya-śarīrāṇām avasthitaḥ

51. Just as space (nabhaḥ) pervades thousands of pots, both externally and internally, so too am I, the Self (ātman), established within the bodies of the three worlds.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• कुम्भ-सहस्राणाम् (kumbha-sahasrāṇām) - of thousands of pots

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

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

• जगत्-त्रय-शरीराणाम् (jagat-traya-śarīrāṇām) - of the bodies of the three worlds

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the Self, spirit, soul

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अवस्थितः (avasthitaḥ) - situated, existing, established

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

कुम्भ-सहस्राणाम् (kumbha-sahasrāṇām) - of thousands of pots

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of kumbha-sahasra

kumbha-sahasra - thousand pots, thousands of pots

Compound type : dvandva (kumbha+sahasra)

• kumbha – pot, jar
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand
  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'.

नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

जगत्-त्रय-शरीराणाम् (jagat-traya-śarīrāṇām) - of the bodies of the three worlds

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of jagat-traya-śarīra

jagat-traya-śarīra - body of the three worlds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat-traya+śarīra)

• jagat-traya – the three worlds
  noun (neuter)
• śarīra – body, corporeal frame
  noun (neuter)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)

आत्मा (ātmā) - the Self, spirit, soul

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I (first person singular pronoun)

अवस्थितः (avasthitaḥ) - situated, existing, established

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avasthita

avasthita - situated, located, established, present

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

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