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6,53

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-53, verse-55

आत्मैवेदं जगद्रूपं हन्यते हन्ति वात्र किम् ।
शुभाशुभैर्जगद्दुःखैः किमस्यार्जुन लिप्यते ॥ ५५ ॥
ātmaivedaṃ jagadrūpaṃ hanyate hanti vātra kim ,
śubhāśubhairjagadduḥkhaiḥ kimasyārjuna lipyate 55
55. ātmā eva idam jagadrūpam hanyate hanti vā atra kim
śubhāśubhaiḥ jagadduḥkhaiḥ kim asya arjuna lipyate
55. arjuna idam jagadrūpam ātmā eva atra kim hanti vā
hanyate śubhāśubhaiḥ jagadduḥkhaiḥ asya kim lipyate
55. This world, in its entirety, is merely the Self (ātman). What here can truly kill or be killed? O Arjuna, how can the Self (ātman) be tainted by the auspicious or inauspicious sufferings of the world?

Words meanings summery:

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  • आत्मा (ātmā) - Self (ātman)
  • एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
  • इदम् (idam) - this
  • जगद्रूपम् (jagadrūpam) - world-form, in the form of the world
  • हन्यते (hanyate) - is killed, is slain
  • हन्ति (hanti) - kills, slays, strikes
  • वा (vā) - or
  • अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard
  • किम् (kim) - what?, anything?
  • शुभाशुभैः (śubhāśubhaiḥ) - by auspicious and inauspicious (things/deeds)
  • जगद्दुःखैः (jagadduḥkhaiḥ) - by worldly sorrows/sufferings
  • किम् (kim) - how?, is it?
  • अस्य (asya) - of this (Self)
  • अर्जुन (arjuna) - O Arjuna
  • लिप्यते (lipyate) - is tainted, is soiled, adheres

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मा (ātmā) - Self (ātman)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - Self, soul, essence, breath
एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
(indeclinable)
इदम् (idam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this
जगद्रूपम् (jagadrūpam) - world-form, in the form of the world
(compound noun)
Compound type : tatpurusha (jagat+rūpa)
  • jagat – world, universe, moving
    noun (neuter)
  • rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
    noun (neuter)
हन्यते (hanyate) - is killed, is slain
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of han
Root: han (class 2)
हन्ति (hanti) - kills, slays, strikes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of han
Root: han (class 2)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard
(indeclinable)
किम् (kim) - what?, anything?
(interrogative pronoun)
शुभाशुभैः (śubhāśubhaiḥ) - by auspicious and inauspicious (things/deeds)
(compound adjective)
Compound type : dvandva (śubha+aśubha)
  • śubha – auspicious, fortunate, good
    adjective (neuter)
  • aśubha – inauspicious, unfortunate, bad
    adjective (neuter)
जगद्दुःखैः (jagadduḥkhaiḥ) - by worldly sorrows/sufferings
(compound noun)
Compound type : tatpurusha (jagat+duḥkha)
  • jagat – world, universe
    noun (neuter)
  • duḥkha – suffering, sorrow, pain
    noun (neuter)
किम् (kim) - how?, is it?
(indeclinable)
अस्य (asya) - of this (Self)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the Self (ātman) mentioned in the first line.
अर्जुन (arjuna) - O Arjuna
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna (a proper noun, name of a Pāṇḍava prince)
लिप्यते (lipyate) - is tainted, is soiled, adheres
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of lip
Root: lip (class 4)