योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-72, verse-7

सूक्ष्मत्वादप्यलभ्यत्वात्परमात्मा परोऽणुकः ।
अनन्तत्वादसावेव प्राप्तो मेर्वादिमूलताम् ॥ ७ ॥

sūkṣmatvādapyalabhyatvātparamātmā paro'ṇukaḥ ,
anantatvādasāveva prāpto mervādimūlatām 7

7. sūkṣmatvāt api alabhyatvāt paramātmā paraḥ aṇukaḥ
anantatvāt asau eva prāptaḥ meruādimūlatām

7. paramātmā sūkṣmatvāt api alabhyatvāt paraḥ aṇukaḥ [asti].
anantatvāt asau eva meruādimūlatām prāptaḥ [asti].

7. Due to its extreme subtlety and unattainability, the Supreme Self (paramātman) is considered both supreme and infinitesimally small. Yet, by virtue of its infinitude, that very Self (ātman) has become the fundamental source of Mount Meru and all other vast entities.

Words meanings summery:

• सूक्ष्मत्वात् (sūkṣmatvāt) - due to its extreme subtlety (from subtlety, due to being subtle)

• अपि (api) - even, in addition to (also, even, too)

• अलभ्यत्वात् (alabhyatvāt) - due to its unattainability (from unattainability, due to being unattainable)

• परमात्मा (paramātmā) - Supreme Self, Absolute Soul

• परः (paraḥ) - supreme, highest, excellent

• अणुकः (aṇukaḥ) - atomic, minute, infinitesimally small

• अनन्तत्वात् (anantatvāt) - by virtue of its infinitude (from infinitude, due to being infinite)

• असौ (asau) - that very (Supreme Self) (that, that one)

• एव (eva) - that very one, indeed that (only, indeed, just)

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - has attained, become (obtained, reached, attained)

• मेरुआदिमूलताम् (meruādimūlatām) - the fundamental source of Mount Meru and all other vast entities (the state of being the origin/source of Meru and others)

Words meanings and morphology

सूक्ष्मत्वात् (sūkṣmatvāt) - due to its extreme subtlety (from subtlety, due to being subtle)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sūkṣmatva

sūkṣmatva - subtlety, minuteness, fineness

Formed from 'sūkṣma' (subtle) + 'tva' (abstract noun suffix).

Note: Indicates cause.

अपि (api) - even, in addition to (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Connects with the preceding ablative.

अलभ्यत्वात् (alabhyatvāt) - due to its unattainability (from unattainability, due to being unattainable)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of alabhyatva

alabhyatva - unattainability, inaccessibility

Formed from 'a' (not) + 'labhya' (attainable) + 'tva' (abstract noun suffix).

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+labhya+tva)

• a – not, un-, in- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• labhya – attainable, to be obtained, procurable
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root 'labh' (to obtain) with suffix -ya.
  Root: labh (class 1)
• tva – -ness, -hood (suffix forming abstract nouns)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates cause.

परमात्मा (paramātmā) - Supreme Self, Absolute Soul

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - the Supreme Soul, the Universal Spirit, the Absolute Self

Compound of 'parama' (supreme) + 'ātman' (self).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ātman)

• parama – supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of 'para'.
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the individual soul or universal Self
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

परः (paraḥ) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, other, excellent, remote

अणुकः (aṇukaḥ) - atomic, minute, infinitesimally small

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṇuka

aṇuka - atomic, minute, very small, a small particle

Diminutive of 'aṇu' (atom).

अनन्तत्वात् (anantatvāt) - by virtue of its infinitude (from infinitude, due to being infinite)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of anantatva

anantatva - infinitude, endlessness, eternity

Formed from 'ananta' (infinite) + 'tva' (abstract noun suffix).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ananta+tva)

• ananta – infinite, endless, boundless; eternity
  adjective (neuter)
  Negative compound 'an' (not) + 'anta' (end).
• tva – -ness, -hood (suffix forming abstract nouns)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates cause.

असौ (asau) - that very (Supreme Self) (that, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one (masculine/feminine nominative singular)

Demonstrative pronoun, nominative singular masculine/feminine.

Note: Subject.

एव (eva) - that very one, indeed that (only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - has attained, become (obtained, reached, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, attained, got; become

Past Passive Participle

From root 'āp' (to obtain) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: This is a past passive participle used in an active sense with 'mūlatām' as object.

मेरुआदिमूलताम् (meruādimūlatām) - the fundamental source of Mount Meru and all other vast entities (the state of being the origin/source of Meru and others)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of meruādimūlatā

meruādimūlatā - the state of being the source or origin of Meru and similar great things

Compound formed with 'meru' (Mount Meru) + 'ādi' (etc.) + 'mūla' (root, source) + 'tā' (abstract noun suffix).

Compound type : tatpurusha (meru+ādi+mūla+tā)

• meru – Mount Meru (mythical mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, origin; and so on, etc.
  indeclinable (masculine)
• mūla – root, origin, basis, foundation
  noun (neuter)
• tā – -ness, -hood (suffix forming abstract feminine nouns)
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of 'prāptaḥ'.

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