योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-98, verse-29

ब्रह्मैवेदमतः सर्वं क्वचिन्न जगदादिधीः ।
क्वाचित्तादि क्वचित्तादि क्व द्वैतैक्यादिकल्पना ॥ २९ ॥

brahmaivedamataḥ sarvaṃ kvacinna jagadādidhīḥ ,
kvācittādi kvacittādi kva dvaitaikyādikalpanā 29

29. brahma eva idam ataḥ sarvam kvacit na jagat ādi dhīḥ
kva citta ādi kva citta ādi kva dvaita aikya ādi kalpanā

29. ataḥ idam sarvam brahma eva.
kvacit jagat ādi dhīḥ na.
kva citta ādi? kva citta ādi? kva dvaita aikya ādi kalpanā?

29. Therefore, all this is verily the absolute (brahman). Nowhere is there any notion of the world (jagat) and so on. Where then is the mind (citta) and so on? And where is the conception of duality or unity and so on?

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality (brahman) (the Absolute, ultimate reality, universal spirit)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, alone

• इदम् (idam) - this perceived reality (this, this here)

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - nowhere (when used with 'na') (anywhere, somewhere, at any time)

• न (na) - no, not

• जगत् (jagat) - the phenomenal world (jagat) (world, universe)

• आदि (ādi) - beginning, etcetera, and so on

• धीः (dhīḥ) - thought, notion, understanding, intellect

• क्व (kva) - where?, in what place?

• चित्त (citta) - the individual mind (citta) (mind, consciousness, thought)

• आदि (ādi) - beginning, etcetera, and so on

• क्व (kva) - where?, in what place?

• चित्त (citta) - the individual mind (citta) (mind, consciousness, thought)

• आदि (ādi) - beginning, etcetera, and so on

• क्व (kva) - where?, in what place?

• द्वैत (dvaita) - duality, dualism

• ऐक्य (aikya) - unity, oneness, identity

• आदि (ādi) - beginning, etcetera, and so on

• कल्पना (kalpanā) - imagination, conception, mental fabrication

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality (brahman) (the Absolute, ultimate reality, universal spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, ultimate reality, universal spirit (brahman)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, alone

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding 'brahma'.

इदम् (idam) - this perceived reality (this, this here)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here, the present

Note: Refers to the entire manifested existence.

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction indicating a logical conclusion.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, entire, every

Note: Modifies 'idam', meaning 'all this'.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - nowhere (when used with 'na') (anywhere, somewhere, at any time)

(indeclinable)

Note: With 'na', it forms the emphatic negative 'nowhere'.

न (na) - no, not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the existence of 'jagat ādi dhīḥ'.

जगत् (jagat) - the phenomenal world (jagat) (world, universe)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves, living beings (jagat)

Note: First member of the compound 'jagadādidhīḥ'.

आदि (ādi) - beginning, etcetera, and so on

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates 'and so on', referring to other similar notions.

धीः (dhīḥ) - thought, notion, understanding, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - thought, notion, understanding, intellect, wisdom

Note: The main noun in the compound 'jagadādidhīḥ', meaning 'the notion of world, etc.'

क्व (kva) - where?, in what place?

(indeclinable)

Note: An interrogative adverb implying negation or absurdity of existence.

चित्त (citta) - the individual mind (citta) (mind, consciousness, thought)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect (citta)

Note: First member of 'cittādi'.

आदि (ādi) - beginning, etcetera, and so on

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates 'and so on', referring to other mental faculties.

क्व (kva) - where?, in what place?

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition for emphasis.

चित्त (citta) - the individual mind (citta) (mind, consciousness, thought)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect (citta)

Note: Repetition for emphasis.

आदि (ādi) - beginning, etcetera, and so on

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition for emphasis.

क्व (kva) - where?, in what place?

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the final rhetorical question.

द्वैत (dvaita) - duality, dualism

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvaita

dvaita - duality, dualism, the state of being two

Note: First member of the compound 'dvaitaikyādikalpanā'.

ऐक्य (aikya) - unity, oneness, identity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aikya

aikya - unity, oneness, identity, sameness

Note: Second member of the compound 'dvaitaikyādikalpanā'.

आदि (ādi) - beginning, etcetera, and so on

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates 'and so on' after duality and unity.

कल्पना (kalpanā) - imagination, conception, mental fabrication

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kalpanā

kalpanā - imagination, conception, mental fabrication, creation

Note: The main noun in the compound 'dvaitaikyādikalpanā', meaning 'the conception of duality or unity, etc.'