योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-99, verse-19

तेन निस्तिमितं सर्वं शिलाकीर्णमिवाचलम् ।
विद्धि रश्मिमयाकारमिव ब्रह्म जगत्स्थितम् ॥ १९ ॥

tena nistimitaṃ sarvaṃ śilākīrṇamivācalam ,
viddhi raśmimayākāramiva brahma jagatsthitam 19

19. tena nistimitam sarvam śilākīrṇam iva acalam
viddhi raśmimayākāram iva brahma jagatsthitam

19. tena sarvam nistimitam śilākīrṇam acalam iva.
viddhi jagatsthitam brahma raśmimayākāram iva.

19. By that (supreme reality), all things are tranquil and motionless, like an immovable object (or mountain) covered with stones. Know that the world (jagat), situated in Brahman, is like a form made of rays.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by that (supreme reality) (by that, by him, by it)

• निस्तिमितम् (nistimitam) - tranquil and motionless (motionless, tranquil, still)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all things (all, whole, entire)

• शिलाकीर्णम् (śilākīrṇam) - covered with stones (covered with stones, strewn with rocks)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if, as)

• अचलम् (acalam) - an immovable object (or mountain) (unmoving, immovable, mountain)

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know (know, understand, learn)

• रश्मिमयाकारम् (raśmimayākāram) - like a form made of rays (having the form of rays, ray-like in form, consisting of rays)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if, as)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality)

• जगत्स्थितम् (jagatsthitam) - the world, situated (in Brahman) (world-situated, situated in the world, that which exists as the world)

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by that (supreme reality) (by that, by him, by it)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the 'param' from the previous verse.

निस्तिमितम् (nistimitam) - tranquil and motionless (motionless, tranquil, still)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nistimita

nistimita - motionless, tranquil, still

Compound type : pra-ādi tatpuruṣa (nis+stimita)

• nis – without, out of
  indeclinable
  prefix
• stimita – motion, movement
  noun (neuter)
  Root: stim

Note: Qualifies 'sarvam'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all things (all, whole, entire)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, entire

Note: Subject of the first clause.

शिलाकीर्णम् (śilākīrṇam) - covered with stones (covered with stones, strewn with rocks)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śilākīrṇa

śilākīrṇa - covered with stones, strewn with rocks

Compound type : instrumental tatpuruṣa (śilā+kīrṇa)

• śilā – stone, rock
  noun (feminine)
• kīrṇa – strewn, scattered, covered
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṛ' (to scatter)
  Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'acalam'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)

अचलम् (acalam) - an immovable object (or mountain) (unmoving, immovable, mountain)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of acala

acala - unmoving, immovable, mountain

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cala)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• cala – moving, trembling
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'cal' (to move)
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Refers to a mountain as a common simile.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know (know, understand, learn)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Imperative Mood

parasmaipada, second person singular

Root: vid (class 2)

रश्मिमयाकारम् (raśmimayākāram) - like a form made of rays (having the form of rays, ray-like in form, consisting of rays)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of raśmimayākāra

raśmimayākāra - having the form of rays, ray-like in form

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (raśmi+maya+ākāra)

• raśmi – ray, beam of light
  noun (masculine)
• maya – made of, consisting of
  suffix
  secondary suffix
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Direct object complement of 'viddhi', qualifying 'jagatsthitam'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Implied locative meaning 'in Brahman' as part of the compound 'jagatsthitam'.

जगत्स्थितम् (jagatsthitam) - the world, situated (in Brahman) (world-situated, situated in the world, that which exists as the world)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagatsthita

jagatsthita - world-situated, existing as the world

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (jagat+sthita)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  present active participle
  From root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• sthita – situated, established, standing
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sthā' (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of 'viddhi'.

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