योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-100, verse-4

यथा खं सर्वगं शान्तं तथा चिद्व्योम सर्वगम् ।
तदेवैक्यमथ द्वैतमन्यार्थस्यात्यसंभवात् ॥ ४ ॥

yathā khaṃ sarvagaṃ śāntaṃ tathā cidvyoma sarvagam ,
tadevaikyamatha dvaitamanyārthasyātyasaṃbhavāt 4

4. yathā kham sarvagam śāntam tathā cit-vyoma sarvagam | tat
eva aikyam atha dvaitam anya-arthasya aty-asambhavāt ||

4. yathā kham sarvagam śāntam,
tathā cit-vyoma sarvagam tat eva aikyam,
atha (tat eva) dvaitam (ca),
anya-arthasya aty-asambhavāt

4. Just as space (kha) is all-pervading and peaceful, so too is the all-pervading space of consciousness (cid-vyoma). That alone is oneness (ekatva), and even duality (dvaita) ultimately stems from it, because the existence of any separate entity is absolutely impossible.

4. כשם שהחלל נמצא בכל ושקט, כך מרחב התודעה נמצא בכל. האחדות והריבוי אינם אלא אותה תודעה, שכן קיומו של דבר אחר אינו אפשרי כלל.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which manner

• खम् (kham) - space, ether, sky, vacuum

• सर्वगम् (sarvagam) - all-pervading, omnipresent

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quiet

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner, similarly

• चित्-व्योम (cit-vyoma) - space of consciousness, conscious ether

• सर्वगम् (sarvagam) - all-pervading, omnipresent

• तत् (tat) - referring to the space of consciousness (that, it)

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

• ऐक्यम् (aikyam) - oneness with Brahman (oneness, unity, identity)

• अथ (atha) - then, now, subsequently, moreover

• द्वैतम् (dvaitam) - the concept of duality as an appearance within oneness (duality, dualism, pair)

• अन्य-अर्थस्य (anya-arthasya) - of any other separate entity (of another thing, of another object, of another meaning)

• अत्य्-असम्भवात् (aty-asambhavāt) - due to absolute impossibility, due to utter non-existence

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which manner

(indeclinable)

खम् (kham) - space, ether, sky, vacuum

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - space, ether, sky, vacuum

Note: Can be accusative also, but nominative makes more sense here.

सर्वगम् (sarvagam) - all-pervading, omnipresent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvaga

sarvaga - all-pervading, omnipresent, going everywhere

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+ga)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• ga – going, moving, residing in
  adjective
  agent noun from root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quiet

(Past Passive Participle)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner, similarly

(indeclinable)

चित्-व्योम (cit-vyoma) - space of consciousness, conscious ether

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cit-vyoman

cit-vyoman - space of consciousness, conscious ether

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, thought, intellect
  noun (feminine)
• vyoman – sky, heaven, space, ether
  noun (neuter)

सर्वगम् (sarvagam) - all-pervading, omnipresent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvaga

sarvaga - all-pervading, omnipresent, going everywhere

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+ga)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• ga – going, moving, residing in
  adjective
  agent noun from root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

तत् (tat) - referring to the space of consciousness (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

एव (eva) - only, indeed, alone, just

(indeclinable)

ऐक्यम् (aikyam) - oneness with Brahman (oneness, unity, identity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aikya

aikya - oneness, unity, identity, agreement

Derived from eka (one) with the suffix -ya

अथ (atha) - then, now, subsequently, moreover

(indeclinable)

द्वैतम् (dvaitam) - the concept of duality as an appearance within oneness (duality, dualism, pair)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvaita

dvaita - duality, dualism, pair, a set of two

Derived from dvi (two) with the suffix -ta

अन्य-अर्थस्य (anya-arthasya) - of any other separate entity (of another thing, of another object, of another meaning)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of anya-artha

anya-artha - another thing, different object, other meaning

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anya+artha)

• anya – other, another, different
  adjective
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, thing, entity
  noun (masculine)

अत्य्-असम्भवात् (aty-asambhavāt) - due to absolute impossibility, due to utter non-existence

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of aty-asambhava

aty-asambhava - absolute impossibility, utter non-existence

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (ati+asambhava)

• ati – very, exceedingly, beyond
  indeclinable
• asambhava – impossibility, non-existence, unlikelihood
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of a (not) + sambhava (possibility/existence)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

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