योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-142, verse-18

एकः कालो यथा कल्पः प्रकाशश्चोभयात्मकः ।
बीजं वा फलपुष्पान्तं ब्रह्म सर्वात्मकं तथा ॥ १८ ॥

ekaḥ kālo yathā kalpaḥ prakāśaścobhayātmakaḥ ,
bījaṃ vā phalapuṣpāntaṃ brahma sarvātmakaṃ tathā 18

18. ekaḥ kālaḥ yathā kalpaḥ prakāśaḥ ca ubhayātmakaḥ
| bījam vā phalapuṣpāntam brahma sarvātmakaṃ tathā

18. yathā ekaḥ kālaḥ kalpaḥ prakāśaḥ ca ubhayātmakaḥ
vā bījam phalapuṣpāntam tathā brahma sarvātmakaṃ

18. Just as a single time-span is understood as a cosmic age (kalpa), and just as light is of a dual nature, or as a seed contains the entire progression up to fruit and flower, similarly, (brahman) is the intrinsic nature of all (sarvātmaka).

18. כפי שפרק זמן אחד כולל בתוכו עידן קוסמי שלם (קַלְפַּה), או כפי שזרע מכיל בתוכו את הניצן, הפרח והפרי, כך בְּרַהְמָן כולל בתוכו את הכל והוא מהות הכל.

Words meanings summery:

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, single, unique

• कालः (kālaḥ) - time-span (time, period, season)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• कल्पः (kalpaḥ) - a cosmic age, an aeon, a division of time

• प्रकाशः (prakāśaḥ) - light, radiance, manifestation

• च (ca) - and

• उभयात्मकः (ubhayātmakaḥ) - of a dual nature, having both aspects, consisting of both

• बीजम् (bījam) - seed, origin, cause

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• फलपुष्पान्तम् (phalapuṣpāntam) - culminating in fruit and flower, extending to fruit and flower

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

• सर्वात्मकं (sarvātmakaṁ) - of the nature of all, all-pervading, all-encompassing

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

Words meanings and morphology

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, single, unique

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, sole

कालः (kālaḥ) - time-span (time, period, season)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, proper time

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

कल्पः (kalpaḥ) - a cosmic age, an aeon, a division of time

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalpa

kalpa - a cosmic age, an aeon, a mythical period of time (e.g., a day of Brahmā), rule, precept

Derived from root kḷp (to be able, to arrange)

Root: kḷp (class 1)

प्रकाशः (prakāśaḥ) - light, radiance, manifestation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prakāśa

prakāśa - light, brightness, lustre, manifestation, publicity

Derived from root kāś (to shine) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

उभयात्मकः (ubhayātmakaḥ) - of a dual nature, having both aspects, consisting of both

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ubhayātmaka

ubhayātmaka - of a dual nature, having both aspects, consisting of both

Compound of 'ubhaya' (both) and 'ātmaka' (having the nature of)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ubhaya+ātmaka)

• ubhaya – both
  pronoun (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of, relating to the self
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Derived from 'ātman' with suffix -ka

बीजम् (bījam) - seed, origin, cause

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

फलपुष्पान्तम् (phalapuṣpāntam) - culminating in fruit and flower, extending to fruit and flower

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phalapuṣpānta

phalapuṣpānta - culminating in fruit and flower, ending with fruit and flower

Compound of 'phala' (fruit), 'puṣpa' (flower), and 'anta' (end)

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (phala+puṣpa+anta)

• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• puṣpa – flower
  noun (neuter)
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine/neuter)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the supreme reality, universal spirit, sacred word, Veda

सर्वात्मकं (sarvātmakaṁ) - of the nature of all, all-pervading, all-encompassing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvātmaka

sarvātmaka - of the nature of all, all-pervading, universal, all-encompassing

Compound of 'sarva' (all) and 'ātmaka' (having the nature of)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+ātmaka)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of, relating to the self
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Derived from 'ātman' with suffix -ka

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

(indeclinable)

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