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).

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)