योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-142, verse-31

सर्वात्म संविदोऽच्छत्वं ब्रह्मात्मन्येव संस्थितम् ।
तत्क्वचिज्जीववद्भानं स्वयमात्मनि पश्यति ॥ ३१ ॥

sarvātma saṃvido'cchatvaṃ brahmātmanyeva saṃsthitam ,
tatkvacijjīvavadbhānaṃ svayamātmani paśyati 31

31. sarvātmasaṃvidaḥ acchhatvam brahmātmani eva saṃsthitam
tat kvacit jīvavat bhānam svayam ātmani paśyati

31. sarvātmasaṃvidaḥ acchhatvam brahmātmani eva saṃsthitam.
tat kvacit jīvavat bhānam svayam ātmani paśyati.

31. The pure consciousness of the universal (ātman) is established only within the (ātman) of Brahman. That (universal self) itself sometimes perceives an appearance, as if an individual soul (jīva), within itself.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वात्मसंविदः (sarvātmasaṁvidaḥ) - of the consciousness of the universal self

• अच्छ्हत्वम् (acchhatvam) - purity, transparency, clearness

• ब्रह्मात्मनि (brahmātmani) - in the (ātman) of Brahman, in the Brahman-self

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, just

• संस्थितम् (saṁsthitam) - established, situated, existing, resting

• तत् (tat) - that, it (referring to the universal self/consciousness)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some way

• जीववत् (jīvavat) - like an individual soul (jīva), as a sentient being

• भानम् (bhānam) - appearance, manifestation, shining, seeming

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, oneself, spontaneously

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the (ātman), in the self

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, beholds

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वात्मसंविदः (sarvātmasaṁvidaḥ) - of the consciousness of the universal self

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sarvātmasaṃvid

sarvātmasaṁvid - consciousness of the universal self

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sarvātman+saṃvid)

• sarvātman – universal self (ātman), the self of all
  noun (masculine)
• saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

अच्छ्हत्वम् (acchhatvam) - purity, transparency, clearness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of acchhatva

acchhatva - purity, transparency, clearness

derived from 'acchha' (clear, pure) with suffix 'tva'

ब्रह्मात्मनि (brahmātmani) - in the (ātman) of Brahman, in the Brahman-self

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of brahmātman

brahmātman - Brahman-self, the self which is Brahman

Compound type : karmadhāraya (brahman+ātman)

• brahman – Brahman (the ultimate reality)
  noun (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, just

(indeclinable)

संस्थितम् (saṁsthitam) - established, situated, existing, resting

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - established, situated, existing

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, it (referring to the universal self/consciousness)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, in some way

(indeclinable)

जीववत् (jīvavat) - like an individual soul (jīva), as a sentient being

(indeclinable)

adverbial suffix 'vat'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīva+vat)

• jīva – living being, individual soul (jīva)
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, as
  indeclinable
  suffix meaning 'like' or 'as'

भानम् (bhānam) - appearance, manifestation, shining, seeming

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāna

bhāna - appearance, manifestation, shining

Root: bhā (class 1)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, oneself, spontaneously

(indeclinable)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the (ātman), in the self

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, beholds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

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