योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-161, verse-6

ब्रह्म काश्चित्स्थिराः काश्चिदस्थिराः प्रतिभार्थवत् ।
देहावस्था इवात्मस्थाः स्थितमात्मनि खात्मनि ॥ ६ ॥

brahma kāścitsthirāḥ kāścidasthirāḥ pratibhārthavat ,
dehāvasthā ivātmasthāḥ sthitamātmani khātmani 6

6. brahma kāścit sthirāḥ kāścit asthirāḥ pratibhā arthavat
deha avasthāḥ iva ātma sthāḥ sthitam ātmani sva ātmani

6. brahma (madhye) kāścit pratibhāḥ sthirāḥ,
kāścit asthirāḥ,
arthavat (bhānti).
dehāvasthāḥ iva ātma-sthāḥ,
(tāḥ) sva-ātmani ātmani sthitam.

6. Some manifestations (pratibhā) within the ultimate reality (brahman) are stable, while others are unstable, appearing like concrete objects. Just as states of the body reside within the self (ātman), so are these (manifestations) situated in one's own true self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

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

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some (manifestations) (some, certain ones)

• स्थिराः (sthirāḥ) - stable (stable, steady, firm)

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - others (manifestations) (some, certain ones)

• अस्थिराः (asthirāḥ) - unstable (unstable, unsteady, not firm)

• प्रतिभा (pratibhā) - manifestations (pratibhā) (intuition, manifestation, appearance)

• अर्थवत् (arthavat) - appearing like concrete objects (having meaning, like objects, having purpose)

• देह (deha) - body

• अवस्थाः (avasthāḥ) - states (states, conditions)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• आत्म (ātma) - the self (ātman) (self, soul, spirit)

• स्थाः (sthāḥ) - residing (standing, existing, residing)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated (situated, existing, standing)

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

• स्व (sva) - one's own (own, one's own)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in (one's own) self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, supreme spirit

Root: bṛh (class 1)

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some (manifestations) (some, certain ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - some, someone, certain

Compound of 'ka' (who) + 'cid' (a particle of indefiniteness).

स्थिराः (sthirāḥ) - stable (stable, steady, firm)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sthira

sthira - firm, steady, stable, constant, durable

From root 'sthā' (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

काश्चित् (kāścit) - others (manifestations) (some, certain ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - some, someone, certain

Compound of 'ka' (who) + 'cid' (a particle of indefiniteness).

अस्थिराः (asthirāḥ) - unstable (unstable, unsteady, not firm)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of asthira

asthira - unstable, unsteady, not firm, restless

Negative compound of 'a-' and 'sthira'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sthira)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
  Negative prefix.
• sthira – firm, steady, stable, constant
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

प्रतिभा (pratibhā) - manifestations (pratibhā) (intuition, manifestation, appearance)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratibhā

pratibhā - intuition, manifestation, appearance, intelligence

From prefix 'prati' and root 'bhā' (to shine, appear).

Prefix: prati

Root: bhā (class 2)

अर्थवत् (arthavat) - appearing like concrete objects (having meaning, like objects, having purpose)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of arthavat

arthavat - meaningful, having an object, real, substantial, rich

Possessive suffix -vat

Derived from 'artha' (object, meaning, purpose) with the possessive suffix '-vat'.

Compound type : taddhita (artha+vat)

• artha – object, purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• vat – possessing, like
  suffix
  Possessive suffix.

देह (deha) - body

(noun)

masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, corporeal form

अवस्थाः (avasthāḥ) - states (states, conditions)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of avasthā

avasthā - state, condition, situation, period of life

From prefix 'ava' and root 'sthā' (to stand).

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

आत्म (ātma) - the self (ātman) (self, soul, spirit)

(noun)

masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual self, ultimate reality

Note: First part of a compound 'ātmasthāḥ'.

स्थाः (sthāḥ) - residing (standing, existing, residing)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of stha

stha - standing, residing, situated in

Kṛt suffix -a (agent noun/adjective)

From root 'sthā' (to stand). feminine nominative plural.

Root: sthā (class 1)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated (situated, existing, standing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, remaining

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

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

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual self, ultimate reality

स्व (sva) - one's own (own, one's own)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in (one's own) self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual self, ultimate reality