योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-169, verse-38

सर्वेषां जगदर्थानां सत्तासामान्यतां गतः ।
आकाशादधिको व्यापी हा शेतेसुखमात्मवान् ॥ ३८ ॥

sarveṣāṃ jagadarthānāṃ sattāsāmānyatāṃ gataḥ ,
ākāśādadhiko vyāpī hā śetesukhamātmavān 38

38. sarveṣām jagad-arthānām sattā-sāmānyatām gataḥ
ākāśāt adhikaḥ vyāpī hā śete sukham ātmanvān

38. ātmanvān hā sukham śete,
sarveṣām jagad-arthānām sattā-sāmānyatām gataḥ,
ākāśāt adhikaḥ vyāpī.

38. Oh, the self-possessed one (ātman) blissfully rests, having attained the fundamental commonality of existence (sattā) among all worldly phenomena, and being more pervasive than space itself.

38. כשהוא מעפיל אל הקיום המשותף והטהור של כל דברי התבל, ונרחב אף יותר מן החלל הפתוח – הוא נח בנחת, מחובר אל הַעַצְמִי.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (of all, of everything)

• जगद्-अर्थानाम् (jagad-arthānām) - of all worldly phenomena (of worldly objects/things)

• सत्ता-सामान्यताम् (sattā-sāmānyatām) - the fundamental commonality of existence (sattā) (to the commonality of existence/being)

• गतः (gataḥ) - having attained (gone, reached, attained)

• आकाशात् (ākāśāt) - than space (from space, than space)

• अधिकः (adhikaḥ) - greater, more (greater, excessive, superior)

• व्यापी (vyāpī) - pervasive (pervading, extensive)

• हा (hā) - Oh! (oh!, alas!, ah!)

• शेते (śete) - reposes (rests, lies down)

• सुखम् (sukham) - blissfully, comfortably (comfortably, happily, with ease)

• आत्मन्वान् (ātmanvān) - the self-possessed one (ātman) (self-possessed, connected with the self)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (of all, of everything)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

जगद्-अर्थानाम् (jagad-arthānām) - of all worldly phenomena (of worldly objects/things)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jagad-artha

jagad-artha - worldly object, purpose of the world

Compound type : tatpurusha (jagat+artha)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  present active participle (substantivized)
  Derived from root gam (to go), used as a noun meaning 'that which moves', i.e., the world.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• artha – object, thing, meaning, purpose, wealth
  noun (masculine)

सत्ता-सामान्यताम् (sattā-sāmānyatām) - the fundamental commonality of existence (sattā) (to the commonality of existence/being)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sattā-sāmānyatā

sattā-sāmānyatā - commonality of existence/being, general nature of being

Compound type : tatpurusha (sattā+sāmānyatā)

• sattā – existence, being, reality, essence
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root as (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)
• sāmānyatā – commonality, generality, universality
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from sāmānya (common, general) with suffix -tā.

गतः (gataḥ) - having attained (gone, reached, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gam - to go, move, reach, obtain

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Past passive participle, acting as an adjective agreeing with 'ātmanvān'.

आकाशात् (ākāśāt) - than space (from space, than space)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - space, ether, sky, vacuity

Note: Used in comparison with 'adhikaḥ'.

अधिकः (adhikaḥ) - greater, more (greater, excessive, superior)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhika

adhika - greater, more, excessive, superior, abundant

Note: Agreeing with 'ātmanvān'.

व्यापी (vyāpī) - pervasive (pervading, extensive)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāpin

vyāpin - pervading, extensive, comprehensive, diffused

Derived from root āp with prefix vi-ā.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agreeing with 'ātmanvān'.

हा (hā) - Oh! (oh!, alas!, ah!)

(indeclinable)

शेते (śete) - reposes (rests, lies down)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śī

Root: śī (class 2)

सुखम् (sukham) - blissfully, comfortably (comfortably, happily, with ease)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

आत्मन्वान् (ātmanvān) - the self-possessed one (ātman) (self-possessed, connected with the self)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmanvat

ātmanvat - possessed of a self/soul, intelligent, self-possessed

Suffix -vat indicating possession

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