योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-169, verse-40

इदमस्मज्जगत्पश्यन्स्वयमाकाशकोणके ।
विशदाकाशकोशात्मा हा शेते सुखमात्मवान् ॥ ४० ॥

idamasmajjagatpaśyansvayamākāśakoṇake ,
viśadākāśakośātmā hā śete sukhamātmavān 40

40. idam asmat jagat paśyan svayam ākāśakoṇake
viśadākāśakośātmā hā śete sukham ātmavān

40. ātmavān viśadākāśakośātmā svayam ākāśakoṇake
idam asmat jagat paśyan hā sukham śete

40. Seeing this world of ours by himself, as if from a tiny corner of space, the realized one (ātmavān), whose essential Self (ātman) is the sheath of clear space, alas, rests blissfully.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this (world) (this, this here)

• अस्मत् (asmat) - our, belonging to us (our, of us, from us)

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, the phenomenal existence (world, universe; moving)

• पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing, observing (seeing, looking, perceiving)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, on one's own (oneself, by oneself, personally)

• आकाशकोणके (ākāśakoṇake) - as if in a tiny corner of the vast space (in a corner of space)

• विशदाकाशकोशात्मा (viśadākāśakośātmā) - one whose essential Self (ātman) is the sheath of clear space (whose self is a pure space-sheath; whose essential nature is the sheath of clear space)

• हा (hā) - alas! (expressing wonder or emphasis) (alas! ah! oh!)

• शेते (śete) - rests, lies (in a state of profound meditation) (lies down, sleeps, rests)

• सुखम् (sukham) - happily, blissfully (happily, pleasantly, comfortably, easily)

• आत्मवान् (ātmavān) - the self-realized one, one who is connected to the Self (ātman) (self-possessed, wise, spiritual, one who possesses the Self (ātman))

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this (world) (this, this here)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Modifies 'jagat'.

अस्मत् (asmat) - our, belonging to us (our, of us, from us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

The nominative plural stem is 'asmad'. Here it implies genitive plural 'our'.

Note: Functions as an adjective for 'jagat'.

जगत् (jagat) - the world, the phenomenal existence (world, universe; moving)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe; moving

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'gam' (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'paśyan'.

पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing, observing (seeing, looking, perceiving)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paśyat

paśyat - seeing (present participle of 'dṛś')

Present Active Participle

Formed from root 'dṛś' (to see) which uses 'paśya' stem in present tense.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Describes the action of the subject 'ātmavān'.

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, on one's own (oneself, by oneself, personally)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'paśyan'.

आकाशकोणके (ākāśakoṇake) - as if in a tiny corner of the vast space (in a corner of space)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśakoṇaka

ākāśakoṇaka - corner of space

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+koṇaka)

• ākāśa – space, sky, ether
  noun (masculine)
• koṇaka – corner, angle
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the location from where the world is seen.

विशदाकाशकोशात्मा (viśadākāśakośātmā) - one whose essential Self (ātman) is the sheath of clear space (whose self is a pure space-sheath; whose essential nature is the sheath of clear space)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśadākāśakośātman

viśadākāśakośātman - whose self is a pure space-sheath

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (viśada+ākāśa+kośa+ātman)

• viśada – clear, pure, bright
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• ākāśa – space, sky, ether
  noun (masculine)
• kośa – sheath, treasury, scabbard
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – Self, soul, essence, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to 'ātmavān'.

हा (hā) - alas! (expressing wonder or emphasis) (alas! ah! oh!)

(indeclinable)

शेते (śete) - rests, lies (in a state of profound meditation) (lies down, sleeps, rests)

(verb)

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

Present tense

Middle voice (ātmanepada).

Root: śī (class 2)

सुखम् (sukham) - happily, blissfully (happily, pleasantly, comfortably, easily)

(indeclinable)

Often used adverbially in accusative singular neuter.

Note: Adverbial use of neuter accusative singular.

आत्मवान् (ātmavān) - the self-realized one, one who is connected to the Self (ātman) (self-possessed, wise, spiritual, one who possesses the Self (ātman))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmavat

ātmavat - possessing the self, self-possessed, wise, spiritual

Formed with possessive suffix '-vat' from 'ātman'.

Note: Subject of 'śete'.