योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-172, verse-28

स्थिता एवात्मनि तथा सर्वाः सर्वात्मिका विदः ।
मिथ्याज्ञानमया यद्वदर्था घटपटादयः ॥ २८ ॥

sthitā evātmani tathā sarvāḥ sarvātmikā vidaḥ ,
mithyājñānamayā yadvadarthā ghaṭapaṭādayaḥ 28

28. sthitāḥ eva ātmani tathā sarvāḥ sarvātmikā vidaḥ
mithyājñānamayā yadvat arthāḥ ghaṭapaṭādayaḥ

28. yadvat ghaṭapaṭādayaḥ arthāḥ mithyājñānamayāḥ [santi],
tathā sarvāḥ sarvātmikāḥ vidaḥ ātmani sthitāḥ eva [santi]

28. Similarly, all perceptions, which are all-pervasive and indeed reside in the Self (ātman), are illusory (mithyājñānamayāḥ), just like objects such as pots and clothes.

28. כך, כל ההכרות המקיפות כולן שוכנות בעצמי בלבד. כשם שאובייקטים כמו כדים ובגדים מבוססים על תפיסה מוטעית...

Words meanings summery:

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - situated, abiding, existing

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self, in the spirit

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every (feminine plural)

• सर्वात्मिका (sarvātmikā) - all-pervading, having the nature of the whole, related to the universal Self

• विदः (vidaḥ) - knowledges, perceptions

• मिथ्याज्ञानमया (mithyājñānamayā) - consisting of false knowledge, illusory

• यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as, in the manner that

• अर्थाः (arthāḥ) - objects, things, purposes

• घटपटादयः (ghaṭapaṭādayaḥ) - pots, clothes, and other such things

Words meanings and morphology

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - situated, abiding, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, abiding, situated, existing

Past Passive Participle

Root: sthā (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self, in the spirit

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, spirit, essence

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

(indeclinable)

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every (feminine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

सर्वात्मिका (sarvātmikā) - all-pervading, having the nature of the whole, related to the universal Self

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarvātmika

sarvātmika - having the nature of all, all-pervading, related to the universal Self (ātman)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (sarva+ātman)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun
• ātman – Self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

विदः (vidaḥ) - knowledges, perceptions

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vid

vid - knowledge, understanding, perception

Root: vid (class 2)

मिथ्याज्ञानमया (mithyājñānamayā) - consisting of false knowledge, illusory

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mithyājñānamaya

mithyājñānamaya - consisting of false knowledge, illusory, born of illusion

Derived from `mithyājñāna` ('false knowledge') with the suffix `maya` ('consisting of').

Compound type : Tatpurusha (mithyā+jñāna)

• mithyā – falsely, wrongly, illusory
  indeclinable
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

अर्थाः (arthāḥ) - objects, things, purposes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of artha

artha - object, thing, meaning, purpose, wealth

Root: ṛ (class 1)

घटपटादयः (ghaṭapaṭādayaḥ) - pots, clothes, and other such things

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghaṭapaṭādi

ghaṭapaṭādi - pots, clothes, and so on; beginning with pots and clothes

Compound type : Dvandva-Tatpurusha (ghaṭa+paṭa+ādi)

• ghaṭa – pot, jar
  noun (masculine)
• paṭa – cloth, garment
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, et cetera
  noun (masculine)

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