योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-177, verse-8

यत्र सर्वमनाद्यन्तं नानानानात्म भासते ।
ब्रह्मैव शान्तमेकात्म तत्र किं कस्य कारणम् ॥ ८ ॥

yatra sarvamanādyantaṃ nānānānātma bhāsate ,
brahmaiva śāntamekātma tatra kiṃ kasya kāraṇam 8

8. yatra sarvam anādyantam nānānānātma bhāsate
brahma eva śāntam ekātma tatra kim kasya kāraṇam

8. yatra sarvam anādyantam nānānānātma bhāsate
tatra brahma eva śāntam ekātma kim kasya kāraṇam

8. Where everything, without beginning or end, appears in diverse and manifold forms, it is Brahman (brahman) alone, tranquil and of a single essence. In such a reality, what can be the cause for what?

Words meanings summery:

• यत्र (yatra) - where, when

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• अनाद्यन्तम् (anādyantam) - without beginning or end, eternal

• नानानानात्म (nānānānātma) - having manifold and diverse natures, extremely varied in essence

• भासते (bhāsate) - shines, appears, manifests

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

• एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm

• एकात्म (ekātma) - of a single nature, undivided self

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that state

• किम् (kim) - what (interrogative pronoun)

• कस्य (kasya) - whose, of what

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

Words meanings and morphology

यत्र (yatra) - where, when

(indeclinable)

adverb of place/time

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

अनाद्यन्तम् (anādyantam) - without beginning or end, eternal

(adjective)

neuter, singular of anādyanta

anādyanta - without beginning or end, eternal, endless, primeval

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+ādi+anta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• ādi – beginning, first, origin
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, conclusion
  noun (masculine)

नानानानात्म (nānānānātma) - having manifold and diverse natures, extremely varied in essence

(adjective)

neuter, singular of nānānānātman

nānānānātman - having diverse natures, manifold in essence, of many forms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nānā+nānā+ātman)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

भासते (bhāsate) - shines, appears, manifests

(verb)

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

root verb

Root: bhās (class 1)

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the ultimate reality, the Absolute, the universal spirit

Root: bṛh

एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed

(indeclinable)

particle for emphasis

शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, calm, tranquil, appeased, ceased

Past Passive Participle

from root śam (to be calm) + kta suffix

Root: śam (class 4)

एकात्म (ekātma) - of a single nature, undivided self

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ekātman

ekātman - having one self, of a single nature, undivided, uniform

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+ātman)

• eka – one, single, alone, unique
  numeral/pronoun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that state

(indeclinable)

adverb of place/time

किम् (kim) - what (interrogative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

interrogative pronoun

कस्य (kasya) - whose, of what

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

interrogative pronoun

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

from root kṛ (to do, make) + ana suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)