योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-178, verse-39

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अहं ब्रह्मा जगच्चेदं सर्गोऽयं भुवनान्वितः ।
इति संपश्यतां तेषां दीर्घकालोऽभ्यवर्तत ॥ ३९ ॥

ahaṃ brahmā jagaccedaṃ sargo'yaṃ bhuvanānvitaḥ ,
iti saṃpaśyatāṃ teṣāṃ dīrghakālo'bhyavartata 39

39. aham brahmā jagat ca idam sargaḥ ayam bhuvana-anvitaḥ
iti saṃpaśyatām teṣām dīrgha-kālaḥ abhi-avartata

39. teṣām "aham brahmā,
idam jagat ca,
ayam bhuvana-anvitaḥ sargaḥ" iti saṃpaśyatām dīrgha-kālaḥ abhi-avartata

39. For those who were thus perceiving, "I am (the supreme reality) Brahman, and this entire creation (sarga), comprising all worlds, is this universe," a long time passed.

Words meanings summery:

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अहम् (aham) - I

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahman, the supreme reality (Brahmā (the creator god); Brahman (the supreme reality))

जगत् (jagat) - universe, world, all that moves

च (ca) - and, also

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, discharge

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

भुवन-अन्वितः (bhuvana-anvitaḥ) - endowed with worlds, consisting of worlds, accompanied by worlds

इति (iti) - introducing the direct speech/thought (thus, so, in this manner)

संपश्यताम् (saṁpaśyatām) - for those who were thus perceiving (of those perceiving, to those seeing)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, for them

दीर्घ-कालः (dīrgha-kālaḥ) - a long time

अभि-अवर्तत (abhi-avartata) - a long time elapsed (it passed, it elapsed, it occurred)

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahman, the supreme reality (Brahmā (the creator god); Brahman (the supreme reality))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman (the ultimate reality, absolute); Brahmā (the creator deity); sacred word; prayer; Vedic text

Root: bṛh (class 1)

जगत् (jagat) - universe, world, all that moves

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe; moving, living

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √gam (to go) as a participle, but commonly used as a noun meaning 'world'.

Root: gam (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, discharge

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, discharge, liberation

Derived from the root √sṛj (to emit, create) with prefix sa-.

Prefix: sa

Root: sṛj (class 6)

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

भुवन-अन्वितः (bhuvana-anvitaḥ) - endowed with worlds, consisting of worlds, accompanied by worlds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhuvana-anvita

bhuvana-anvita - endowed with worlds, accompanied by worlds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhuvana+anvita)

bhuvana – world, earth, abode, being
noun (neuter)
Derived from the root √bhū (to be, become).
Root: bhū (class 1)
anvita – accompanied, connected, endowed with, possessed of
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root √i (to go) with prefix anu-.
Prefix: anu
Root: i (class 2)

इति (iti) - introducing the direct speech/thought (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

संपश्यताम् (saṁpaśyatām) - for those who were thus perceiving (of those perceiving, to those seeing)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of saṃpaśyat

saṁpaśyat - perceiving, seeing, observing

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √paś (to see) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: paś (class 1)

Note: Functions here as a nominalized participle.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, for them