योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-184, verse-5

कदम्बतापस उवाच ।
सर्वं शान्तं चिदाकाशे नानास्तीह न किंचन ।
दृश्यमानमपि स्फारमावर्तात्मा यथाम्भसि ॥ ५ ॥

kadambatāpasa uvāca ,
sarvaṃ śāntaṃ cidākāśe nānāstīha na kiṃcana ,
dṛśyamānamapi sphāramāvartātmā yathāmbhasi 5

5. kadamba-tāpasaḥ uvāca sarvam śāntam cit-ākāśe na nānā asti
iha na kiñcana dṛśyamānam api sphāram āvartātmā yathā ambhasi

5. kadamba-tāpasaḥ uvāca cit-ākāśe sarvam śāntam asti iha na nānā
na kiñcana dṛśyamānam api sphāram ambhasi āvartātmā yathā

5. Kadamba Tapasa said: Everything is tranquil in the vast expanse of consciousness (cidākāśa). There is no diversity here, nor anything at all. Even what appears expansive is like a whirlpool in water, existing merely as a form within it.

Words meanings summery:

• कदम्ब-तापसः (kadamba-tāpasaḥ) - the ascetic Kadamba

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything, the whole

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quiet

• चित्-आकाशे (cit-ākāśe) - in the space of consciousness

• न (na) - not, no

• नाना (nānā) - diversity or multiplicity of phenomena (manifold, diverse, multiplicity)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this context

• न (na) - not, no

• किञ्चन (kiñcana) - (with preceding 'na') nothing whatsoever (anything, whatsoever)

• दृश्यमानम् (dṛśyamānam) - that which is being seen, visible, appearing

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• स्फारम् (sphāram) - vast, extensive, expansive, abundant

• आवर्तात्मा (āvartātmā) - having the nature of a whirlpool, whose essence is a whirlpool

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• अम्भसि (ambhasi) - in water

Words meanings and morphology

कदम्ब-तापसः (kadamba-tāpasaḥ) - the ascetic Kadamba

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kadamba-tāpasa

kadamba-tāpasa - an ascetic named Kadamba

Compound type : tatpurusha (kadamba+tāpasa)

• kadamba – a type of tree; also a proper name
  noun (masculine)
• tāpasa – an ascetic, hermit, a person who performs penance
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'tap' (to heat, to perform penance) with suffix -asa.
  Root: tap (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect active

3rd person singular perfect active of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything, the whole

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Also accusative singular neuter. Here it functions as a subject (nominative).

शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quiet

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quiet, ceased, extinguished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śam (to be calm, to cease) with suffix -ta.

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'sarvam'.

चित्-आकाशे (cit-ākāśe) - in the space of consciousness

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of cit-ākāśa

cit-ākāśa - the space of consciousness, the ethereal expanse of consciousness (cidākāśa)

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+ākāśa)

• cit – consciousness, awareness, intellect
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ākāśa – sky, space, ether, the fifth element
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kāś' (to shine, appear) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following clause.

नाना (nānā) - diversity or multiplicity of phenomena (manifold, diverse, multiplicity)

(indeclinable)

Note: Here functions as a nominal subject to 'asti'.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present active

3rd person singular present active of root as.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Subject is 'nānā'.

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this context

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'kiñcana'.

किञ्चन (kiñcana) - (with preceding 'na') nothing whatsoever (anything, whatsoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcana

kiñcana - anything, something, whatsoever (often used with 'na' for negation)

Compound of 'kim' (what) and 'cana' (a particle forming indefinite pronouns).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cana)

• kim – what, which, who
  pronoun
• cana – a particle emphasizing indefiniteness, (even) a little
  indeclinable

दृश्यमानम् (dṛśyamānam) - that which is being seen, visible, appearing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśyamāna

dṛśyamāna - being seen, visible, appearing

Present Passive Participle

Formed from root dṛś (to see) with the suffix -yamāna.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with an implied neuter subject (that which is seen).

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Follows the word it emphasizes.

स्फारम् (sphāram) - vast, extensive, expansive, abundant

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sphāra

sphāra - vast, extensive, abundant, swelling, shining

From root sphā (to swell, expand).

Root: sphā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'dṛśyamānam'.

आवर्तात्मा (āvartātmā) - having the nature of a whirlpool, whose essence is a whirlpool

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āvarta-ātman

āvarta-ātman - having the nature of a whirlpool, consisting of a whirlpool

Bahuvrīhi compound, meaning 'that whose essence or nature is a whirlpool'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (āvarta+ātman)

• āvarta – whirlpool, eddy, convolution
  noun (masculine)
  From root vṛt (to turn) with prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Grammatically masculine nominative singular, but predicates an implied neuter subject.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

अम्भसि (ambhasi) - in water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambhas

ambhas - water

s-stem noun.

Root: ambh (class 1)

Note: Indicates location.