योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-187, verse-9

सर्गप्रलयनाम्न्येकप्रवाहानन्यसत्तया ।
चिन्मात्रगगनात्मैकब्रह्मात्मन्येव संस्थितम् ॥ ९ ॥

sargapralayanāmnyekapravāhānanyasattayā ,
cinmātragaganātmaikabrahmātmanyeva saṃsthitam 9

9. sarga pralaya nāmni eka pravāha ananya sattayā cit
mātra gagana ātma eka brahma ātmani eva saṃsthitam

9. sarga pralaya nāmni eka pravāha ananya sattayā cit
mātra gagana ātma eka brahma ātmani eva saṃsthitam

9. That which is called creation and dissolution, existing as a singular, non-dual flow, is established solely within the one Self (ātman) which is Brahman, whose essential nature is pure consciousness (cit) and infinite space.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्ग (sarga) - the process of creation, as part of the cycle of creation and dissolution (creation, emanation)

• प्रलय (pralaya) - the process of dissolution, as part of the cycle of creation and dissolution (dissolution, re-absorption)

• नाम्नि (nāmni) - in the name of (meaning 'known as') creation and dissolution (in the name (of), by the name (of))

• एक (eka) - a single flow (one, single)

• प्रवाह (pravāha) - a singular flow (of existence) (flow, current)

• अनन्य (ananya) - non-different (from the essential reality) (non-different, identical)

• सत्तया (sattayā) - by its non-different existence (as the singular flow) (by the existence, by the reality)

• चित् (cit) - pure consciousness (as the nature of Brahman) (consciousness, pure awareness)

• मात्र (mātra) - only (consciousness and space) (merely, only)

• गगन (gagana) - infinite space (as the nature of Brahman) (sky, space)

• आत्म (ātma) - the Self (ātman) as part of the nature of Brahman (self, soul)

• एक (eka) - the one (ātman) which is Brahman (one, single)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the ultimate reality), as part of the compounded description of the Self (Brahman)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the one (ātman) which is Brahman, whose nature is merely consciousness and space (in the Self (ātman), in the soul)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• संस्थितम् (saṁsthitam) - is situated, established, rests

Words meanings and morphology

सर्ग (sarga) - the process of creation, as part of the cycle of creation and dissolution (creation, emanation)

(noun)

masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, discharge, letting go

Derived from the root √sṛj 'to create, emit, let go'.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

प्रलय (pralaya) - the process of dissolution, as part of the cycle of creation and dissolution (dissolution, re-absorption)

(noun)

masculine, singular of pralaya

pralaya - dissolution, destruction, re-absorption, cosmic annihilation

Derived from pra- + root √lī 'to dissolve, merge'.

Prefix: pra

Root: lī (class 4)

नाम्नि (nāmni) - in the name of (meaning 'known as') creation and dissolution (in the name (of), by the name (of))

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name, appellation, noun

एक (eka) - a single flow (one, single)

(adjective)

singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, sole

प्रवाह (pravāha) - a singular flow (of existence) (flow, current)

(noun)

masculine, singular of pravāha

pravāha - flow, current, stream, continuous movement

Derived from pra- + root √vah 'to carry, flow'.

Prefix: pra

Root: vah (class 1)

अनन्य (ananya) - non-different (from the essential reality) (non-different, identical)

(adjective)

singular of ananya

ananya - not other, non-different, identical, exclusive

Negated compound of 'na' (not) and 'anya' (other).

Compound type : Na-tatpurusha (na+anya)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• anya – other, different
  pronoun (masculine/feminine/neuter)

सत्तया (sattayā) - by its non-different existence (as the singular flow) (by the existence, by the reality)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sattā

sattā - existence, being, reality, essence

Derived from the root √as 'to be' with the suffix -tā.

Root: as (class 2)

चित् (cit) - pure consciousness (as the nature of Brahman) (consciousness, pure awareness)

(noun)

feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, pure awareness, intelligence, spirit

मात्र (mātra) - only (consciousness and space) (merely, only)

(indeclinable)

गगन (gagana) - infinite space (as the nature of Brahman) (sky, space)

(noun)

neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, atmosphere, space

आत्म (ātma) - the Self (ātman) as part of the nature of Brahman (self, soul)

(noun)

masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature, individual soul

एक (eka) - the one (ātman) which is Brahman (one, single)

(adjective)

singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, sole

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the ultimate reality), as part of the compounded description of the Self (Brahman)

(noun)

neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman (the Absolute Reality, ultimate principle), prayer, sacred word

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the one (ātman) which is Brahman, whose nature is merely consciousness and space (in the Self (ātman), in the soul)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature, individual soul

Compound type : Tatpurusha (cit+mātra+gagana+ātman+eka+brahman)

• cit – consciousness, pure awareness
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – only, merely
  indeclinable
• gagana – sky, space
  noun (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul
  noun (masculine)
• eka – one, single
  adjective
• brahman – Brahman (the Absolute Reality)
  noun (neuter)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

संस्थितम् (saṁsthitam) - is situated, established, rests

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - situated, established, existing, resting, placed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √sthā (class 1) 'to stand' with the prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

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