योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-191, verse-1

श्रीराम उवाच ।
एवं चेत्तन्मुनिश्रेष्ठ परमार्थमयं जगत् ।
सर्वदा सर्वभावात्मा नोदेति न च शाम्यति ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
evaṃ cettanmuniśreṣṭha paramārthamayaṃ jagat ,
sarvadā sarvabhāvātmā nodeti na ca śāmyati 1

1. śrīrāma uvāca evaṃ cet tat muniśreṣṭha paramārthamayam
jagat sarvadā sarvabhāvātmā na udeti na ca śāmyati

1. śrīrāma uvāca muniśreṣṭha evaṃ cet tat jagat
paramārthamayam sarvabhāvātmā sarvadā na udeti ca na śāmyati

1. Śrī Rāma said: If this is the case, O best of sages, then this universe (jagat) is truly composed of the ultimate reality (paramārtha). As the very essence of all existing things, it never arises nor does it ever cease.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, certainly

• चेत् (cet) - if, when

• तत् (tat) - then (then, that)

• मुनिश्रेष्ठ (muniśreṣṭha) - O best of sages

• परमार्थमयम् (paramārthamayam) - consisting of ultimate reality, made of supreme truth

• जगत् (jagat) - universe, world, moving

• सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

• सर्वभावात्मा (sarvabhāvātmā) - whose nature is all existents, the self of all beings

• न (na) - not

• उदेति (udeti) - arises, comes forth, rises

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and

• शाम्यति (śāmyati) - ceases, becomes tranquil, is extinguished

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rama, glorious Rama

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – glory, wealth, prosperity, revered
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rama (name of a Hindu deity)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

Perfect 3rd person singular active of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, certainly

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if, when

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms a conditional clause with evam.

तत् (tat) - then (then, that)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, then, therefore

Note: Used adverbially as 'then'.

मुनिश्रेष्ठ (muniśreṣṭha) - O best of sages

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muniśreṣṭha

muniśreṣṭha - best of sages

Compound: muni (sage) + śreṣṭha (best)

Compound type : tatpurusha (muni+śreṣṭha)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya (excellent)

परमार्थमयम् (paramārthamayam) - consisting of ultimate reality, made of supreme truth

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paramārthamaya

paramārthamaya - consisting of ultimate reality, pervaded by supreme truth

Suffix -maya (consisting of) added to paramārtha

Compound type : tatpurusha (paramārtha+maya)

• paramārtha – ultimate truth, supreme meaning
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: parama (supreme) + artha (meaning, truth)
• maya – consisting of, made of
  suffix (neuter)

Note: Agrees with jagat. 'paramārtha' is a key term.

जगत् (jagat) - universe, world, moving

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe; moving

present active participle

Derived from root gam 'to go' + śatṛ

Root: gam (class 1)

सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

(indeclinable)

Suffix -dā added to sarva (all)

सर्वभावात्मा (sarvabhāvātmā) - whose nature is all existents, the self of all beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvabhāvātman

sarvabhāvātman - the self of all existents, whose nature is all beings

Compound: sarvabhāva (all existents) + ātman (self)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sarvabhāva+ātman)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine)
• bhāva – existence, state, being, entity
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū 'to be'
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with jagat.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates udeti.

उदेति (udeti) - arises, comes forth, rises

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of udeti

present active

Present 3rd person singular active of root i 'to go' with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates śāmyati.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two negated clauses.

शाम्यति (śāmyati) - ceases, becomes tranquil, is extinguished

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śam

present active

Present 3rd person singular active of root śam

Root: śam (class 4)