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7,193

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-193, verse-16

सर्वं सदैवाहमनन्तमेकं न किंचिदेवाप्यथवातिशान्तः ।
सर्वं न किंचिच्च सदेकमस्मि न चास्मि चेतीयमहो नु शान्तिः ॥ १६ ॥
sarvaṃ sadaivāhamanantamekaṃ na kiṃcidevāpyathavātiśāntaḥ ,
sarvaṃ na kiṃcicca sadekamasmi na cāsmi cetīyamaho nu śāntiḥ 16
16. sarvam sadā eva aham anantam ekam na
kiñcit eva api athavā atiśāntaḥ | sarvam
na kiñcit ca sat ekam asmi na ca
asmi ca iti iyam aho nu śāntiḥ || 16 ||
16. aham sadā eva sarvam anantam ekam
na kiñcit eva api athavā atiśāntaḥ
sarvam na kiñcit ca sat ekam asmi
na ca asmi ca iti iyam aho nu śāntiḥ
16. Indeed, I am always everything, infinite, and one. I am also absolutely nothing, supremely tranquil. I am all and I am nothing, I am the single, eternal existence. And yet, I am not! Oh, what extraordinary peace (śānti) this is!

Words meanings summery:

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  • सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything, whole
  • सदा (sadā) - always, ever, eternally
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
  • अहम् (aham) - I
  • अनन्तम् (anantam) - infinite, endless, boundless
  • एकम् (ekam) - one, singular, unique
  • (na) - not
  • किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - nothing at all (when combined with 'na') (anything, something)
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
  • अपि (api) - also, even, moreover
  • अथवा (athavā) - or, alternatively
  • अतिशान्तः (atiśāntaḥ) - extremely peaceful, supremely tranquil
  • सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything, whole
  • (na) - not
  • किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - nothing at all (when combined with 'na') (anything, something)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • सत् (sat) - existing, being, true reality, the existent
  • एकम् (ekam) - one, singular, unique
  • अस्मि (asmi) - I am
  • (na) - not
  • (ca) - and, also
  • अस्मि (asmi) - I am
  • (ca) - and, also
  • इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (marks direct speech or thought)
  • इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)
  • अहो (aho) - oh! alas! (expression of wonder or sorrow)
  • नु (nu) - indeed, now, certainly
  • शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace, tranquility

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything, whole
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, complete
Note: Functions as a predicate nominative describing the 'I'.
सदा (sadā) - always, ever, eternally
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
(indeclinable)
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, myself
अनन्तम् (anantam) - infinite, endless, boundless
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ananta
ananta - endless, infinite, boundless
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+anta)
  • an – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • anta – end, limit, boundary
    noun (masculine)
Note: Functions as a predicate nominative describing the 'I'.
एकम् (ekam) - one, singular, unique
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of eka
eka - one, single, unique, sole
Note: Functions as a predicate nominative describing the 'I'.
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - nothing at all (when combined with 'na') (anything, something)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid
kiñcid - anything, something, a little
Note: Used with 'na' to form 'nothing at all'.
एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, moreover
(indeclinable)
अथवा (athavā) - or, alternatively
(indeclinable)
अतिशान्तः (atiśāntaḥ) - extremely peaceful, supremely tranquil
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of atiśānta
atiśānta - extremely peaceful, very tranquil
Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+śānta)
  • ati – very, excessively, beyond
    indeclinable
  • śānta – calm, peaceful, tranquil
    participle (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Root: śam (class 4)
Note: Agrees with the implicit 'aham'.
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything, whole
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, complete
Note: Functions as a predicate nominative describing the 'I'.
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - nothing at all (when combined with 'na') (anything, something)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid
kiñcid - anything, something, a little
Note: Used with 'na' to form 'nothing at all'.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
सत् (sat) - existing, being, true reality, the existent
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sat
sat - existing, real, true, good, being (as noun)
Present Active Participle
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Used here as a noun, 'the existent' or 'true reality'.
एकम् (ekam) - one, singular, unique
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of eka
eka - one, single, unique, sole
Note: Agrees with 'sat' in form and meaning.
अस्मि (asmi) - I am
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अस्मि (asmi) - I am
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (marks direct speech or thought)
(indeclinable)
इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
Note: Agrees with 'śāntiḥ'.
अहो (aho) - oh! alas! (expression of wonder or sorrow)
(indeclinable)
नु (nu) - indeed, now, certainly
(indeclinable)
शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace, tranquility
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śānti
śānti - peace, tranquility, quietude, repose (śānti)