योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-20, verse-8

परमार्थेन न स्थूलं न सूक्ष्मं किंचन क्वचित् ।
यद्यथा विततं यत्र तत्तथाश्वनुभूयते ॥ ८ ॥

paramārthena na sthūlaṃ na sūkṣmaṃ kiṃcana kvacit ,
yadyathā vitataṃ yatra tattathāśvanubhūyate 8

8. paramārthena na sthūlam na sūkṣmam kiñcana kvacit
yat yathā vitatam yatra tat tathā aśu anubhūyate

8. paramārthena kvacit kiñcana sthūlam na sūkṣmam na
yatra yat yathā vitatam tat tathā aśu anubhūyate

8. In ultimate reality (paramārtha), there is nothing that is either gross or subtle anywhere. Whatever is manifested in any particular way, that is immediately experienced in precisely that manner.

Words meanings summery:

• परमार्थेन (paramārthena) - in ultimate reality (paramārtha) (by means of the highest truth, truly, really, in ultimate reality)

• न (na) - not, no

• स्थूलम् (sthūlam) - gross, coarse, bulky, material

• न (na) - not, no

• सूक्ष्मम् (sūkṣmam) - subtle, fine, minute, delicate

• किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything, something

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, anywhere, at some time, sometimes

• यत् (yat) - which, what, that which, whatever

• यथा (yathā) - as, like, according to, in whatever way

• विततम् (vitatam) - is manifested (spread out, extended, diffused, manifested)

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which, when

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• अशु (aśu) - quickly, immediately, rapidly

• अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived, is felt

Words meanings and morphology

परमार्थेन (paramārthena) - in ultimate reality (paramārtha) (by means of the highest truth, truly, really, in ultimate reality)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paramārtha

paramārtha - highest truth, ultimate reality, supreme goal

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parama+artha)

• parama – highest, supreme, ultimate
  adjective
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, reality, wealth
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स्थूलम् (sthūlam) - gross, coarse, bulky, material

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthūla

sthūla - gross, coarse, bulky, material

Note: agrees with 'kiñcana'

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सूक्ष्मम् (sūkṣmam) - subtle, fine, minute, delicate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sūkṣma

sūkṣma - subtle, fine, minute, delicate

Root: sūc (class 1)

Note: agrees with 'kiñcana'

किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything, something

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcana

kiñcana - anything, something, whatever

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, anywhere, at some time, sometimes

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which, what, that which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that which, whatever

यथा (yathā) - as, like, according to, in whatever way

(indeclinable)

विततम् (vitatam) - is manifested (spread out, extended, diffused, manifested)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vitata

vitata - spread out, extended, diffused, manifested

Past Passive Participle

from root 'tan' with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: agrees with 'yat'

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which, when

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

अशु (aśu) - quickly, immediately, rapidly

(indeclinable)

used adverbially

अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived, is felt

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of anubhū

Present Passive Indicative

from root 'bhū' with prefix 'anu'

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

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