योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-205, verse-20

यथेदं भवता ज्ञातमागमैर्वर्णितं यथा ।
स्थितं तदेतदखिलं किमन्यदिह वर्ण्यते ॥ २० ॥

yathedaṃ bhavatā jñātamāgamairvarṇitaṃ yathā ,
sthitaṃ tadetadakhilaṃ kimanyadiha varṇyate 20

20. yathā idam bhavatā jñātam āgamaiḥ varṇitam yathā
sthitam tat etat akhilam kim anyat iha varṇyate

20. idam yathā bhavatā jñātam yathā āgamaiḥ varṇitam
tat etat akhilam sthitam iha anyat kim varṇyate

20. Just as this (universe) has been known by you, and just as it has been described by the scriptures (āgama), all of that stands (as truth). What else needs to be described here?

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

• इदम् (idam) - this (universe) (this, this one)

• भवता (bhavatā) - by you (Rama) (by you (honorific))

• ज्ञातम् (jñātam) - known (known, understood)

• आगमैः (āgamaiḥ) - by scriptures (āgama) (by scriptures, by traditional teachings)

• वर्णितम् (varṇitam) - described (described, explained, depicted)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - stands (as it is), established (stood, situated, existing, firm)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the previous statements) (that)

• एतत् (etat) - this (everything) (this, this one)

• अखिलम् (akhilam) - all (of it) (entire, whole, all)

• किम् (kim) - what? (what?, why?, wherefore?)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - anything else (other, another)

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

• वर्ण्यते (varṇyate) - is to be described (is described, is to be described)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this (universe) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to the universe mentioned in the previous verse.

भवता (bhavatā) - by you (Rama) (by you (honorific))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), your honor

Present Active Participle

From root bhū (to be) + śatṛ (present active participle suffix)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agent in passive construction (jñātam bhavatā).

ज्ञातम् (jñātam) - known (known, understood)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāta

jñāta - known, understood, realized

Past Passive Participle

From root jñā (to know) with suffix kta.

Root: jñā (class 9)

आगमैः (āgamaiḥ) - by scriptures (āgama) (by scriptures, by traditional teachings)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of āgama

āgama - traditional doctrine, scripture, sacred text

From ā-gam (to come, to approach)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agent in passive construction (varṇitam āgamaiḥ).

वर्णितम् (varṇitam) - described (described, explained, depicted)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of varṇita

varṇita - described, explained, narrated

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛṇ (to describe, color) or vṛt (to turn, exist) with suffix kta.

Root: vṛṇ

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - stands (as it is), established (stood, situated, existing, firm)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, firm, established

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand) with suffix kta.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Implies 'it remains true/valid.'

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the previous statements) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

एतत् (etat) - this (everything) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

अखिलम् (akhilam) - all (of it) (entire, whole, all)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akhila

akhila - entire, whole, complete, all

a (not) + khila (gap, waste land); without gap, complete.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khila)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• khila – gap, vacant, fallow (land)
  noun (neuter)

किम् (kim) - what? (what?, why?, wherefore?)

(interrogative pronoun)

अन्यत् (anyat) - anything else (other, another)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Agrees with kim.

इह (iha) - here (in this discussion/context) (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

वर्ण्यते (varṇyate) - is to be described (is described, is to be described)

(verb)

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

Present Passive

Root vṛṇ with passive stem formation ya and present middle ending te.

Root: vṛṇ