योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-208, verse-17

किल देशान्तरे नित्यमथ लोकान्तरेऽपि च ।
निरावृतो य एकात्मा स किं नाम न चेतति ॥ १७ ॥

kila deśāntare nityamatha lokāntare'pi ca ,
nirāvṛto ya ekātmā sa kiṃ nāma na cetati 17

17. kila deśāntare nityam atha lokāntare api ca
nirāvṛttaḥ yaḥ ekātmā saḥ kim nāma na cetati

17. kila yaḥ nirāvṛttaḥ ekātmā deśāntare nityam
atha lokāntare api ca saḥ kim nāma na cetati

17. Indeed, that one Self (ātman), which is perpetually unhindered, whether in another land or even in another world, what could it possibly fail to know or perceive?

Words meanings summery:

• किल (kila) - indeed, surely, as it is said

• देशान्तरे (deśāntare) - in another country/place

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, perpetually

• अथ (atha) - and, then, moreover

• लोकान्तरे (lokāntare) - in another world

• अपि (api) - even, also

• च (ca) - and

• निरावृत्तः (nirāvṛttaḥ) - unobstructed, unhindered, unveiled

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which, that

• एकात्मा (ekātmā) - the one Self, the single soul

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• किम् (kim) - what? why?

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, what pray?

• न (na) - not

• चेतति (cetati) - perceives, knows, understands

Words meanings and morphology

किल (kila) - indeed, surely, as it is said

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphasizing particle.

देशान्तरे (deśāntare) - in another country/place

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of deśāntara

deśāntara - another country, a different place

Compound of 'deśa' (place) and 'antara' (other, different).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (deśa+antara)

• deśa – place, region, country
  noun (masculine)
• antara – other, different, interval
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Refers to spatial distance.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage of the neuter accusative singular.

अथ (atha) - and, then, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

लोकान्तरे (lokāntare) - in another world

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of lokāntara

lokāntara - another world, a different realm

Compound of 'loka' (world) and 'antara' (other, different).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (loka+antara)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• antara – other, different, interval
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Refers to other planes of existence.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the extent of distance and time.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

निरावृत्तः (nirāvṛttaḥ) - unobstructed, unhindered, unveiled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirāvṛtta

nirāvṛtta - unobstructed, unhindered, unveiled, uncovered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √vṛ (to cover) with prefixes ni and ā. Literally 'completely uncovered/unobstructed'.

Prefixes: nir+ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Describes the 'ekātmā'.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

Note: Relative pronoun referring to 'ekātmā'.

एकात्मा (ekātmā) - the one Self, the single soul

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekātman

ekātman - the one Self (ātman), the unique soul

Compound of 'eka' (one) and 'ātman' (Self).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+ātman)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (masculine)
• ātman – Self, soul, essence, breath
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: The subject of the sentence, the ultimate Self.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun for 'yaḥ'.

किम् (kim) - what? why?

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Used in an interrogative sense, implying 'nothing'.

नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, what pray?

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle, like 'kila'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

चेतति (cetati) - perceives, knows, understands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of cet

Present Indicative

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: The verb of perception/consciousness.