योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-212, verse-15

इदं त्रिभुवनाभासमीदृशं भाति सर्वदा ।
शान्तं राम समं ब्रह्म नेह नानास्ति किंचन ॥ १५ ॥

idaṃ tribhuvanābhāsamīdṛśaṃ bhāti sarvadā ,
śāntaṃ rāma samaṃ brahma neha nānāsti kiṃcana 15

15. idam tribhuvanābhāsam īdṛśam bhāti sarvadā śāntam
rāma samam brahma na iha nānā asti kiñcana

15. rāma idam tribhuvanābhāsam īdṛśam sarvadā bhāti
śāntam samam brahma iha na kiñcana nānā asti

15. O Rama, this reality, which appears as the three worlds, always shines forth in this very manner. It is the tranquil, uniform Brahman (brahman); there is no diversity (nānā) whatsoever here.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this reality (this, this reality)

• त्रिभुवनाभासम् (tribhuvanābhāsam) - which appears as the three worlds (appearing as the three worlds)

• ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - in this very manner (such, of this kind)

• भाति (bhāti) - shines forth (shines, appears, looks)

• सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - tranquil (peaceful, tranquil, calm, quiet)

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• समम् (samam) - uniform (equal, even, same, uniform)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (brahman) (Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality)

• न (na) - not, no

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

• नाना (nānā) - diversity (nānā) (various, diverse, manifold; diversity, multiplicity)

• अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)

• किञ्चन (kiñcana) - whatsoever (whatsoever, anything at all)

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this reality (this, this reality)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

demonstrative pronoun

त्रिभुवनाभासम् (tribhuvanābhāsam) - which appears as the three worlds (appearing as the three worlds)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tribhuvanābhāsa

tribhuvanābhāsa - appearing as the three worlds

compound of tribhuvana (three worlds) and ābhāsa (appearance, shining)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tribhuvana+ābhāsa)

• tribhuvana – the three worlds (heaven, earth, underworld)
  noun (neuter)
  compound of tri (three) and bhuvana (world)
• ābhāsa – appearance, semblance, lustre
  noun (masculine)
  from ā (prefix) + root bhās (to shine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Modifies idam.

ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - in this very manner (such, of this kind)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind

Note: Modifies idam.

भाति (bhāti) - shines forth (shines, appears, looks)

(verb)

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

present stem

Root bhā (class 2)

Root: bhā (class 2)

सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

(indeclinable)

adverb derived from sarva (all)

शान्तम् (śāntam) - tranquil (peaceful, tranquil, calm, quiet)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quiet

Past Passive Participle

from root śam (to be calm, to cease)

Root: śam (class 4)

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a personal name, epithet of Vishnu)

समम् (samam) - uniform (equal, even, same, uniform)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sama

sama - equal, even, same, uniform

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (brahman) (Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality

neuter noun, root bṛh (to grow)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

adverb of place/time

नाना (nānā) - diversity (nānā) (various, diverse, manifold; diversity, multiplicity)

(indeclinable)

often used as an adverb or indeclinable. Can also be a noun.

Note: Can be considered a noun in nominative singular, or an indeclinable predicate.

अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)

(verb)

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

present stem

Root as (class 2)

Root: as (class 2)

किञ्चन (kiñcana) - whatsoever (whatsoever, anything at all)

(indeclinable)

from kim + cana

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