योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-213, verse-38

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तृणं कर्तृ तृणं भोक्तृ ब्रह्मात्मत्वात्तृणं विभुः ।
घटः कर्ता घटो भोक्ता घटः सर्वेश्वरेश्वरः ॥ ३८ ॥

tṛṇaṃ kartṛ tṛṇaṃ bhoktṛ brahmātmatvāttṛṇaṃ vibhuḥ ,
ghaṭaḥ kartā ghaṭo bhoktā ghaṭaḥ sarveśvareśvaraḥ 38

38. tṛṇam kartṛ tṛṇam bhoktṛ brahmātmatvāt tṛṇam vibhuḥ
ghaṭaḥ kartā ghaṭaḥ bhoktā ghaṭaḥ sarveśvareśvaraḥ

38. tṛṇam kartṛ tṛṇam bhoktṛ tṛṇam vibhuḥ brahmātmatvāt
ghaṭaḥ kartā ghaṭaḥ bhoktā ghaṭaḥ sarveśvareśvaraḥ

38. A mere blade of grass is the doer, a mere blade of grass is the experiencer, and a mere blade of grass is the all-pervading lord due to its intrinsic nature (ātman) as Brahman. Similarly, a pot is the doer, a pot is the experiencer, and a pot is the supreme lord of all controllers.

Words meanings summery:

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तृणम् (tṛṇam) - a mere blade of grass (grass, a blade of grass, a trifle)

कर्तृ (kartṛ) - doer (doer, agent, creator)

तृणम् (tṛṇam) - a mere blade of grass (grass, a blade of grass, a trifle)

भोक्तृ (bhoktṛ) - experiencer (enjoyer, experiencer, consumer)

ब्रह्मात्मत्वात् (brahmātmatvāt) - due to its intrinsic nature (ātman) as Brahman (due to being the nature of Brahman, due to having Brahman as its essence)

तृणम् (tṛṇam) - a mere blade of grass (grass, a blade of grass, a trifle)

विभुः (vibhuḥ) - the all-pervading lord (all-pervading, lord, master)

घटः (ghaṭaḥ) - a pot (pot, jar)

कर्ता (kartā) - doer (doer, agent, creator)

घटः (ghaṭaḥ) - a pot (pot, jar)

भोक्ता (bhoktā) - experiencer (enjoyer, experiencer, consumer)

घटः (ghaṭaḥ) - a pot (pot, jar)

सर्वेश्वरेश्वरः (sarveśvareśvaraḥ) - the supreme lord of all controllers (lord of all lords, supreme lord of all controllers)

Words meanings and morphology

तृणम् (tṛṇam) - a mere blade of grass (grass, a blade of grass, a trifle)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tṛṇa

tṛṇa - grass, a blade of grass, anything insignificant or trivial

कर्तृ (kartṛ) - doer (doer, agent, creator)

(noun)

Nominative, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, agent, creator, author

agent noun

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with tṛc suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Matches tṛṇam in number and case, acting as a predicate noun.

तृणम् (tṛṇam) - a mere blade of grass (grass, a blade of grass, a trifle)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tṛṇa

tṛṇa - grass, a blade of grass, anything insignificant or trivial

भोक्तृ (bhoktṛ) - experiencer (enjoyer, experiencer, consumer)

(noun)

Nominative, singular of bhoktṛ

bhoktṛ - enjoyer, experiencer, consumer, sovereign

agent noun

Derived from root bhuj (to enjoy, eat, protect) with tṛc suffix.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Matches tṛṇam in number and case, acting as a predicate noun.

ब्रह्मात्मत्वात् (brahmātmatvāt) - due to its intrinsic nature (ātman) as Brahman (due to being the nature of Brahman, due to having Brahman as its essence)

(noun)

Ablative, singular of brahmātmatva

brahmātmatva - the state or nature of being Brahman (brahman + ātman + tva)

Compound noun (Tatpurusha) formed from brahman (Brahman), ātman (Self), and suffix tva (abstract noun suffix).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (brahman+ātman+tva)

brahman – Brahman, the Absolute reality
noun (neuter)
ātman – Self, soul, essence, intrinsic nature
noun (masculine)
tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, 'nature of', 'state of being'
indeclinable (neuter)
Suffix

Note: Formed with ablative ending -āt, indicating 'due to'.

तृणम् (tṛṇam) - a mere blade of grass (grass, a blade of grass, a trifle)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tṛṇa

tṛṇa - grass, a blade of grass, anything insignificant or trivial

विभुः (vibhuḥ) - the all-pervading lord (all-pervading, lord, master)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - all-pervading, omnipresent, powerful, mighty, lord, master

From prefix vi and root bhū (to be, exist).

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)