योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-216, verse-25

यत्सर्वं खल्विदं ब्रह्म तज्जलानिति च स्फुटम् ।
श्रुत्वा ह्युदीर्यते साम्नि तस्मै ब्रह्मात्मने नमः ॥ २५ ॥

yatsarvaṃ khalvidaṃ brahma tajjalāniti ca sphuṭam ,
śrutvā hyudīryate sāmni tasmai brahmātmane namaḥ 25

25. yat sarvam khalu idam brahma tat-jalān iti ca sphuṭam
śrutvā hi udīryate sāmni tasmai brahma-ātmane namaḥ

25. hi sāmni yat sarvam khalu idam brahma tat-jalān iti ca udīryate,
(tat) sphuṭam śrutvā,
tasmai brahma-ātmane namaḥ

25. Indeed, having clearly heard "Verily, all this is Brahman (brahman); from That it is born, in That it is dissolved, and in That it lives" – as it is declared in the Sāman – salutations to that Self (ātman) which is Brahman.

25. כל זה אינו אלא המציאות הקוסמית, אשר ממנה הכל נוצר, בה הכל נמס ואליה הכל חוזר, כפי ששרים בבירור בשירת הַסָאמַה (מזמורי הוודות). סגידה לאותו עצמי פנימי שהוא המציאות הקוסמית.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

• खलु (khalu) - verily, indeed, certainly

• इदम् (idam) - this

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

• तत्-जलान् (tat-jalān) - a philosophical term from the Chāndogya Upaniṣad (from That born, in That dissolved, in That living)

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct or indirect speech/quotation)

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - clearly, distinctly, plainly

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• हि (hi) - indeed, verily, for

• उदीर्यते (udīryate) - the teaching is declared in the Sāman (it is uttered, it is declared, it is spoken)

• साम्नि (sāmni) - in the Sāman, in the Sāmaveda

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to that (masculine/neuter)

• ब्रह्म-आत्मने (brahma-ātmane) - to the Self (ātman) which is Brahman

• नमः (namaḥ) - salutations, homage

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

खलु (khalu) - verily, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman (the ultimate reality of the universe), sacred utterance, prayer

तत्-जलान् (tat-jalān) - a philosophical term from the Chāndogya Upaniṣad (from That born, in That dissolved, in That living)

(noun)

of tat-ja-la-an

tat-ja-la-an - That (Brahman) from which all creatures are born (ja), into which they are dissolved (la), and by which they live (an); a key Upaniṣadic concept.

A compound formed from tad (That), ja (from √jan, 'to be born'), la (from √lī, 'to be dissolved'), and an (from √an, 'to breathe/live').

Compound type : dvandva (tad+jan+lī+an)

• tad – That
  pronoun (neuter)
• jan – to be born, to produce
  verb
  Root: jan (class 4)
• lī – to cling, to dissolve, to disappear
  verb
  Root: lī (class 4)
• an – to breathe, to live
  verb
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: This is a quoted phrase, hence its unusual grammatical form. It functions as an indeclinable within the sentence structure.

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct or indirect speech/quotation)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - clearly, distinctly, plainly

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √sphuṭ (to burst open, to become clear).

Root: sphuṭ (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially here.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from the root √śru (to hear) with the suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

हि (hi) - indeed, verily, for

(indeclinable)

उदीर्यते (udīryate) - the teaching is declared in the Sāman (it is uttered, it is declared, it is spoken)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of ud-īr

Prefix: ud

Root: īr (class 2)

साम्नि (sāmni) - in the Sāman, in the Sāmaveda

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sāman

sāman - Sāman (a type of Vedic chant or hymn, especially from the Sāmaveda), a song, a pacifying means

तस्मै (tasmai) - to that (masculine/neuter)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to 'brahma-ātman'.

ब्रह्म-आत्मने (brahma-ātmane) - to the Self (ātman) which is Brahman

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of brahma-ātman

brahma-ātman - the Self (ātman) identified with Brahman, the supreme Self

Compound type : karmadhāraya (brahman+ātman)

• brahman – Brahman, the Absolute Reality
  noun (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual self, universal Self
  noun (masculine)

नमः (namaḥ) - salutations, homage

(indeclinable)

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