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.

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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