योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-25, verse-17

सर्वं जगद्गतं दृश्यं बोधमात्रमिदं ततम् ।
स्पन्दमात्रं यथा वायुर्जलमात्रं यथार्णवः ॥ १७ ॥

sarvaṃ jagadgataṃ dṛśyaṃ bodhamātramidaṃ tatam ,
spandamātraṃ yathā vāyurjalamātraṃ yathārṇavaḥ 17

17. sarvam jagat gatam dṛśyam bodhamātram idam tatam
spandamātram yathā vāyuḥ jalamātram yathā arṇavaḥ

17. jagat gatam sarvam idam dṛśyam (hi) bodhamātram tatam (asti); yathā vāyuḥ spandamātram (asti),
yathā arṇavaḥ jalamātram (asti).

17. All this perceived (dṛśya) reality within the world, which is extensively spread, is merely consciousness (bodha); just as wind is merely vibration, and the ocean is merely water.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, every, whole

• जगत् (jagat) - The phenomenal world. (world, universe, moving)

• गतम् (gatam) - Situated in the world, present in the world. (gone, situated in, arrived, pervaded)

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - The entire perceived reality. (visible, perceptible, the object of sight, phenomenon)

• बोधमात्रम् (bodhamātram) - merely consciousness, only consciousness

• इदम् (idam) - Refers to the perceived world. (this (neuter))

• ततम् (tatam) - Refers to the pervasive nature of consciousness. (pervaded, spread, extended)

• स्पन्दमात्रम् (spandamātram) - merely vibration, only motion

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind, air, life-breath

• जलमात्रम् (jalamātram) - merely water, only water

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• अर्णवः (arṇavaḥ) - ocean, sea

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, every, whole

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'dṛśyam'.

जगत् (jagat) - The phenomenal world. (world, universe, moving)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, what moves

From root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

गतम् (gatam) - Situated in the world, present in the world. (gone, situated in, arrived, pervaded)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, passed, situated in, obtained

Past passive participle

From root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Forms a compound with 'jagat': 'jagadgatam' (that which has gone into/is in the world).

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - The entire perceived reality. (visible, perceptible, the object of sight, phenomenon)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, to be seen, perceptible, an object of sight

Gerundive

From root dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

बोधमात्रम् (bodhamātram) - merely consciousness, only consciousness

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bodhamātra

bodhamātra - merely consciousness, whose only measure is consciousness, solely consciousness

Compound: bodha (consciousness) + mātra (mere, only).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bodha+mātra)

• bodha – consciousness, awareness, knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  From root budh (to know).
  Root: budh (class 1)
• mātra – only, mere, pure, just
  adjective

Note: Predicate adjective for 'dṛśyam'.

इदम् (idam) - Refers to the perceived world. (this (neuter))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Note: Agrees with 'dṛśyam'.

ततम् (tatam) - Refers to the pervasive nature of consciousness. (pervaded, spread, extended)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tata

tata - stretched, spread, extended, pervaded

Past passive participle

From root tan (to stretch, extend).

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'dṛśyam'.

स्पन्दमात्रम् (spandamātram) - merely vibration, only motion

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of spandamātra

spandamātra - merely vibration, only motion

Compound: spanda (vibration, motion) + mātra (mere, only).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (spanda+mātra)

• spanda – vibration, throbbing, motion
  noun (masculine)
  From root spand (to tremble, vibrate).
  Root: spand (class 1)
• mātra – only, mere, pure, just
  adjective

Note: Predicate for 'vāyuḥ'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind, air, life-breath

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, the god of wind

Note: Subject.

जलमात्रम् (jalamātram) - merely water, only water

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jalamātra

jalamātra - merely water, consisting only of water

Compound: jala (water) + mātra (mere, only).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+mātra)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – only, mere, pure, just
  adjective

Note: Predicate for 'arṇavaḥ'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

अर्णवः (arṇavaḥ) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arṇava

arṇava - ocean, sea, flood

Note: Subject.