योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-35, verse-28

अन्तस्थेन बहिष्ठेन नानानानातयात्मनि ।
एष सोऽन्तर्बहिर्भाति भावाभावविभावया ॥ २८ ॥

antasthena bahiṣṭhena nānānānātayātmani ,
eṣa so'ntarbahirbhāti bhāvābhāvavibhāvayā 28

28. antasthena bahiṣṭhena nānānānātayā ātmani
eṣa saḥ antaḥ bahiḥ bhāti bhāvābhāvavibhāvayā

28. eṣa saḥ ātmani antasthena bahiṣṭhena nānānānātayā
antaḥ bahiḥ bhāvābhāvavibhāvayā bhāti

28. This very Self (ātman) shines both internally and externally within itself, appearing through internal and external aspects and through manifold diversities, by means of manifesting both being and non-being.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तस्थेन (antasthena) - by that which is internal, by the internal aspect

• बहिष्ठेन (bahiṣṭhena) - by that which is external, by the external aspect

• नानानानातया (nānānānātayā) - by various diversities, by manifold variety

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self (ātman) (in the self, in the Supreme Self)

• एष (eṣa) - this (one)

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (one)

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, internally, within

• बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests

• भावाभावविभावया (bhāvābhāvavibhāvayā) - by the manifestation/contemplation of existence and non-existence

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तस्थेन (antasthena) - by that which is internal, by the internal aspect

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of antastha

antastha - situated within, internal, present in the interior

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antas+stha)

• antas – inside, within, internal
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

बहिष्ठेन (bahiṣṭhena) - by that which is external, by the external aspect

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bahiṣṭha

bahiṣṭha - situated outside, external, outermost

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bahis+stha)

• bahis – outside, without, external
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

नानानानातया (nānānānātayā) - by various diversities, by manifold variety

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nānānānātā

nānānānātā - various diversities, manifold variety

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nānā+nānātā)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• nānātā – diversity, variety, manifoldness
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'nānā' with the abstract suffix '-tā'.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self (ātman) (in the self, in the Supreme Self)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, the Supreme Self, essential nature

एष (eṣa) - this (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

सः (saḥ) - he, that (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, internally, within

(indeclinable)

बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally

(indeclinable)

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, manifests

(verb)

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

Root: bhā (class 2)

भावाभावविभावया (bhāvābhāvavibhāvayā) - by the manifestation/contemplation of existence and non-existence

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhāvābhāvavibhāvanā

bhāvābhāvavibhāvanā - the manifestation, contemplation, or discernment of existence and non-existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāva+abhāva+vibhāvanā)

• bhāva – being, existence, state, condition
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, exist).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• abhāva – non-being, non-existence, absence
  noun (masculine)
  Formed by negative prefix 'a-' and 'bhāva'.
  Prefix: a
• vibhāvanā – manifestation, discernment, imagination, contemplation
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, exist) with upasarga 'vi' (apart, extensively).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhū (class 1)

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