योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-35, verse-6

सत्यं ब्रह्म जगच्चैकं स्थितमेकमनेकवत् ।
सर्वं वाऽसर्ववद्भाति शुद्धं चाशुद्धवत्ततम् ॥ ६ ॥

satyaṃ brahma jagaccaikaṃ sthitamekamanekavat ,
sarvaṃ vā'sarvavadbhāti śuddhaṃ cāśuddhavattatam 6

6. satyam brahma jagat ca ekam sthitam ekam anekavat
sarvam vā asarvavat bhāti śuddham ca aśuddhavat tatam

6. brahma satyam ca jagat ekam sthitam anekavat vā
sarvam asarvavat bhāti ca śuddham aśuddhavat tatam

6. Brahman is the truth (satya), and the world (jagat) is one, existing as a single entity, yet it appears as many. Alternatively, the totality (sarvam) appears as if it were not-all, and the pure (śuddham) is pervasive, yet manifests as if impure.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality, real, true

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, that which moves

• च (ca) - and, also

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single, unique

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - existing, situated, standing, abiding

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single, unique

• अनेकवत् (anekavat) - like many, as if many

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything, the whole

• वा (vā) - or, either, and

• असर्ववत् (asarvavat) - like not-all, as if non-existent, like nothing

• भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, seems

• शुद्धम् (śuddham) - pure, clean, clear

• च (ca) - and, also

• अशुद्धवत् (aśuddhavat) - like impure, as if impure

• ततम् (tatam) - pervaded, extended, spread, stretched

Words meanings and morphology

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality, real, true

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, real, true, existent

Derived from `sat` (being, real) with suffix `ya`.

Root: as (class 2)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute Reality, the ultimate truth, the creative principle

Root: bṛh (class 1)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, that which moves

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving (present participle of `gam`)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root `gam` (to go) with suffix `śatṛ`.

Root: gam (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एकम् (ekam) - one, single, unique

(numeral)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - existing, situated, standing, abiding

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, abiding, existing, fixed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `sthā` (to stand) with suffix `kta`.

Root: sthā (class 1)

एकम् (ekam) - one, single, unique

(numeral)

अनेकवत् (anekavat) - like many, as if many

(indeclinable)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (aneka+vat)

• aneka – many, not one, manifold, diverse
  adjective (masculine)
• vat – like, similar to, as
  indeclinable

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything, the whole

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

वा (vā) - or, either, and

(indeclinable)

असर्ववत् (asarvavat) - like not-all, as if non-existent, like nothing

(indeclinable)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (asarva+vat)

• asarva – not all, incomplete, part, none
  adjective (masculine)
• vat – like, similar to, as
  indeclinable

भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, seems

(verb)

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

Root: bhā (class 2)

शुद्धम् (śuddham) - pure, clean, clear

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, clear, cleansed, faultless

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `śudh` (to purify).

Root: śudh (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अशुद्धवत् (aśuddhavat) - like impure, as if impure

(indeclinable)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (aśuddha+vat)

• aśuddha – impure, unclean, unpurified
  adjective (masculine)
• vat – like, similar to, as
  indeclinable

ततम् (tatam) - pervaded, extended, spread, stretched

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tata

tata - pervaded, extended, spread, stretched, diffused

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `tan` (to stretch, extend) with suffix `kta`.

Root: tan (class 8)

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