योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-36, verse-10

सर्वं शान्तं शिवं शुद्धं त्वमहंतादिविभ्रमम् ।
न किंचिदपि पश्यामि व्योमजं काननं यथा ॥ १० ॥

sarvaṃ śāntaṃ śivaṃ śuddhaṃ tvamahaṃtādivibhramam ,
na kiṃcidapi paśyāmi vyomajaṃ kānanaṃ yathā 10

10. sarvaṃ śāntaṃ śivaṃ śuddhaṃ tvamahaṃtādivibhramam
na kiñcit api paśyāmi vyomajam kānanaṃ yathā

10. sarvaṃ śāntaṃ śivaṃ śuddhaṃ (asti).
(aham) tvamahaṃtādivibhramam api na kiñcit paśyāmi,
yathā vyomajam kānanaṃ (na paśyāmi).

10. Everything is peaceful, auspicious, and pure. I perceive nothing, not even the delusion of 'you-ness' and 'I-ness' (ego), just as one does not perceive a forest born from the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वं (sarvaṁ) - all, whole, everything

• शान्तं (śāntaṁ) - peaceful, tranquil, calm

• शिवं (śivaṁ) - auspicious, benevolent, good, propitious

• शुद्धं (śuddhaṁ) - pure, clean, undefiled

• त्वमहंतादिविभ्रमम् (tvamahaṁtādivibhramam) - the delusion of 'you-ness' and 'I-ness' (ego) etc.

• न (na) - not, no

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, a little

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I perceive

• व्योमजम् (vyomajam) - sky-born, born from the sky

• काननं (kānanaṁ) - forest, grove

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वं (sarvaṁ) - all, whole, everything

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Used as a predicate here describing the state of being.

शान्तं (śāntaṁ) - peaceful, tranquil, calm

(adjective)

neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted

Past Passive Participle

From root śam (to be calm) + kta (passive participle suffix)

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying an implied 'that' or 'it'.

शिवं (śivaṁ) - auspicious, benevolent, good, propitious

(adjective)

neuter, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, benevolent, propitious; a name of Shiva

Note: Adjective modifying an implied 'that' or 'it'.

शुद्धं (śuddhaṁ) - pure, clean, undefiled

(adjective)

neuter, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, clear, undefiled

Past Passive Participle

From root śudh (to purify) + kta (passive participle suffix)

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying an implied 'that' or 'it'.

त्वमहंतादिविभ्रमम् (tvamahaṁtādivibhramam) - the delusion of 'you-ness' and 'I-ness' (ego) etc.

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tvamahaṃtādivibhrama

tvamahaṁtādivibhrama - delusion of 'you-ness' and 'I-ness' etc.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvam+ahaṃtā+ādi+vibhrama)

• tvam – you, you-ness
  pronoun
• ahaṃtā – I-ness, egoism, ego (ahaṅkāra)
  noun (feminine)
  From aham (I) + tā (suffix for abstract noun)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
  indeclinable
• vibhrama – delusion, error, confusion, illusion
  noun (masculine)
  From vi-bhram (to wander, to err)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Object of paśyāmi.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, a little

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiñcit

kiñcit - anything, something, a little

Note: Emphasizes the negation 'nothing at all'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Intensifies the negation.

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I perceive

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Active Indicative

From root dṛś, class 1 (pashya-gaṇa), first person singular

Root: dṛś (class 1)

व्योमजम् (vyomajam) - sky-born, born from the sky

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vyomaja

vyomaja - sky-born, produced from the sky

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyoman+ja)

• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, ether
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Agentive suffix
  From root jan (to be born) + ḍa (suffix)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying kānanaṃ.

काननं (kānanaṁ) - forest, grove

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kānana

kānana - forest, grove, wood

Note: Object of an implied verb 'one does not see' in the comparison.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle introducing a simile.

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