योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-36, verse-2

सर्वस्यैवास्य विश्वस्य निर्ज्ञेयज्ञेयरूपिणी ।
परमाकाशतारूपं परोपशमसंश्रया ॥ २ ॥

sarvasyaivāsya viśvasya nirjñeyajñeyarūpiṇī ,
paramākāśatārūpaṃ paropaśamasaṃśrayā 2

2. sarvasya eva asya viśvasya nirjñeyajñeyarūpiṇī
paramākāśatārūpam paropaśamasaṃśrayā

2. asya sarvasya viśvasya eva nirjñeyajñeyarūpiṇī
paramākāśatārūpam paropaśamasaṃśrayā

2. This entire universe, indeed, embodies both the knowable and the unknowable. It takes the form of the supreme space (ākāśa) and finds its refuge in ultimate tranquility.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all, of the whole

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• अस्य (asya) - of this

• विश्वस्य (viśvasya) - of the universe, of the all

• निर्ज्ञेयज्ञेयरूपिणी (nirjñeyajñeyarūpiṇī) - having the form of both the unknowable and the knowable

• परमाकाशतारूपम् (paramākāśatārūpam) - having the form of the supreme ether/space

• परोपशमसंश्रया (paropaśamasaṁśrayā) - finding refuge in supreme tranquility

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all, of the whole

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, entire

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

विश्वस्य (viśvasya) - of the universe, of the all

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of viśva

viśva - all, whole, universe

निर्ज्ञेयज्ञेयरूपिणी (nirjñeyajñeyarūpiṇī) - having the form of both the unknowable and the knowable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirjñeyajñeyarūpin

nirjñeyajñeyarūpin - having the form of that which is knowable and unknowable

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nirjñeya+jñeya+rūpin)

• nirjñeya – unknowable, not to be known
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Derived from root jñā- with prefix nir- and suffix -ya (kṛtya/gerundive)
  Prefix: nir
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• jñeya – knowable, to be known
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Derived from root jñā- with suffix -ya (kṛtya/gerundive)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• rūpin – having form, endowed with form
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from rūpa with suffix -in

परमाकाशतारूपम् (paramākāśatārūpam) - having the form of the supreme ether/space

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paramākāśatārūpa

paramākāśatārūpa - having the form of the state of supreme space

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (parama+ākāśatā+rūpa)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
• ākāśatā – the state of being space, spaceness, ethereal nature
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from ākāśa with suffix -tā
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

परोपशमसंश्रया (paropaśamasaṁśrayā) - finding refuge in supreme tranquility

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paropaśamasaṃśrayā

paropaśamasaṁśraya - having supreme tranquility as a refuge, resorting to supreme tranquility

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (para+upaśama+saṃśraya)

• para – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
• upaśama – tranquility, calm, pacification
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root śam- with prefix upa-
  Prefix: upa
  Root: śam (class 4)
• saṃśraya – refuge, asylum, reliance
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root śri- with prefix saṃ-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śri (class 1)

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