योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-38, verse-26

विश्वमेव नभो यस्य शून्यं सर्वं महात्मनः ।
कुतः कस्य कथं तस्य भवत्विच्छा निरात्मनः ॥ २६ ॥

viśvameva nabho yasya śūnyaṃ sarvaṃ mahātmanaḥ ,
kutaḥ kasya kathaṃ tasya bhavatvicchā nirātmanaḥ 26

26. viśvam eva nabhaḥ yasya śūnyam sarvam mahātmanaḥ |
kutaḥ kasya katham tasya bhavatu icchā nirātmanaḥ ||

26. yasya mahātmanaḥ viśvam eva nabhaḥ sarvam śūnyam,
tasya nirātmanaḥ icchā kutaḥ kasya katham bhavatu?

26. For that great soul (mahātman) for whom the entire universe is indeed as empty as space, and everything (is empty), from where, for whom, and how could any desire (icchā) arise for such an egoless one (nirātman)?

Words meanings summery:

• विश्वम् (viśvam) - the universe, the all, the whole

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

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, space, atmosphere

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, for whom, of whom

• शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void, deserted

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

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul, for the great soul

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, why, wherefore

• कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom, for whom

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, for him

• भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be, may it arise, let it happen

• इच्छा (icchā) - desire, wish, will

• निरात्मनः (nirātmanaḥ) - of the egoless one; of one without a self; of the impersonal one

Words meanings and morphology

विश्वम् (viśvam) - the universe, the all, the whole

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viśva

viśva - all, whole, entire; the universe, the world

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

(indeclinable)

नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, space, atmosphere

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

यस्य (yasya) - whose, for whom, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'mahātmanaḥ'.

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void, deserted

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, desolate, vacant, absent, null

Note: Agrees with 'viśvam' and 'sarvam'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire, everything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire, everything

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul, for the great soul

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, magnanimous, noble-minded, exalted self

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, why, wherefore

(indeclinable)

कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom, for whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, for him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'mahātmanaḥ' and 'nirātmanaḥ'.

भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be, may it arise, let it happen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

इच्छा (icchā) - desire, wish, will

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of icchā

icchā - desire, wish, will, inclination, longing

Derived from the root 'iṣ' (to wish, desire).

Root: iṣ (class 6)

निरात्मनः (nirātmanaḥ) - of the egoless one; of one without a self; of the impersonal one

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nirātman

nirātman - without a self or soul; egoless; impersonal; liberated

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+ātman)

• nis – out, forth, away, without, free from
  prefix
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an