योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-39, verse-25

यद्भातं प्रेक्षया नास्ति तन्नास्त्येव निरन्तरम् ।
जगद्रूपमरूपात्म ब्रह्म ब्रह्मणि संस्थितम् ॥ २५ ॥

yadbhātaṃ prekṣayā nāsti tannāstyeva nirantaram ,
jagadrūpamarūpātma brahma brahmaṇi saṃsthitam 25

25. yat bhātam prekṣayā na asti tat na asti eva nirantaram
jagat-rūpam arūpa-ātma brahma brahmaṇi saṃsthitam

25. yat bhātam prekṣayā na asti,
tat nirantaram eva na asti.
jagat-rūpam arūpa-ātma brahma brahmaṇi saṃsthitam.

25. Whatever is perceived to appear but does not truly exist upon examination, that certainly does not exist continuously. Brahman, which has the form of the world yet whose essential nature (ātman) is formless, is firmly established in Brahman itself.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which

• भातम् (bhātam) - appeared, manifested, shone

• प्रेक्षया (prekṣayā) - by observation, by perception

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• निरन्तरम् (nirantaram) - continuously, perpetually, without interval

• जगत्-रूपम् (jagat-rūpam) - having the form of the world

• अरूप-आत्म (arūpa-ātma) - whose Self (ātman) is formless, of formless nature

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

• ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - in Brahman

• संस्थितम् (saṁsthitam) - established, firmly located, resting in

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever, that

भातम् (bhātam) - appeared, manifested, shone

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāta

bhāta - shone, appeared, manifested, visible

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhā (to shine, appear) with the kta (past passive participle) suffix.

Root: bhā (class 2)

प्रेक्षया (prekṣayā) - by observation, by perception

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prekṣā

prekṣā - seeing, viewing, observation, perception, intuition

From pra + root īkṣ (to see, perceive).

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she, this

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

निरन्तरम् (nirantaram) - continuously, perpetually, without interval

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirantara

nirantara - continuous, uninterrupted, close, perpetual, without interval

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (nis+antara)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  indeclinable
• antara – interval, space, inner, intermediate
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbial usage.

जगत्-रूपम् (jagat-rūpam) - having the form of the world

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat-rūpa

jagat-rūpa - having the form of the world, whose nature is the world

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jagat+rūpa)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root gam (to go, move) + śatṛ suffix.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

अरूप-आत्म (arūpa-ātma) - whose Self (ātman) is formless, of formless nature

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of arūpa-ātman

arūpa-ātman - whose Self (ātman) is formless, having a formless nature/essence

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+rūpa+ātman)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• ātman – Self, soul, essence
  noun (masculine)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the ultimate reality, the absolute, sacred word or knowledge

ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - in Brahman

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the ultimate reality, the absolute, sacred word or knowledge

संस्थितम् (saṁsthitam) - established, firmly located, resting in

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - placed, established, settled, existing, firm, resting in

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix sam + root sthā (to stand) with the kta (past passive participle) suffix.

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

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