योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-39, verse-27

मयि ब्रह्मैकरूपं ते शान्तमाकाशकोशवत् ।
वायोः स्पन्दैरिवाभिन्नैर्व्यवहारैश्च तन्मयि ॥ २७ ॥

mayi brahmaikarūpaṃ te śāntamākāśakośavat ,
vāyoḥ spandairivābhinnairvyavahāraiśca tanmayi 27

27. mayi brahmaikarūpaṃ te śāntam ākāśakośavat vāyoḥ
spandaiḥ iva abhinnaiḥ vyavahāraiḥ ca tat mayi

27. te brahmaikarūpaṃ śāntam ākāśakośavat mayi [asti] ca
vāyoḥ spandaiḥ iva abhinnaiḥ vyavahāraiḥ tat mayi [asti]

27. That Brahman (brahman) of a single form, tranquil like the inner space of the ether, exists in me. And those activities (vyavahāra), non-different [from it], like the pulsations of wind, are also within me.

Words meanings summery:

• मयि (mayi) - in me

• ब्रह्मैकरूपं (brahmaikarūpaṁ) - Brahman of one form, having a single form which is Brahman

• ते (te) - that, those

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm

• आकाशकोशवत् (ākāśakośavat) - like the inner space of the ether, like a hollow in the sky

• वायोः (vāyoḥ) - of wind, from wind

• स्पन्दैः (spandaiḥ) - by pulsations, by vibrations, by movements

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• अभिन्नैः (abhinnaiḥ) - by the non-different, by the identical

• व्यवहारैः (vyavahāraiḥ) - by activities, by dealings, by interactions

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• मयि (mayi) - in me

Words meanings and morphology

मयि (mayi) - in me

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of aham

aham - I

ब्रह्मैकरूपं (brahmaikarūpaṁ) - Brahman of one form, having a single form which is Brahman

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmaikarūpa

brahmaikarūpa - having a single form, which is Brahman; of the one form of Brahman

Compound describing the unified nature of Brahman.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (brahman+eka+rūpa)

• brahman – Brahman, the Absolute Reality, the ultimate cosmic principle
  noun (neuter)
• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (neuter)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance, characteristic
  noun (neuter)

ते (te) - that, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, calm, tranquil, pacified

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śam (to be calm, to cease) with past passive participle suffix -ta.

Root: śam (class 4)

आकाशकोशवत् (ākāśakośavat) - like the inner space of the ether, like a hollow in the sky

(indeclinable)

Derived from the compound 'ākāśakośa' with the suffix 'vat' forming an adverb meaning 'like' or 'as'.

वायोः (vāyoḥ) - of wind, from wind

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, vital breath

स्पन्दैः (spandaiḥ) - by pulsations, by vibrations, by movements

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of spanda

spanda - vibration, throb, pulsation, movement

Root: spand (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

अभिन्नैः (abhinnaiḥ) - by the non-different, by the identical

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of abhinna

abhinna - non-different, identical, undivided, indistinguishable

Negative compound ('a' + 'bhinna'). 'bhinna' is the past passive participle of root 'bhid' (to break, divide).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhinna)

• a – not, non-, un- (negation prefix)
  indeclinable
• bhinna – broken, divided, separated, different
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle from root 'bhid' (to break, divide).
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'vyavahāraiḥ'.

व्यवहारैः (vyavahāraiḥ) - by activities, by dealings, by interactions

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vyavahāra

vyavahāra - activity, interaction, conduct, practice, worldly affairs

Derived from root hṛ (to carry, take) with prefixes vi and ava.

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to 'brahmaikarūpaṃ'.

मयि (mayi) - in me

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of aham

aham - I

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