योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-48, verse-15

सर्वार्थमर्थरहितं महदेव पराणुवत् ।
अशून्यमेव शून्यात्म हृदयं वेद्यवेदिनः ॥ १५ ॥

sarvārthamartharahitaṃ mahadeva parāṇuvat ,
aśūnyameva śūnyātma hṛdayaṃ vedyavedinaḥ 15

15. sarvārtham artharahitam mahat eva parāṇuvat
| aśūnyam eva śūnyātma hṛdayam vedyavedinaḥ

15. vedyavedinaḥ hṛdayam sarvārtham artharahitam
mahat eva parāṇuvat aśūnyam eva śūnyātma

15. For the knower of the knowable (vedya-vedinaḥ), the essence (hṛdayam) is simultaneously all-encompassing in purpose (sarvārtham) yet devoid of individual purpose (artharahitam); it is indeed vast (mahat eva) like the subtlest particle (parāṇuvat), and indeed not empty (aśūnyam eva) yet its fundamental nature is emptiness (śūnyātman).

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वार्थम् (sarvārtham) - all-encompassing purpose, including all objects/meanings

• अर्थरहितम् (artharahitam) - devoid of individual purpose/objects, without meaning/substance

• महत् (mahat) - great, vast, extensive

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

• पराणुवत् (parāṇuvat) - like the supreme atom, extremely subtle

• अशून्यम् (aśūnyam) - not empty, full, substantial

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

• शून्यात्म (śūnyātma) - whose nature is emptiness, whose self is emptiness

• हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart, core, essence, consciousness

• वेद्यवेदिनः (vedyavedinaḥ) - of the knower of the knowable, of the one who knows what is to be known

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वार्थम् (sarvārtham) - all-encompassing purpose, including all objects/meanings

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvārtha

sarvārtha - all-purpose, all-meaning, comprising all objects or meanings

Compound of 'sarva' (all) and 'artha' (purpose, meaning, object).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+artha)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'hṛdayam'.

अर्थरहितम् (artharahitam) - devoid of individual purpose/objects, without meaning/substance

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of artharahita

artharahita - devoid of objects, without purpose or meaning, unsubstantial

Compound of 'artha' (purpose, object) and 'rahita' (devoid of, free from).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+rahita)

• artha – purpose, object, meaning
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ (class 5)
• rahita – devoid of, abandoned, free from
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'rah' (to abandon, forsake).
  Root: rah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'hṛdayam'.

महत् (mahat) - great, vast, extensive

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'mah' (to be great) or a primary derivative indicating greatness.

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'hṛdayam'.

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, truly

(indeclinable)

पराणुवत् (parāṇuvat) - like the supreme atom, extremely subtle

(adjective)

of parāṇuvat

parāṇuvat - like a supreme atom, atomic, extremely subtle

Derived from 'paramāṇu' (supreme atom) + '-vat' (like). The 'ma' in 'paramāṇu' is elided in 'parāṇu' in some traditions or poetic contexts.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (parama+aṇu+vat)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
• aṇu – atom, minute particle, subtle
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, as
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity.

अशून्यम् (aśūnyam) - not empty, full, substantial

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aśūnya

aśūnya - not empty, full, substantial, not void

Null compound of 'a-' (negation) and 'śūnya' (empty).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śūnya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• śūnya – empty, void, null
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'śū' (to swell, be empty).
  Root: śū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'hṛdayam'.

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, truly

(indeclinable)

शून्यात्म (śūnyātma) - whose nature is emptiness, whose self is emptiness

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnyātman

śūnyātman - whose self is emptiness, whose nature is void, having an empty self

Compound of 'śūnya' (empty) and 'ātman' (self, nature). As a bahuvrīhi adjective, it agrees with the gender of the noun it modifies.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śūnya+ātman)

• śūnya – empty, void
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'śū' (to swell, be empty).
  Root: śū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, nature, supreme spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: at (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'hṛdayam', implying its nature (ātman) is śūnya (empty of inherent, separate existence).

हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart, core, essence, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, core, essence, consciousness

Root: hṛ (class 1)

वेद्यवेदिनः (vedyavedinaḥ) - of the knower of the knowable, of the one who knows what is to be known

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vedyavedin

vedyavedin - one who knows the knowable, a knower of truth

Compound of 'vedya' (knowable, gerundive from 'vid') and 'vedin' (knower, agent noun from 'vid').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vedya+vedin)

• vedya – knowable, to be known
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root 'vid' (to know) with the suffix '-ya'.
  Root: vid (class 2)
• vedin – knower, one who knows
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root 'vid' (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)

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