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).

15. לבו של יודע האמת מכיל את הכול אך נטול עצמים, עצום כיקום אך זעיר כחלקיק הזעיר ביותר, אינו ריק אך בעל טבע של ריקנות.

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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