योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-54, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
जगन्नाम नभः स्वच्छं सद्ब्रह्म नभसि स्थितम् ।
नभो नभसि भातीदं जगच्छब्दार्थ इत्यजम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
jagannāma nabhaḥ svacchaṃ sadbrahma nabhasi sthitam ,
nabho nabhasi bhātīdaṃ jagacchabdārtha ityajam 1

1. śrī vasiṣṭha uvāca jagat nāma
nabhaḥ svaccham sat brahma nabhasi
sthitam nabhaḥ nabhasi bhāti
idam jagat śabdārthaḥ iti ajam

1. śrī vasiṣṭha uvāca jagat nāma
svaccham nabhaḥ sat brahma nabhasi
sthitam idam nabhaḥ nabhasi
bhāti iti jagat śabdārthaḥ ajam

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: The entity known as the 'world' (jagat) is like pure space, and the true `brahman` is situated within that space. This very space shines within (that) space; therefore, the true meaning of the word 'world' (jagat) is unborn.

Words meanings summery:

• श्री (śrī) - an honorific prefix (revered, glorious, prosperity, wealth, goddess Lakshmi)

• वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Vasistha (proper noun)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving, living

• नाम (nāma) - 'by name', or simply emphasizes the preceding word (name, by name, indeed)

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, space, atmosphere

• स्वच्छम् (svaccham) - clear, pure, transparent

• सत् (sat) - the truly existing, referring to brahman (existent, real, true, good)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute Reality, the ultimate cosmic principle (brahman)

• नभसि (nabhasi) - in space, in the sky

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, established, standing, existing

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, space, atmosphere

• नभसि (nabhasi) - in space, in the sky

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, is brilliant

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• शब्दार्थः (śabdārthaḥ) - meaning of a word, sense of a term

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation

• अजम् (ajam) - unborn, not born

Words meanings and morphology

श्री (śrī) - an honorific prefix (revered, glorious, prosperity, wealth, goddess Lakshmi)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, goddess Lakshmi, honorific

वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Vasistha (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasistha (name of a revered Vedic sage)

Superlative of vasu (good, excellent).

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

3rd singular perfect active from root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving, living

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living, that which moves

Present Active Participle

From root gam (to go) + śatṛ suffix, then nasalized.

Root: gam (class 1)

नाम (nāma) - 'by name', or simply emphasizes the preceding word (name, by name, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Either accusative of nāman or an indeclinable particle. Context suggests indeclinable.

नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, space, atmosphere

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, space, cloud

s-stem noun.

Root: nabh

स्वच्छम् (svaccham) - clear, pure, transparent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svaccha

svaccha - clear, pure, transparent, limpid, spotless

su (good) + accha (clear).

सत् (sat) - the truly existing, referring to brahman (existent, real, true, good)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, true, good, being, reality

Present Active Participle

From root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute Reality, the ultimate cosmic principle (brahman)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute Reality, the ultimate cosmic principle, the Supreme Being

n-stem noun.

Root: bṛh (class 1)

नभसि (nabhasi) - in space, in the sky

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, space, cloud

s-stem noun.

Root: nabh

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, established, standing, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - situated, established, standing, existing, fixed

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand) + kta suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, space, atmosphere

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, space, cloud

s-stem noun.

Root: nabh

नभसि (nabhasi) - in space, in the sky

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, space, cloud

s-stem noun.

Root: nabh

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, is brilliant

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Present Active

3rd singular present active from root bhā.

Root: bhā (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Demonstrative pronoun.

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living

Present Active Participle

From root gam (to go) + śatṛ suffix, then nasalized.

Root: gam (class 1)

शब्दार्थः (śabdārthaḥ) - meaning of a word, sense of a term

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabdārtha

śabdārtha - meaning of a word, sense of a term, denotation

Tatpurusha compound: śabda (word) + artha (meaning).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śabda+artha)

• śabda – word, sound, term
  noun (masculine)
• artha – meaning, sense, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: jagat is modifying śabdārthaḥ to be "the meaning of the word 'jagat'".

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation

(indeclinable)

अजम् (ajam) - unborn, not born

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aja

aja - unborn, not born, eternal, primordial

a (negative prefix) + ja (born).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ja)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• ja – born, produced
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root jan (to be born) + ḍa suffix
  Root: jan (class 4)