योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-72, verse-23

एवमेष स यो ब्रह्मा स एवेदं जगत्स्थितम् ।
विराजो ब्रह्मणो राम देहो यस्तदिदं जगत् ॥ २३ ॥

evameṣa sa yo brahmā sa evedaṃ jagatsthitam ,
virājo brahmaṇo rāma deho yastadidaṃ jagat 23

23. evam eṣaḥ saḥ yaḥ brahmā saḥ eva idam jagat sthitam
virājaḥ brahmaṇaḥ rāma dehaḥ yaḥ tat idam jagat

23. evam eṣaḥ saḥ yaḥ brahmā (asti)
saḥ eva idam sthitam jagat (asti)
rāma virājaḥ brahmaṇaḥ yaḥ
dehaḥ (asti) tat idam jagat (asti)

23. Thus, this very one who is Brahmā, he himself is this existing universe. O Rāma, this entire world is indeed the body of Virāj, the manifest form of Brahman.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

• सः (saḥ) - that, that one, he

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā, the creator god (Brahmā (the creator god), a priest)

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• इदम् (idam) - this

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

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - existing, standing, situated

• विराजः (virājaḥ) - of Virāj, of the cosmic being

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of the ultimate reality (brahman) (of Brahman, of the ultimate reality)

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body, form

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• इदम् (idam) - this

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun stem.

Note: Refers to Brahmā.

सः (saḥ) - that, that one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Demonstrative pronoun stem.

Note: Used as a coreferent.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun stem.

Note: Refers to eṣaḥ or saḥ.

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā, the creator god (Brahmā (the creator god), a priest)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), a Brahmin priest, the Veda

Masculine nominative singular.

Root: bṛh (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Demonstrative pronoun stem.

Note: Reinforces the subject eṣaḥ.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun stem.

Note: Refers to jagat.

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, existing

Present Active Participle (used as noun)

From root gam (to go) by reduplication. Functions as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for saḥ.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - existing, standing, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, abiding, firm

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with jagat.

विराजः (virājaḥ) - of Virāj, of the cosmic being

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of virāj

virāj - the brilliant one, the sovereign, a cosmic being (often identified with the physical universe)

From vi-rāj (to shine forth, rule).

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of the ultimate reality (brahman) (of Brahman, of the ultimate reality)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, ultimate reality, the universal spirit (brahman)

Neuter s stem.

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Refers to the ultimate reality (brahman).

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name), pleasing, dark-coloured

Vocative singular of rāma.

Root: ram (class 1)

देहः (dehaḥ) - body, form

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, person

From root dih (to smear, to grow).

Root: dih (class 4)

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun stem.

Note: Refers to dehaḥ.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Demonstrative pronoun stem.

Note: Corelative to yaḥ.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun stem.

Note: Refers to jagat.

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, existing

Present Active Participle (used as noun)

From root gam (to go) by reduplication. Functions as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for tat idam.

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