योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-72, verse-25

सर्वमाकाशमेवेदं संकल्पकलनात्मकम् ।
वस्तुतस्त्वस्ति न जगत्त्वत्तामत्ते न च क्वचित् ॥ २५ ॥

sarvamākāśamevedaṃ saṃkalpakalanātmakam ,
vastutastvasti na jagattvattāmatte na ca kvacit 25

25. sarvam ākāśam eva idam saṅkalpakalanātmakam vastutaḥ
tu asti na jagat tvattāmamatte na ca kvacit

25. idam sarvam ākāśam eva saṅkalpakalanātmakam.
vastutaḥ tu jagat na asti,
tvattāmamatte ca na kvacit.

25. All this is indeed merely space, being of the nature of conceptualization and imagination. But in reality, the world does not exist, nor do 'you-ness' or 'I-ness' exist anywhere.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entire universe or creation (all, every, whole, entire)

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the subtle, pervasive, unmanifest space of consciousness (space, ether, sky)

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

• इदम् (idam) - this manifest universe (this, here)

• सङ्कल्पकलनात्मकम् (saṅkalpakalanātmakam) - whose essential nature is conceptualization and mental construction (of the nature of resolve and imagination/reckoning)

• वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, truly, essentially

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• न (na) - not, no

• जगत् (jagat) - the phenomenal world perceived by the senses (world, universe)

• त्वत्ताममत्ते (tvattāmamatte) - the concepts of 'me' and 'mine' or 'you' and 'yours', i.e., egoic identification (you-ness and I-ness, individuality and mine-ness)

• न (na) - not, nor

• च (ca) - and, also

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - in any place or at any point in existence (anywhere, at any time, sometimes)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entire universe or creation (all, every, whole, entire)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the subtle, pervasive, unmanifest space of consciousness (space, ether, sky)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - space, ether, sky, subtle element

From ā-kāś root

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this manifest universe (this, here)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

सङ्कल्पकलनात्मकम् (saṅkalpakalanātmakam) - whose essential nature is conceptualization and mental construction (of the nature of resolve and imagination/reckoning)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṅkalpakalanātmaka

saṅkalpakalanātmaka - of the nature of resolve, conceptualization, and imagination/reckoning

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṅkalpa+kalana+ātmaka)

• saṅkalpa – resolve, intention, conceptualization
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-kḷp root
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• kalana – reckoning, imagination, perception, computation
  noun (neuter)
  From root kal
  Root: kal (class 10)
• ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of, pertaining to the self
  adjective (masculine)
  From ātman with ka suffix

Note: Agrees with 'idam'.

वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, truly, essentially

(indeclinable)

From vastu with tas suffix

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जगत् (jagat) - the phenomenal world perceived by the senses (world, universe)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

From root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

त्वत्ताममत्ते (tvattāmamatte) - the concepts of 'me' and 'mine' or 'you' and 'yours', i.e., egoic identification (you-ness and I-ness, individuality and mine-ness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of tvattāmamattā

tvattāmamattā - you-ness and I-ness

Dvandva compound of tvattā and mamattā

Compound type : dvandva (tvattā+mamattā)

• tvattā – you-ness, your existence, individuality
  noun (feminine)
  From tvat (you) + tā (suffix for abstract noun)
• mamattā – I-ness, my existence, possessiveness, mine-ness
  noun (feminine)
  From mama (my) + tā (suffix for abstract noun)

Note: Refers to the dual concepts of 'you' and 'I' as in egoic identification.

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - in any place or at any point in existence (anywhere, at any time, sometimes)

(indeclinable)

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