योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-74, verse-29

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यत्र त्वमपि देहान्तः कर्तुं शक्तोऽस्यलं स्थितम् ।
संकल्पात्मा विभुस्तत्र ब्रह्मा किं न करिष्यति ॥ २९ ॥

yatra tvamapi dehāntaḥ kartuṃ śakto'syalaṃ sthitam ,
saṃkalpātmā vibhustatra brahmā kiṃ na kariṣyati 29

29. yatra tvam api deha-antaḥ kartum śaktaḥ asi alam sthitam
saṅkalpa-ātmā vibhuḥ tatra brahmā kim na kariṣyati

29. yatra tvam api deha-antaḥ alam sthitam kartum śaktaḥ
asi tatra saṅkalpa-ātmā vibhuḥ brahmā kim na kariṣyati

29. Even where you are capable of fully manifesting what is established within the body, what, then, will the omnipresent Brahman, whose very essence is pure resolve (saṅkalpa), not accomplish?

Words meanings summery:

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यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place, if, when

त्वम् (tvam) - you

अपि (api) - even, also, too, and

देह-अन्तः (deha-antaḥ) - within the body, inside the body

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to accomplish

शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable, able, powerful

असि (asi) - are (you are)

अलम् (alam) - sufficiently, enough, fully, adequately

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

सङ्कल्प-आत्मा (saṅkalpa-ātmā) - whose nature is resolve, whose self is intention

विभुः (vibhuḥ) - omnipresent, pervasive, powerful, lord

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, then

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahman (the ultimate reality) (Brahman (the ultimate reality), the creator deity Brahmā)

किम् (kim) - what, why

न (na) - not, no

करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do, will make, will accomplish

Words meanings and morphology

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place, if, when

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अपि (api) - even, also, too, and

(indeclinable)

देह-अन्तः (deha-antaḥ) - within the body, inside the body

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+antas)

deha – body
noun (masculine)
antas – inside, within, internal
indeclinable (neuter)

Note: Compound used adverbially.

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to accomplish

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Formed with infinitive suffix -tum from root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable, able, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakta

śakta - capable, able, powerful

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'tvam'.

असि (asi) - are (you are)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present indicative, second person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

अलम् (alam) - sufficiently, enough, fully, adequately

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'śaktaḥ' or 'kartum śaktaḥ'.

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

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, existing, situated, established

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand) with suffix -ta.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of 'kartum'.

सङ्कल्प-आत्मा (saṅkalpa-ātmā) - whose nature is resolve, whose self is intention

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅkalpa-ātman

saṅkalpa-ātman - whose nature is resolve

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṅkalpa+ātman)

saṅkalpa – resolve, intention, will, mental conception
noun (masculine)
From sam-kḷp
Prefix: sam
Root: kḷp (class 1)
ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
noun (masculine)
Root: an (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'brahmā'.

विभुः (vibhuḥ) - omnipresent, pervasive, powerful, lord

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - omnipresent, pervasive, powerful, master

From vi-bhū (to be everywhere).

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'brahmā'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, then

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahman (the ultimate reality) (Brahman (the ultimate reality), the creator deity Brahmā)