योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-80, verse-21

सर्वभूतात्मभूतत्वात्सर्वगत्वान्महाकृतिः ।
यानि तस्यानुषक्तानि पञ्च खानीन्द्रियाण्यलम् ॥ २१ ॥

sarvabhūtātmabhūtatvātsarvagatvānmahākṛtiḥ ,
yāni tasyānuṣaktāni pañca khānīndriyāṇyalam 21

21. sarva-bhūta-ātma-bhūtatvāt sarva-gatvāt mahā-ākṛtiḥ
yāni tasya anuraktāni pañca khāni indriyāṇi alam

21. sarva-bhūta-ātma-bhūtatvāt sarva-gatvāt saḥ mahā-ākṛtiḥ
tasya yāni pañca khāni anuraktāni indriyāṇi alam

21. Because he is the essential nature (ātman) of all beings and is all-pervading, he possesses a great form. The five apertures (khāni) that are connected to him are indeed the sense organs (indriya).

21. מכיוון שהוא מהווה את העצמי הפנימי של כל הברואים והוא נמצא בכל, דמותו היא גדולה ועצומה. חמשת איברי התפיסה החושית המחוברים אליו מייצגים את פתחיו.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्व-भूत-आत्म-भूतत्वात् (sarva-bhūta-ātma-bhūtatvāt) - due to the state of having become the self (ātman) of all beings

• सर्व-गत्वात् (sarva-gatvāt) - due to omnipresence, being all-pervading

• महा-आकृतिः (mahā-ākṛtiḥ) - having a great form, magnificent in form

• यानि (yāni) - which, what (plural neuter)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Rudra) (his, of him, of that)

• अनुरक्तानि (anuraktāni) - inherently connected (attached, connected, devoted)

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• खानि (khāni) - apertures (referring to sense organ openings like eyes, ears, etc.) (holes, cavities, openings, senses (especially of perception))

• इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - sense organs, powers, faculties

• अलम् (alam) - indeed, truly (emphasizing that the khāni are the indriyāṇi) (enough, sufficient, indeed, capable, ornament)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्व-भूत-आत्म-भूतत्वात् (sarva-bhūta-ātma-bhūtatvāt) - due to the state of having become the self (ātman) of all beings

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sarva-bhūta-ātma-bhūtatva

sarva-bhūta-ātma-bhūtatva - the state of having become the self (ātman) of all beings

Derived from sarva-bhūta-ātma-bhūta + tva (suffix for abstract noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta+ātman+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• bhūta – become, existed, being (PPP of bhū)
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses reason.

सर्व-गत्वात् (sarva-gatvāt) - due to omnipresence, being all-pervading

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sarva-gatva

sarva-gatva - omnipresence, the state of being all-pervading

Derived from sarva-gata + tva (suffix for abstract noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+gata)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun
• gata – gone, reached, pervading (PPP of gam)
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Expresses reason.

महा-आकृतिः (mahā-ākṛtiḥ) - having a great form, magnificent in form

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahā-ākṛti

mahā-ākṛti - having a great form, magnificent in appearance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ākṛti)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective
• ākṛti – form, shape, figure, appearance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies the subject (Rudra).

यानि (yāni) - which, what (plural neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to `khāni` and `indriyāṇi`.

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Rudra) (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अनुरक्तानि (anuraktāni) - inherently connected (attached, connected, devoted)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of anurakta

anurakta - attached, devoted, connected, fond of

Past Passive Participle

From root rañj with prefix anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `khāni` and `indriyāṇi`.

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(numeral)

Note: Used as an adjective for `khāni`.

खानि (khāni) - apertures (referring to sense organ openings like eyes, ears, etc.) (holes, cavities, openings, senses (especially of perception))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kha

kha - sky, space, ether, hole, cavity, sense organ

Note: Used as 'sense organs' in this context.

इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - sense organs, powers, faculties

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense organ, faculty, power (especially of the senses)

Derived from Indra or from root ind (to be powerful)

Root: ind (class 1)

Note: Clarifies the meaning of `khāni`.

अलम् (alam) - indeed, truly (emphasizing that the khāni are the indriyāṇi) (enough, sufficient, indeed, capable, ornament)

(indeclinable)

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