योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-95, verse-14
एवमात्म क्वचिद्व्योम कचनात्माप्यहं नभः ।
परमेव निराकारं युष्मास्वाकारवानपि ॥ १४ ॥
परमेव निराकारं युष्मास्वाकारवानपि ॥ १४ ॥
evamātma kvacidvyoma kacanātmāpyahaṃ nabhaḥ ,
parameva nirākāraṃ yuṣmāsvākāravānapi 14
parameva nirākāraṃ yuṣmāsvākāravānapi 14
14.
evam ātma kvacit vyoma kacana ātmā api aham
nabhaḥ param eva nirākāram yuṣmāsu ākāravān api
nabhaḥ param eva nirākāram yuṣmāsu ākāravān api
14.
evam ātma kvacit vyoma,
kacana ātmā api aham nabhaḥ; [aham] param eva nirākāram [asmi],
api yuṣmāsu ākāravān [asmi]
kacana ātmā api aham nabhaḥ; [aham] param eva nirākāram [asmi],
api yuṣmāsu ākāravān [asmi]
14.
Thus, sometimes the self (ātman) is space (vyoma), and at other times, even I (the ātman) am the sky (nabhaḥ). Though inherently supreme and formless (nirākāra), I am also endowed with form (ākāravān) for you all.
Words meanings summery:
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- एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way
- आत्म (ātma) - the self, myself
- क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, in some place, occasionally
- व्योम (vyoma) - space, sky, ether
- कचन (kacana) - some, any, certain
- आत्मा (ātmā) - the self, the (ātman) soul
- अपि (api) - also, even
- अहम् (aham) - I
- नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere, space
- परम् (param) - Nominative singular, neuter, agreeing with nirākāram and implied nature of aham. (supreme, highest, ultimate)
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
- निराकारम् (nirākāram) - formless, shapeless
- युष्मासु (yuṣmāsu) - Refers to the audience. (in you (all))
- आकारवान् (ākāravān) - having form, endowed with shape
- अपि (api) - also, even
Words meanings and morphology
एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way
(indeclinable)
आत्म (ātma) - the self, myself
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
The stem form of the noun ātman, often used in compounds or with slight phonetic variations in poetic contexts.
Note: Poetic usage of ātman's stem form for nominative singular.
क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, in some place, occasionally
(indeclinable)
व्योम (vyoma) - space, sky, ether
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman
vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space, ether
n-stem neuter noun
Note: Predicate nominative to ātma.
कचन (kacana) - some, any, certain
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kacana
kacana - some, any, a certain (person or thing)
from ka (who) + cana (particle)
आत्मा (ātmā) - the self, the (ātman) soul
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
regular nominative singular form of the noun ātman
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
particle
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
first person pronoun
नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere, space
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhas
nabhas - sky, atmosphere, cloud, space
s-stem neuter noun
Note: Predicate nominative to aham.
परम् (param) - Nominative singular, neuter, agreeing with nirākāram and implied nature of aham. (supreme, highest, ultimate)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of para
para - highest, supreme, ultimate, other
एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
(indeclinable)
emphasising particle
निराकारम् (nirākāram) - formless, shapeless
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nirākāra
nirākāra - formless, shapeless, incorporeal
Compound: nis (without) + ākāra (form, shape).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+ākāra)
- nis – without, out, away
indeclinable
prefix - ākāra – form, shape, appearance
noun (masculine)
from ā- + root kṛ (to make)
Prefix: ā
Root: kṛ (class 8)
युष्मासु (yuṣmāsu) - Refers to the audience. (in you (all))
(pronoun)
Locative, plural of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (plural)
second person plural pronoun
आकारवान् (ākāravān) - having form, endowed with shape
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāravant
ākāravant - having form, embodied, shapely
derived from ākāra (form) + matup suffix (vant form)
Prefix: ā
Root: kṛ (class 8)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
particle