योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-99, verse-41

वस्तुतस्तु यथाभूतं चिद्बब्रह्मैवाततं स्थितम् ।
न च तत्संस्थितं किंचित्स्मर्ताऽस्मर्ता किमात्मकः ॥ ४१ ॥

vastutastu yathābhūtaṃ cidbabrahmaivātataṃ sthitam ,
na ca tatsaṃsthitaṃ kiṃcitsmartā'smartā kimātmakaḥ 41

41. vastutaḥ tu yathābhūtam cit-brahma eva ātatam sthitam
na ca tat saṃsthitam kiñcit smartā asmartā kim ātmakaḥ

41. tu vastutaḥ yathābhūtam ātataṃ cit-brahma eva sthitam.
ca tat (brahma) kiñcit na saṃsthitam (asti).
smartā asmartā ca kim-ātmakaḥ (bhavet)?

41. In reality, as it truly is, only the all-pervading Consciousness-Brahman (brahman) exists. Nothing whatsoever is contained within that (brahman). What, then, is the nature of a 'rememberer' (smartā) or a 'non-rememberer' (asmartā)?

Words meanings summery:

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

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• यथाभूतम् (yathābhūtam) - as it truly is, in its true nature, as it has become

• चित्-ब्रह्म (cit-brahma) - The ultimate reality as pure consciousness (brahman) (Consciousness-Brahman, absolute consciousness)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, alone

• आततम् (ātatam) - all-pervading, extensive, stretched out

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - exists, is situated, established

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत् (tat) - that (neuter), it

• संस्थितम् (saṁsthitam) - contained, situated, established

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, whatsoever

• स्मर्ता (smartā) - a rememberer, one who remembers

• अस्मर्ता (asmartā) - a non-rememberer, one who does not remember

• किम् (kim) - what? of what kind?

• आत्मकः (ātmakaḥ) - of the nature of, having the self of

Words meanings and morphology

वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, truly, actually

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'vastu' (thing, reality) using the adverbial suffix '-tas'

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

यथाभूतम् (yathābhūtam) - as it truly is, in its true nature, as it has become

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yathābhūta

yathābhūta - as it is, true, real, actual

Compound type : avyayibhava (yathā+bhūta)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• bhūta – become, existing, being, past
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root bhū
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with cit-brahma

चित्-ब्रह्म (cit-brahma) - The ultimate reality as pure consciousness (brahman) (Consciousness-Brahman, absolute consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cit-brahman

cit-brahman - Consciousness-Brahman

Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+brahman)

• cit – consciousness, pure thought
  noun (feminine)
• brahman – the Absolute, ultimate reality, universal spirit, sacred word (brahman)
  noun (neuter)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, alone

(indeclinable)

आततम् (ātatam) - all-pervading, extensive, stretched out

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātata

ātata - pervading, extensive, stretched, spread

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root tan with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Agrees with cit-brahma

स्थितम् (sthitam) - exists, is situated, established

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, existing, situated, established

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with cit-brahma

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (neuter), it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to cit-brahma

संस्थितम् (saṁsthitam) - contained, situated, established

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - contained, situated, established, existing

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root sthā with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with kiñcit

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, whatsoever

(indeclinable)

Note: Can also be analyzed as neuter nom/acc singular of the pronoun 'kimcid'.

स्मर्ता (smartā) - a rememberer, one who remembers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smartṛ

smartṛ - rememberer, one who remembers

Agent noun from root smṛ

Root: smṛ (class 1)

अस्मर्ता (asmartā) - a non-rememberer, one who does not remember

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asmartṛ

asmartṛ - non-rememberer, one who does not remember

Agent noun from root smṛ with negative prefix a

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+smartṛ)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• smartṛ – rememberer, one who remembers
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root smṛ
  Root: smṛ (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what? of what kind?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, who?

आत्मकः (ātmakaḥ) - of the nature of, having the self of

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmaka

ātmaka - having the nature of, consisting of, having the self of

Derived from ātman (self)