योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-71

प्राज्ञे यथार्थभूतेयं वस्तुदृष्टिः प्रसीदति ।
दृगिवेन्दौ निरम्भोदे सकलामलमण्डले ॥ ७१ ॥

prājñe yathārthabhūteyaṃ vastudṛṣṭiḥ prasīdati ,
dṛgivendau nirambhode sakalāmalamaṇḍale 71

71. prājñe yathārtha-bhūtā iyam vastu-dṛṣṭiḥ prasīdati
dṛk iva indau nira-ambhode sakala-amala-maṇḍale

71. prājñe,
nira-ambhode sakala-amala-maṇḍale indau dṛk iva,
iyam yathārtha-bhūtā vastu-dṛṣṭiḥ prasīdati.

71. In a discerning person, this accurate perception of reality (vastu-dṛṣṭi) manifests clearly, just as the eye (dṛk) perceives the moon when it is free from clouds and its orb is completely pure.

71. אצל האדם החכם, ראיית המציאות כפי שהיא זורחת בבהירות, כמו המבט המתענג על הירח המלא והזך בשמיים נקיים מעננים.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राज्ञे (prājñe) - in a wise person, in a discerning one

• यथार्थ-भूता (yathārtha-bhūtā) - truly existent, actual, factual

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• वस्तु-दृष्टिः (vastu-dṛṣṭiḥ) - perception of reality

• प्रसीदति (prasīdati) - becomes clear, manifests, flourishes, is pleased

• दृक् (dṛk) - eye, sight

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• इन्दौ (indau) - in the moon

• निर-अम्भोदे (nira-ambhode) - cloudless, without clouds

• सकल-अमल-मण्डले (sakala-amala-maṇḍale) - with a perfectly pure disk

Words meanings and morphology

प्राज्ञे (prājñe) - in a wise person, in a discerning one

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of prājña

prājña - wise, discerning, intelligent; a wise man

यथार्थ-भूता (yathārtha-bhūtā) - truly existent, actual, factual

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yathārtha-bhūta

yathārtha-bhūta - truly existing, real, actual, factual

Compound type : karmadhāraya (yathārtha+bhūta)

• yathārtha – true, real, correct, as it is
  adjective
• bhūta – become, happened, existed
  verbal derivative
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'bhū'
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vastu-dṛṣṭiḥ'.

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

वस्तु-दृष्टिः (vastu-dṛṣṭiḥ) - perception of reality

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vastu-dṛṣṭi

vastu-dṛṣṭi - view of reality, perception of truth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vastu+dṛṣṭi)

• vastu – reality, substance, object, thing
  noun (neuter)
• dṛṣṭi – seeing, sight, view, perception
  noun (feminine)

प्रसीदति (prasīdati) - becomes clear, manifests, flourishes, is pleased

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of pra-sīd

Derived from root 'sad' (class 1) with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

दृक् (dṛk) - eye, sight

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛś

dṛś - eye, sight, vision

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

इन्दौ (indau) - in the moon

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of indu

indu - moon, drop, spot

निर-अम्भोदे (nira-ambhode) - cloudless, without clouds

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nira-ambhoda

nira-ambhoda - cloudless, free from clouds

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+ambhoda)

• nir – without, out of, away from
  indeclinable
• ambhoda – cloud (lit. 'water-giver')
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'indau'.

सकल-अमल-मण्डले (sakala-amala-maṇḍale) - with a perfectly pure disk

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sakala-amala-maṇḍala

sakala-amala-maṇḍala - having a completely spotless orb/disk

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sakala+amala+maṇḍala)

• sakala – whole, complete, entire
  adjective
• amala – spotless, pure, clean, faultless
  adjective
• maṇḍala – disk, orb, circle, sphere
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'indau'.

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