योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-17, verse-21

कथार्थप्रतिभासाभं व्योममुक्तावलीनिभम् ।
कटकत्वं यथा हेम्नि तरङ्गत्वं यथाम्भसि ॥ २१ ॥

kathārthapratibhāsābhaṃ vyomamuktāvalīnibham ,
kaṭakatvaṃ yathā hemni taraṅgatvaṃ yathāmbhasi 21

21. kathārthapratibhāsābham vyomamuktāvalīnibham
kaṭakatvam yathā hemni taraṅgatvam yathā ambhasi

21. kathārthapratibhāsābham vyomamuktāvalīnibham
kaṭakatvam yathā hemni taraṅgatvam yathā ambhasi

21. It appears like the manifestation of a story's meaning, or like a string of pearls in the sky. It is similar to how the quality of being a bracelet exists in gold, or how the quality of being a wave exists in water.

Words meanings summery:

• कथार्थप्रतिभासाभम् (kathārthapratibhāsābham) - like the illusory manifestation of a narrative's plot or meaning (appearing like the manifestation of a story's meaning)

• व्योममुक्तावलीनिभम् (vyomamuktāvalīnibham) - like an illusory string of pearls in the sky (resembling a string of pearls in the sky)

• कटकत्वम् (kaṭakatvam) - the quality of being a bracelet (the quality or state of being a bracelet, bracelet-ness)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, like)

• हेम्नि (hemni) - in gold (the underlying substance) (in gold)

• तरङ्गत्वम् (taraṅgatvam) - the quality of being a wave (the quality or state of being a wave, wave-ness)

• यथा (yathā) - and just as (just as, as, like)

• अम्भसि (ambhasi) - in water (the underlying substance) (in water)

Words meanings and morphology

कथार्थप्रतिभासाभम् (kathārthapratibhāsābham) - like the illusory manifestation of a narrative's plot or meaning (appearing like the manifestation of a story's meaning)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathārthapratibhāsābha

kathārthapratibhāsābha - appearing like the manifestation of a story's meaning

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kathā+artha+pratibhāsa+ābha)

• kathā – story, narrative, tale
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kath (class 10)
• artha – meaning, purpose, sense
  noun (masculine)
• pratibhāsa – appearance, manifestation, splendor
  noun (masculine)
  From prati + bhās
  Prefix: prati
  Root: bhās (class 1)
• ābha – resemblance, appearance, luster
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Adjective describing the phenomenon as having the fleeting reality of a story.

व्योममुक्तावलीनिभम् (vyomamuktāvalīnibham) - like an illusory string of pearls in the sky (resembling a string of pearls in the sky)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyomamuktāvalīnibha

vyomamuktāvalīnibha - resembling a string of pearls in the sky

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyoman+muktāvalī+nibha)

• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)
• muktāvalī – string of pearls, pearl necklace
  noun (feminine)
  From muktā (pearl) + āvalī (row, string)
• nibha – resembling, like, similar
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Adjective describing the phenomenon as a beautiful but unreal sight.

कटकत्वम् (kaṭakatvam) - the quality of being a bracelet (the quality or state of being a bracelet, bracelet-ness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kaṭakatva

kaṭakatva - the quality or state of being a bracelet

From kaṭaka (bracelet) + suffix -tva (abstract noun).

Note: Subject of comparison, illustrating how a quality manifests from a substance.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, like)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the example of comparison.

हेम्नि (hemni) - in gold (the underlying substance) (in gold)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of heman

heman - gold

Note: Indicates the substratum or material in which the 'bracelet-ness' exists.

तरङ्गत्वम् (taraṅgatvam) - the quality of being a wave (the quality or state of being a wave, wave-ness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of taraṅgatva

taraṅgatva - the quality or state of being a wave

From taraṅga (wave) + suffix -tva (abstract noun).

Note: Subject of comparison, illustrating how a quality manifests from a substance.

यथा (yathā) - and just as (just as, as, like)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the second example of comparison.

अम्भसि (ambhasi) - in water (the underlying substance) (in water)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambhas

ambhas - water

Note: Indicates the substratum or material in which 'wave-ness' exists.

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