योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-102, verse-31

भावनामात्र एवास्याः स्वरूपं कर्तृतां गतम् ।
जगन्नामाविलं चक्षुर्व्योम्नि बिम्बरुचामिव ॥ ३१ ॥

bhāvanāmātra evāsyāḥ svarūpaṃ kartṛtāṃ gatam ,
jagannāmāvilaṃ cakṣurvyomni bimbarucāmiva 31

31. bhāvanāmātre eva asyāḥ svarūpam kartṛtām gatam
jagat-nāma-āvilam cakṣuḥ vyomni bimbarucām iva

31. asyāḥ svarūpam bhāvanāmātre eva kartṛtām gatam
jagat-nāma-āvilam cakṣuḥ vyomni bimbarucām iva

31. Her intrinsic nature (svarūpa) assumes agency (kartṛtā) merely through her thought-form (bhāvanā), just as the eye, clouded by the names of the world (jagat), perceives the gleam of reflections in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• भावनामात्रे (bhāvanāmātre) - merely through her thought-form (merely in thought, in a mere conception, only in imagination)

• एव (eva) - merely, only (indeed, just, only, merely)

• अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of her (of her, by her, from her)

• स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - intrinsic nature (svarūpa) (one's own form, intrinsic nature, essential reality)

• कर्तृताम् (kartṛtām) - agency (kartṛtā) (agency, doership, the state of being an agent)

• गतम् (gatam) - attained, assumed (gone, attained, reached, become)

• जगत्-नाम-आविलम् (jagat-nāma-āvilam) - clouded by the names of the world (jagat) (clouded by the names of the world)

• चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye (eye, sight, vision, light)

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky (in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere)

• बिम्बरुचाम् (bimbarucām) - of the gleam of reflections (of the luster of reflections, of the gleam of images)

• इव (iva) - just as, similar to (like, as, as if, similar to)

Words meanings and morphology

भावनामात्रे (bhāvanāmātre) - merely through her thought-form (merely in thought, in a mere conception, only in imagination)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhāvanāmātra

bhāvanāmātra - mere thought, mere conception, only imagination

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhāvanā+mātra)

• bhāvanā – thought, conception, imagination, mental image
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root bhū (to be, exist) + ṇic + yuc
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• mātra – mere, only, consisting of
  adjective (neuter)

एव (eva) - merely, only (indeed, just, only, merely)

(indeclinable)

अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of her (of her, by her, from her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, that (pronoun)

स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - intrinsic nature (svarūpa) (one's own form, intrinsic nature, essential reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svarūpa

svarūpa - one's own form, intrinsic nature, essential reality

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+rūpa)

• sva – self, own
  pronoun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, image
  noun (neuter)

कर्तृताम् (kartṛtām) - agency (kartṛtā) (agency, doership, the state of being an agent)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kartṛtā

kartṛtā - agency, doership, the state of being an agent

Derived from kartṛ (agent) + tā (suffix forming feminine abstract nouns)

गतम् (gatam) - attained, assumed (gone, attained, reached, become)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, past, reached, attained, obtained, become

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with svarūpam.

जगत्-नाम-आविलम् (jagat-nāma-āvilam) - clouded by the names of the world (jagat) (clouded by the names of the world)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagatnāmāvila

jagatnāmāvila - clouded by the names of the world, agitated by the names of the world

Compound type : tatpurusha (jagat+nāma+āvila)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• nāma – name, appellation, form
  noun (neuter)
• āvila – turbid, muddy, confused, agitated, troubled, clouded
  adjective

Note: Agrees with cakṣuḥ.

चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye (eye, sight, vision, light)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, sight, vision, light

Root: cakṣ

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky (in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space, air

बिम्बरुचाम् (bimbarucām) - of the gleam of reflections (of the luster of reflections, of the gleam of images)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of bimbaruci

bimbaruci - light/gleam of a reflection/image

Compound type : tatpurusha (bimba+ruci)

• bimba – reflection, image, disk, orb
  noun (masculine)
• ruci – light, gleam, luster, beauty
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - just as, similar to (like, as, as if, similar to)

(indeclinable)

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