योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-11, verse-12

मरुनद्यां यथा तोयं द्वितीयेन्दौ यथेन्दुता ।
नास्त्येवेह जगन्नाम दृष्टमप्यमलात्मनि ॥ १२ ॥

marunadyāṃ yathā toyaṃ dvitīyendau yathendutā ,
nāstyeveha jagannāma dṛṣṭamapyamalātmani 12

12. marunadyām yathā toyam dvitīyendau yathā indutā na
asti eva iha jagat nāma dṛṣṭam api amala-ātmani

12. yathā marunadyām toyam yathā dvitīyendau indutā tathā
iha amala-ātmani dṛṣṭam api jagat nāma eva na asti

12. Just as there is no real water in a desert mirage (marunadī) and no true 'moon-ness' in the illusion of a double moon, similarly, this so-called world (jagat) does not truly exist here in the pure Self (ātman), even though it is perceived.

12. כשם שאין מים אמיתיים בסרבוב במדבר, וכפי שאין ירח שני כשרואים כפול, כך אין באמת דבר הנקרא עולם בתוך העצמי הטהור, אף שהוא נראה לעין.

Words meanings summery:

• मरुनद्याम् (marunadyām) - in a mirage river

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• तोयम् (toyam) - water

• द्वितीयेन्दौ (dvitīyendau) - in the second moon, in the double moon (illusion)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• इन्दुता (indutā) - moon-ness, the quality of being a moon

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, so-called

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - perceived, seen

• अपि (api) - even, also, though

• अमल-आत्मनि (amala-ātmani) - in the pure Self

Words meanings and morphology

मरुनद्याम् (marunadyām) - in a mirage river

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of marunadī

marunadī - mirage-river, desert-river (illusionary)

Compound of maru (desert) and nadī (river)

Compound type : tatpurusha (maru+nadī)

• maru – desert, sandy desert
  noun (masculine)
• nadī – river, stream
  noun (feminine)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

तोयम् (toyam) - water

(noun)

neuter, singular of toya

toya - water

द्वितीयेन्दौ (dvitīyendau) - in the second moon, in the double moon (illusion)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dvitīyendu

dvitīyendu - a second moon, an illusory double moon

Compound of dvitīya (second) and indu (moon)

Compound type : karmadharaya (dvitīya+indu)

• dvitīya – second
  adjective (masculine)
• indu – moon
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

इन्दुता (indutā) - moon-ness, the quality of being a moon

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of indutā

indutā - moon-ness, the quality of being a moon

Formed with suffix -tā from indu

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe

Present Active Participle

From root gam (to go) with reduplication

Root: gam (class 1)

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, so-called

(indeclinable)

Used here adverbially to mean 'by name', 'so-called'. It is the neuter nominative/accusative singular form of nāman, but often used as an indeclinable particle to imply 'so-called' or 'indeed'. For contextual clarity, it's better to treat it as an indeclinable particle here, though grammatically it could be a noun.

Note: Used here as an indeclinable particle to mean 'so-called' or 'indeed'.

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - perceived, seen

(adjective)

neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'jagat'.

अपि (api) - even, also, though

(indeclinable)

अमल-आत्मनि (amala-ātmani) - in the pure Self

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of amala-ātman

amala-ātman - pure Self, stainless Self

Compound of amala (pure) and ātman (Self)

Compound type : karmadharaya (amala+ātman)

• amala – pure, stainless, faultless
  adjective (masculine)
  'a' (not) + 'mala' (dirt/impurity)
  Prefix: a
• ātman – Self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the Self (ātman).

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