योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-111, verse-44

अपि ब्रह्मकुटीलक्षं मनसश्चेत्समीहितम् ।
तदणोरन्तरे व्यक्तं विभक्तं परिदृश्यते ॥ ४४ ॥

api brahmakuṭīlakṣaṃ manasaścetsamīhitam ,
tadaṇorantare vyaktaṃ vibhaktaṃ paridṛśyate 44

44. api brahma-kuṭī-lakṣaṃ manasaḥ cet samīhitam |
tat aṇoḥ antare vyaktaṃ vibhaktaṃ paridṛśyate ||

44. manasaḥ cet samīhitam api brahma-kuṭī-lakṣaṃ,
tat aṇoḥ antare vyaktaṃ vibhaktaṃ paridṛśyate

44. Even if the mind's (manas) aspiration (samīhitam) extends to a hundred thousand worlds of Brahmā, that very aspiration (tat) becomes clearly visible (paridṛśyate), manifest (vyaktam) and distinct (vibhaktam), within the subtle space of an atom (aṇor antare).

44. אם פעילות החשיבה משתוקקת אפילו למאה משכנות בְּרַהְמָא, רצון זה נגלה ונחלק בבירור אפילו בתוך חלקיק זעיר.

Words meanings summery:

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• ब्रह्म-कुटी-लक्षं (brahma-kuṭī-lakṣaṁ) - a hundred thousand Brahmā worlds/huts

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

• चेत् (cet) - if, in case that

• समीहितम् (samīhitam) - desired, wished, aspired; aspiration, desire

• तत् (tat) - that aspiration (that, it)

• अणोः (aṇoḥ) - of an atom, of the subtle particle

• अन्तरे (antare) - within, inside, in the interval

• व्यक्तं (vyaktaṁ) - manifest, distinct, clear

• विभक्तं (vibhaktaṁ) - divided, separated, distinct

• परिदृश्यते (paridṛśyate) - is seen, becomes visible, appears

Words meanings and morphology

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्म-कुटी-लक्षं (brahma-kuṭī-lakṣaṁ) - a hundred thousand Brahmā worlds/huts

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahma-kuṭī-lakṣa

brahma-kuṭī-lakṣa - a hundred thousand worlds of Brahmā

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+kuṭī+lakṣa)

• brahman – Brahmā (the creator god), the Absolute
  proper noun (masculine)
• kuṭī – hut, dwelling, house
  noun (feminine)
• lakṣa – a hundred thousand, target, mark
  noun (neuter)

Note: Functions as a predicate nominative with `samīhitam`.

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

From root `man` (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

चेत् (cet) - if, in case that

(indeclinable)

समीहितम् (samīhitam) - desired, wished, aspired; aspiration, desire

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samīhita

samīhita - desired, sought, wished; an aspiration, desire

past passive participle

Past passive participle of the root `īh` (to strive, desire) with prefix `sam`.

Prefix: sam

Root: īh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the conditional clause.

तत् (tat) - that aspiration (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Refers back to `samīhitam`.

अणोः (aṇoḥ) - of an atom, of the subtle particle

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of aṇu

aṇu - atom, subtle, minute particle

अन्तरे (antare) - within, inside, in the interval

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, interval, middle, difference

व्यक्तं (vyaktaṁ) - manifest, distinct, clear

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyakta

vyakta - manifest, visible, distinct, explicit

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root `añj` (to anoint, manifest) with prefix `vi`.

Prefix: vi

Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with `tat`.

विभक्तं (vibhaktaṁ) - divided, separated, distinct

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vibhakta

vibhakta - divided, separated, distinct, discriminated

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root `bhaj` (to divide, share) with prefix `vi`.

Prefix: vi

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `tat`.

परिदृश्यते (paridṛśyate) - is seen, becomes visible, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of pari-dṛś

Root of the 1st conjugation.

Prefix: pari

Root: dṛś (class 1)

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