योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-119, verse-37

मुकुरप्रतिबिम्बस्थे नगरे नवयोजने ।
यथा दूरमदूरं च तथेशे तदतत्क्रमः ॥ ३७ ॥

mukurapratibimbasthe nagare navayojane ,
yathā dūramadūraṃ ca tatheśe tadatatkramaḥ 37

37. mukurapratibimbasthe nagare navayojane yathā
dūram adūram ca tathā īśe tat adat kramaḥ

37. yathā navayojane mukurapratibimbasthe nagare (sati api)
dūram ca adūram (pratibhāti) tathā īśe tat adat kramaḥ (asti)

37. Just as a city, even if situated at nine yojanas (a measure of distance) away, when reflected in a mirror appears both distant and not distant, so too in the Supreme Lord (īśa) is the order of what is (tat) and what is not (adat).

Words meanings summery:

• मुकुरप्रतिबिम्बस्थे (mukurapratibimbasthe) - situated in the reflection of a mirror

• नगरे (nagare) - in the city

• नवयोजने (navayojane) - at nine yojanas (distance)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• दूरम् (dūram) - distant, far

• अदूरम् (adūram) - not distant, near

• च (ca) - and, also

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

• ईशे (īśe) - in the Lord, in the Supreme Ruler

• तत् (tat) - that, what is, being

• अदत् (adat) - non-being, what is not

• क्रमः (kramaḥ) - order, sequence, succession

Words meanings and morphology

मुकुरप्रतिबिम्बस्थे (mukurapratibimbasthe) - situated in the reflection of a mirror

(adjective)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of mukurapratibimbastha

mukurapratibimbastha - situated in the reflection of a mirror

Tatpuruṣa compound (pratibimbe sthitaḥ) further combined with mukura.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mukura+pratibimba+stha)

• mukura – mirror
  noun (masculine)
• pratibimba – reflection, image
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √bimb (to reflect) with prefix prati-
  Prefix: prati
  Root: bimb
• stha – standing, situated, residing
  adjective
  Derived from root √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

नगरे (nagare) - in the city

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

नवयोजने (navayojane) - at nine yojanas (distance)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of navayojana

navayojana - nine yojanas

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nava+yojana)

• nava – nine
  numeral
• yojana – a measure of distance (approx. 8-15 km)
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √yuj (to join, yoke)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

दूरम् (dūram) - distant, far

(adjective/adverb)

अदूरम् (adūram) - not distant, near

(adjective/adverb)

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+dūra)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• dūra – distant, far, remote
  adjective/adverb (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

(indeclinable)

Correlative to 'yathā'.

ईशे (īśe) - in the Lord, in the Supreme Ruler

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of īśa

īśa - lord, master, ruler, Supreme Being

Derived from root √īś (to rule, command)

Root: īś (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that, what is, being

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, being

Nominative singular neuter of demonstrative pronoun. Can function as a noun meaning 'being' or 'reality'.

Note: Part of a compound 'tat-adat-kramaḥ'.

अदत् (adat) - non-being, what is not

(noun/adjective)

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• sat – being, existing, real
  adjective/noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of root √as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Part of a compound 'tat-adat-kramaḥ'.

क्रमः (kramaḥ) - order, sequence, succession

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, order, sequence, method

Derived from root √kram (to step, go)

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: The entire compound 'tat adat kramaḥ' is a Dvandva (tat and adat) + Tatpuruṣa (krama of tat and adat).