योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-119, verse-39

आदर्शनगराकारे मृगतृष्णाम्बुभास्वरे ।
द्विचन्द्रविभ्रमाभासे सर्गेऽस्मिन्कैव सत्यता ॥ ३९ ॥

ādarśanagarākāre mṛgatṛṣṇāmbubhāsvare ,
dvicandravibhramābhāse sarge'sminkaiva satyatā 39

39. ādarśanagarākāre mṛgatṛṣṇāmbu bhāsvare
dvicandravibhramābhāse sarge asmin kā eva satyatā

39. asmin sarge ādarśanagarākāre mṛgatṛṣṇāmbu
bhāsvare dvicandravibhramābhāse kā eva satyatā

39. In this creation, which is like a city reflected in a mirror, shining with mirage-water, and appearing like the illusion of two moons, what indeed is the reality?

Words meanings summery:

• आदर्शनगराकारे (ādarśanagarākāre) - in the form of a mirror-city

• मृगतृष्णाम्बु (mṛgatṛṣṇāmbu) - by mirage-water, with mirage-water

• भास्वरे (bhāsvare) - shining, glittering, brilliant

• द्विचन्द्रविभ्रमाभासे (dvicandravibhramābhāse) - in the appearance of the illusion of two moons

• सर्गे (sarge) - in the creation, in the world

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• का (kā) - what, which

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• सत्यता (satyatā) - reality, truth

Words meanings and morphology

आदर्शनगराकारे (ādarśanagarākāre) - in the form of a mirror-city

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ādarśanagarākāra

ādarśanagarākāra - having the form of a city in a mirror

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ādarśa+nagara+ākāra)

• ādarśa – mirror
  noun (masculine)
• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, semblance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

मृगतृष्णाम्बु (mṛgatṛṣṇāmbu) - by mirage-water, with mirage-water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mṛgatṛṣṇāmbu

mṛgatṛṣṇāmbu - mirage-water

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛgatṛṣṇā+ambu)

• mṛgatṛṣṇā – mirage, deer's thirst
  noun (feminine)
• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Implied locative case due to 'bhāsvare' modifying 'sarge'

भास्वरे (bhāsvare) - shining, glittering, brilliant

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhāsvara

bhāsvara - shining, brilliant, resplendent

Root: bhās (class 1)

द्विचन्द्रविभ्रमाभासे (dvicandravibhramābhāse) - in the appearance of the illusion of two moons

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of dvicandravibhramābhāsa

dvicandravibhramābhāsa - having the semblance of the illusion of two moons

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dvi+candra+vibhrama+ābhāsa)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• vibhrama – illusion, error, confusion, delusion
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• ābhāsa – appearance, semblance, reflection, illusion
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)

सर्गे (sarge) - in the creation, in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, world, chapter

Root: sṛj (class 6)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

का (kā) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

सत्यता (satyatā) - reality, truth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of satyatā

satyatā - reality, truthfulness, truth