योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-13, verse-25

अन्तर्भाति बहिष्ठोऽपि पर्वतो मुकुरे यथा ।
कूपसंस्थो यथा देहः समुद्गकगतं वचः ॥ २५ ॥

antarbhāti bahiṣṭho'pi parvato mukure yathā ,
kūpasaṃstho yathā dehaḥ samudgakagataṃ vacaḥ 25

25. antaḥ bhāti bahiṣṭhaḥ api parvataḥ mukure yathā
kūpasaṃsthaḥ yathā dehaḥ samudgakagatam vacaḥ

25. yathā bahiṣṭhaḥ api parvataḥ mukure antaḥ bhāti,
yathā kūpasaṃsthaḥ dehaḥ (antaḥ bhāti),
(tathā) samudgakagatam vacaḥ (antaḥ bhāti)

25. Just as a mountain, though external, appears within a mirror, and just as a body appears (reflected) within a well, so too a word (or thought) appears as if contained within a casket.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, internally

• भाति (bhāti) - appears (shines, appears, is manifest)

• बहिष्ठः (bahiṣṭhaḥ) - external, situated outside

• अपि (api) - though, even if (also, even, although, too)

• पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain, hill

• मुकुरे (mukure) - in a mirror

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

• कूपसंस्थः (kūpasaṁsthaḥ) - reflected in a well (situated in a well, standing in a well)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body

• समुद्गकगतम् (samudgakagatam) - contained in a casket, gone into a box

• वचः (vacaḥ) - a thought or idea (implied) (word, speech, utterance)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, internally

(indeclinable)

Note: Precedes `bhāti` to form `antarbhāti`.

भाति (bhāti) - appears (shines, appears, is manifest)

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Active Voice

From root bhā (to shine, appear).

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: The subject is `parvataḥ`.

बहिष्ठः (bahiṣṭhaḥ) - external, situated outside

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahiṣṭha

bahiṣṭha - external, situated outside, outside of

From bahis (outside) + stha (standing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bahis+stha)

• bahis – outside, externally
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, situated, located
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun derived from root sthā
  From root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

अपि (api) - though, even if (also, even, although, too)

(indeclinable)

पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain, hill

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill, rock

मुकुरे (mukure) - in a mirror

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mukura

mukura - mirror, looking-glass

Note: Location where the mountain appears.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

कूपसंस्थः (kūpasaṁsthaḥ) - reflected in a well (situated in a well, standing in a well)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kūpasaṃstha

kūpasaṁstha - situated in a well, standing in a well

Compound of kūpa (well) and saṃstha (standing firmly, situated).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kūpa+saṃstha)

• kūpa – well, pit
  noun (masculine)
• saṃstha – standing firmly, situated, located, contained
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun derived from root sthā
  From saṃ + sthā (to stand).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

देहः (dehaḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, physical frame

Root: dih (class 4)

समुद्गकगतम् (samudgakagatam) - contained in a casket, gone into a box

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samudgakagata

samudgakagata - contained in a casket/box

Compound of samudgaka (casket) and gata (gone, contained).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samudgaka+gata)

• samudgaka – casket, small box
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, attained, reached, contained
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go) + kta suffix.
  Root: gam (class 1)

वचः (vacaḥ) - a thought or idea (implied) (word, speech, utterance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, voice, saying, utterance

From root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Subject of the third analogy.