योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-52

निर्मले व्योम्नि मुक्तालीसंकल्पस्वप्नयोः पुरम् ।
अपृथ्व्यादि यथा भाति स्वयंभूर्भासते तथा ॥ ५२ ॥

nirmale vyomni muktālīsaṃkalpasvapnayoḥ puram ,
apṛthvyādi yathā bhāti svayaṃbhūrbhāsate tathā 52

52. nirmale vyomni muktālīsaṅkalpasvapnayoḥ puram
apṛthvyādi yathā bhāti svayambhūḥ bhāsate tathā

52. yathā nirmale vyomni muktālīsaṅkalpasvapnayoḥ puram apṛthvyādi bhāti,
tathā svayambhūḥ bhāsate

52. Just as a city, appearing like a string of pearls and formed by imagination and dreams, shines in the pure sky, devoid of earth and other elements, so too the Self-existent (svayambhū) shines.

Words meanings summery:

• निर्मले (nirmale) - in the pristine, unobstructed sky (in the pure; in the spotless; in the unblemished)

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the unmanifested, subtle space (in the sky; in space; in the ether)

• मुक्तालीसङ्कल्पस्वप्नयोः (muktālīsaṅkalpasvapnayoḥ) - Pertaining to something illusory and mentally created, like a beautiful but unreal vision, formed by mental constructs. (of a string of pearls, imagination, and dreams)

• पुरम् (puram) - a city (as a symbolic representation of a constructed reality or an illusion) (city; fortress; body)

• अपृथ्व्यादि (apṛthvyādi) - Refers to the illusory nature of the city, not composed of or dependent on the five great elements. (not having earth etc.; devoid of earth and other elements)

• यथा (yathā) - introducing a simile, 'just as' (as; just as; according to)

• भाति (bhāti) - appears (in the context of the conceptual city) (shines; appears; manifests)

• स्वयम्भूः (svayambhūḥ) - The ultimate reality, not created by another; inherently existing. (self-existent; self-born; spontaneously existing)

• भासते (bhāsate) - shines (emphasizing its inherent luminosity and self-manifestation) (shines; appears; is illuminated)

• तथा (tathā) - completing the simile, 'so too' (so; thus; in that manner)

Words meanings and morphology

निर्मले (nirmale) - in the pristine, unobstructed sky (in the pure; in the spotless; in the unblemished)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of nirmala

nirmala - pure; spotless; clear; unblemished

Note: Agrees with vyomni

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the unmanifested, subtle space (in the sky; in space; in the ether)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky; atmosphere; space; ether

मुक्तालीसङ्कल्पस्वप्नयोः (muktālīsaṅkalpasvapnayoḥ) - Pertaining to something illusory and mentally created, like a beautiful but unreal vision, formed by mental constructs. (of a string of pearls, imagination, and dreams)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of muktālīsaṅkalpasvapna

muktālīsaṅkalpasvapna - (something belonging to) a string of pearls, imagination, and dream

Compound type : dvandva (muktālī+saṅkalpa+svapna)

• muktālī – string of pearls; row of pearls
  noun (feminine)
• saṅkalpa – conception; intention; resolve; imagination
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-√kḷp
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• svapna – dream; sleep; dream-state
  noun (masculine)
  From √svap
  Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Refers to the source or nature of the puram, indicating its unreality.

पुरम् (puram) - a city (as a symbolic representation of a constructed reality or an illusion) (city; fortress; body)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city; town; fortress

अपृथ्व्यादि (apṛthvyādi) - Refers to the illusory nature of the city, not composed of or dependent on the five great elements. (not having earth etc.; devoid of earth and other elements)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apṛthvyādi

apṛthvyādi - not having earth etc.; devoid of earth and other elements

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+pṛthvī+ādi)

• a – not; non-; un-
  indeclinable
• pṛthvī – earth; the terrestrial element
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning; etcetera; and so on
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - introducing a simile, 'just as' (as; just as; according to)

(indeclinable)

भाति (bhāti) - appears (in the context of the conceptual city) (shines; appears; manifests)

(verb)

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

Root: bhā (class 2)

स्वयम्भूः (svayambhūḥ) - The ultimate reality, not created by another; inherently existing. (self-existent; self-born; spontaneously existing)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svayambhū

svayambhū - self-existent; self-born; creator of itself

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svayam+bhū)

• svayam – oneself; by oneself; spontaneously
  indeclinable
• bhū – being; existence; the earth; (as suffix) becoming, being
  noun (feminine)

भासते (bhāsate) - shines (emphasizing its inherent luminosity and self-manifestation) (shines; appears; is illuminated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of bhās

Root: bhās (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - completing the simile, 'so too' (so; thus; in that manner)

(indeclinable)

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