योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-4, verse-51

अङ्गदत्वं यथा हेम्नि मृगनद्यां यथा जलम् ।
भित्तिर्यथा स्वप्नपुरे तथा द्रष्टरि दृश्यधीः ॥ ५१ ॥

aṅgadatvaṃ yathā hemni mṛganadyāṃ yathā jalam ,
bhittiryathā svapnapure tathā draṣṭari dṛśyadhīḥ 51

51. aṅgadatvam yathā hemni mṛga-nadyām yathā jalam
bhittiḥ yathā svapna-pure tathā draṣṭari dṛśya-dhīḥ

51. yathā hemni aṅgadatvam yathā mṛga-nadyām jalam
yathā svapna-pure bhittiḥ tathā draṣṭari dṛśya-dhīḥ

51. Just as the quality of being an armlet is inherent in gold, just as water is (perceived) in a mirage-river, and just as a wall is (seen) in a dream-city, similarly, the perception of the perceived object is in the perceiver.

51. כשם שצורת הצמיד נמצאת בזהב, המים במיראז' או החומה בעיר החלומות, כך קיימת תפיסת הנתפס בחושים בתוך הצופה.

Words meanings summery:

• अङ्गदत्वम् (aṅgadatvam) - the quality of being an armlet (made of gold) (the state of being an armlet, armlethood)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

• हेम्नि (hemni) - in gold

• मृग-नद्याम् (mṛga-nadyām) - in a mirage-river

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

• जलम् (jalam) - water (as perceived in the mirage) (water)

• भित्तिः (bhittiḥ) - wall (wall, screen, partition)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

• स्वप्न-पुरे (svapna-pure) - in a dream-city

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so (so, thus, in that way)

• द्रष्टरि (draṣṭari) - in the perceiver (in the perceiver, in the seer)

• दृश्य-धीः (dṛśya-dhīḥ) - the perception of the perceived object (the intellect or perception of the seen/perceived object)

Words meanings and morphology

अङ्गदत्वम् (aṅgadatvam) - the quality of being an armlet (made of gold) (the state of being an armlet, armlethood)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aṅgadatva

aṅgadatva - the state of being an armlet

Abstract noun derived from 'aṅgada' (armlet) with suffix -tva

Note: An armlet is a type of ornament worn on the upper arm.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

हेम्नि (hemni) - in gold

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of heman

heman - gold, bullion

Note: heman is the base form.

मृग-नद्याम् (mṛga-nadyām) - in a mirage-river

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mṛga-nadī

mṛga-nadī - a mirage-river, illusory river

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛga+nadī)

• mṛga – deer, animal, wild beast
  noun (masculine)
• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)

Note: Represents an illusory perception.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

जलम् (jalam) - water (as perceived in the mirage) (water)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water, fluid

भित्तिः (bhittiḥ) - wall (wall, screen, partition)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhitti

bhitti - wall, screen, partition, cleavage

Root: bhid (class 7)

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

स्वप्न-पुरे (svapna-pure) - in a dream-city

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of svapna-pura

svapna-pura - dream-city, city in a dream

Compound type : tatpurusha (svapna+pura)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• pura – city, town, fortress
  noun (neuter)

Note: Represents an illusory perception.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so (so, thus, in that way)

(indeclinable)

द्रष्टरि (draṣṭari) - in the perceiver (in the perceiver, in the seer)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of draṣṭṛ

draṣṭṛ - seer, perceiver, observer

Agent noun

root dṛś (to see) + tṛc (agent suffix)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दृश्य-धीः (dṛśya-dhīḥ) - the perception of the perceived object (the intellect or perception of the seen/perceived object)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛśya-dhī

dṛśya-dhī - perception of the seen, mind/intellect directed to the visible

Compound type : tatpurusha (dṛśya+dhī)

• dṛśya – visible, perceptible, object of sight
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive/Passive Future Participle
  root dṛś (to see) + suffix -ya
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• dhī – intellect, mind, understanding, perception
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhī (class 3)

Note: The perception or thought related to the perceived.

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