योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-60, verse-37

मायामात्रकमेवेदमरोधकमभित्तिमत् ।
इदं भास्वरमाभातं स्वप्नसंदर्शनं स्थितम् ॥ ३७ ॥

māyāmātrakamevedamarodhakamabhittimat ,
idaṃ bhāsvaramābhātaṃ svapnasaṃdarśanaṃ sthitam 37

37. māyāmātrakam eva idam arodhakam abhittimat idam
bhāsvaram ābhātam svapnasandarśanam sthitam

37. idam māyāmātrakam eva,
arodhakam abhittimat idam bhāsvaram ābhātam svapnasandarśanam sthitam

37. This (world) is merely an effect of illusion (māyā), unobstructed and without any true foundation. This brilliant manifestation (ābhātam) exists as a vision within a dream.

Words meanings summery:

• मायामात्रकम् (māyāmātrakam) - consisting merely of illusion, an effect of illusion (māyā)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, merely

• इदम् (idam) - this (neuter nominative)

• अरोधकम् (arodhakam) - unimpeded, unobstructed, unhindered

• अभित्तिमत् (abhittimat) - without a wall, without support, without foundation

• इदम् (idam) - this (neuter nominative)

• भास्वरम् (bhāsvaram) - shining, luminous, brilliant

• आभातम् (ābhātam) - appeared, manifested, shining forth

• स्वप्नसन्दर्शनम् (svapnasandarśanam) - a dream-vision, an appearance in a dream

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - exists, stands, is situated, is fixed

Words meanings and morphology

मायामात्रकम् (māyāmātrakam) - consisting merely of illusion, an effect of illusion (māyā)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of māyāmātraka

māyāmātraka - consisting merely of māyā, illusion-only

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (māyā+mātraka)

• māyā – illusion, cosmic illusion, magic (māyā)
  noun (feminine)
• mātraka – mere, only, consisting of only
  adjective

एव (eva) - indeed, only, merely

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this (neuter nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

अरोधकम् (arodhakam) - unimpeded, unobstructed, unhindered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of arodhaka

arodhaka - not obstructing, unobstructed, unimpeded

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+rodhaka)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• rodhaka – obstructing, hindering, impeding
  adjective
  Agent Noun
  Derived from the root rudh 'to obstruct'.
  Root: rudh (class 7)

अभित्तिमत् (abhittimat) - without a wall, without support, without foundation

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhittimat

abhittimat - without a wall or foundation, supportless

Formed with 'a' (negation) and bhittimat (having walls/foundation).

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+bhittimat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• bhittimat – having walls, having support or foundation
  adjective
  Derived from bhitti (wall, support) with the suffix -mat (possessing).

इदम् (idam) - this (neuter nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

भास्वरम् (bhāsvaram) - shining, luminous, brilliant

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāsvara

bhāsvara - shining, bright, brilliant, luminous

Derived from the root bhās (to shine).

Root: bhās (class 1)

आभातम् (ābhātam) - appeared, manifested, shining forth

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ābhāta

ābhāta - appeared, manifested, shone forth, visible

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root bhā (to shine) with the prefix ā (towards, greatly).

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

स्वप्नसन्दर्शनम् (svapnasandarśanam) - a dream-vision, an appearance in a dream

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svapnasandarśana

svapnasandarśana - vision/appearance in a dream, dream-vision

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (svapna+sandarśana)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
• sandarśana – seeing, vision, appearance, perception
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from the root dṛś (to see) with the prefix sam (together, completely).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - exists, stands, is situated, is fixed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, fixed, remaining

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root sthā, meaning 'to stand'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

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