योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-64, verse-7

तत्रेमाः परमादर्शे चिद्व्योम्न्यनुभवात्मिकाः ।
असंख्याः प्रतिबिम्बन्ति जगज्जालपरम्पराः ॥ ७ ॥

tatremāḥ paramādarśe cidvyomnyanubhavātmikāḥ ,
asaṃkhyāḥ pratibimbanti jagajjālaparamparāḥ 7

7. tatra imāḥ parama ādarśe citvyomni anubhavātmikāḥ
asaṃkhyāḥ pratibimbanti jagajjālparamparāḥ

7. tatra cidvyomni parama ādarśe anubhavātmikāḥ
asaṃkhyāḥ imāḥ jagajjālparamparāḥ pratibimbanti

7. There, in the supreme mirror of the ether of consciousness (citvyoman), these innumerable successions of world-systems (jagat-jāla), which are inherently experiential, reflect themselves.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there (referring to the Brahman/Consciousness) (there, in that place, in that case)

• इमाः (imāḥ) - these (successions of world-networks) (these)

• परम (parama) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent)

• आदर्शे (ādarśe) - in the mirror (in the mirror, in the reflection)

• चित्व्योम्नि (citvyomni) - in the ether of consciousness (citvyoman) (in the ether of consciousness, in the space of consciousness)

• अनुभवात्मिकाः (anubhavātmikāḥ) - inherently experiential (of the nature of experience, whose essence is experience)

• असंख्याः (asaṁkhyāḥ) - innumerable, countless

• प्रतिबिम्बन्ति (pratibimbanti) - they reflect themselves (they reflect, they are reflected)

• जगज्जाल्परम्पराः (jagajjālparamparāḥ) - successions of world-systems (jagat-jāla) (successions of world-networks, series of world-systems)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there (referring to the Brahman/Consciousness) (there, in that place, in that case)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the context of the supreme sattva / consciousness.

इमाः (imāḥ) - these (successions of world-networks) (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Qualifies jagajjālparamparāḥ.

परम (parama) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, best

Note: Qualifies ādarśe.

आदर्शे (ādarśe) - in the mirror (in the mirror, in the reflection)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādarśa

ādarśa - mirror, reflection, model, ideal

From ā + root dṛś (to see)

Prefix: ā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The location where reflections occur.

चित्व्योम्नि (citvyomni) - in the ether of consciousness (citvyoman) (in the ether of consciousness, in the space of consciousness)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of citvyoman

citvyoman - ether of consciousness, space of intelligence

Compound of cit (consciousness, intelligence) and vyoman (sky, ether, space)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, thought
  noun (feminine)
  From root cit (to perceive, know)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• vyoman – sky, heaven, atmosphere, ether, space
  noun (neuter)

Note: Further specifies the location.

अनुभवात्मिकाः (anubhavātmikāḥ) - inherently experiential (of the nature of experience, whose essence is experience)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of anubhavātmika

anubhavātmika - of the nature of experience, consisting of experience

Compound of anubhava (experience) and ātmika (having the nature of)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (anubhava+ātmika)

• anubhava – experience, perception, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  From anu + root bhū (to be, perceive)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātmika – consisting of, having the nature of, relating to the self (ātman)
  adjective (masculine)
  From ātman + ka suffix

Note: Qualifies jagajjālparamparāḥ.

असंख्याः (asaṁkhyāḥ) - innumerable, countless

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of asaṃkhyā

asaṁkhyā - innumerable, countless, immeasurable

Compound of a (negation) and saṃkhyā (number)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃkhyā)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• saṃkhyā – number, sum, calculation
  noun (feminine)
  From sam + root khyā (to tell, enumerate)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies jagajjālparamparāḥ.

प्रतिबिम्बन्ति (pratibimbanti) - they reflect themselves (they reflect, they are reflected)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pratibimb

Prefix: prati

Root: bimb (class 1)

Note: The action performed by the jagajjālparamparāḥ.

जगज्जाल्परम्पराः (jagajjālparamparāḥ) - successions of world-systems (jagat-jāla) (successions of world-networks, series of world-systems)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of jagajjālparamparā

jagajjālparamparā - series of world-networks, succession of universes

Compound of jagat-jāla (world-network) and paramparā (succession, series)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jagatjāla+paramparā)

• jagatjāla – world-network, universe-web
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of jagat (world, universe) and jāla (net, web, multitude)
• paramparā – succession, series, tradition, lineage
  noun (feminine)

Note: The subject of the verb pratibimbanti.

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