योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-67, verse-16

मथुराधिपते राज्ञो यथा श्वपचसंभ्रमः ।
आसीदेवं हि चित्तस्य स्फुरतीयं जगत्स्थितिः ॥ १६ ॥

mathurādhipate rājño yathā śvapacasaṃbhramaḥ ,
āsīdevaṃ hi cittasya sphuratīyaṃ jagatsthitiḥ 16

16. mathurādhipateḥ rājñaḥ yathā śvapacasaṃbhramaḥ
āsīt evam hi cittasya sphurati iyaṃ jagatsthitiḥ

16. yathā mathurādhipateḥ rājñaḥ śvapacasaṃbhramaḥ āsīt,
evam hi cittasya iyaṃ jagatsthitiḥ sphurati.

16. Just as the king, the lord of Mathura, experiences the illusion of being a dog-eater, so too does this state of the world (jagatsthiti) manifest in the mind (citta).

Words meanings summery:

• मथुराधिपतेः (mathurādhipateḥ) - of the lord of Mathura

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• श्वपचसंभ्रमः (śvapacasaṁbhramaḥ) - the illusion (of being) a dog-eater (the illusion/delusion/agitation of a dog-eater)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• चित्तस्य (cittasya) - of the mind, of the consciousness

• स्फुरति (sphurati) - manifests, pulsates, vibrates, appears

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• जगत्स्थितिः (jagatsthitiḥ) - the state of the world, cosmic order, universal existence

Words meanings and morphology

मथुराधिपतेः (mathurādhipateḥ) - of the lord of Mathura

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mathurādhipati

mathurādhipati - lord of Mathura

Compound type : tatpurusha (mathurā+adhipati)

• mathurā – Mathura (a city)
  proper noun (feminine)
• adhipati – lord, ruler
  noun (masculine)

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

श्वपचसंभ्रमः (śvapacasaṁbhramaḥ) - the illusion (of being) a dog-eater (the illusion/delusion/agitation of a dog-eater)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śvapacasaṃbhrama

śvapacasaṁbhrama - illusion/delusion/confusion of a dog-eater

Compound type : tatpurusha (śvapaca+saṃbhrama)

• śvapaca – dog-eater, outcaste
  noun (masculine)
• saṃbhrama – confusion, agitation, illusion, mistaken idea
  noun (masculine)
  noun from root 'bhram' with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhram (class 1)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

चित्तस्य (cittasya) - of the mind, of the consciousness

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness

Past Passive Participle used as noun.

Root: cit (class 1)

स्फुरति (sphurati) - manifests, pulsates, vibrates, appears

(verb)

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

Root: sphur (class 6)

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

जगत्स्थितिः (jagatsthitiḥ) - the state of the world, cosmic order, universal existence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jagatsthiti

jagatsthiti - state of the world, cosmic order

Compound type : tatpurusha (jagat+sthiti)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  present active participle of gam, used as noun.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• sthiti – state, condition, existence
  noun (feminine)
  noun from root 'sthā'.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

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