योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-67, verse-29

संनिधानाद्यथा लौहः प्रतिबिम्बस्य हेतुताम् ।
यात्यादर्शस्तथैवायं चिन्मयोऽप्यर्थवेदने ॥ २९ ॥

saṃnidhānādyathā lauhaḥ pratibimbasya hetutām ,
yātyādarśastathaivāyaṃ cinmayo'pyarthavedane 29

29. sannidhānāt yathā lauhaḥ pratibimbasya hetutām yāti
ādarśaḥ tathā eva ayam cinmayaḥ api artha-vedane

29. yathā ādarśaḥ sannidhānāt lauhaḥ pratibimbasya hetutām
yāti tathā eva ayam cinmayaḥ api artha-vedane hetutām yāti

29. Just as a mirror, by its mere proximity, becomes instrumental in the reflection of an iron object, similarly, this pure consciousness (cinmaya), even without actively doing anything, is instrumental in the cognition of objects.

Words meanings summery:

• सन्निधानात् (sannidhānāt) - due to proximity, by presence, from being near

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

• लौहः (lauhaḥ) - iron, made of iron, an iron object

• प्रतिबिम्बस्य (pratibimbasya) - of the reflection, of the image

• हेतुताम् (hetutām) - the state of being a cause, causality

• याति (yāti) - becomes, is instrumental in (goes, attains, reaches, becomes)

• आदर्शः (ādarśaḥ) - mirror, reflection, example

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• चिन्मयः (cinmayaḥ) - consisting of consciousness, pervaded by consciousness, pure consciousness

• अपि (api) - even, also, though

• अर्थ-वेदने (artha-vedane) - in the perception of objects, in the cognition of meanings

Words meanings and morphology

सन्निधानात् (sannidhānāt) - due to proximity, by presence, from being near

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sannidhāna

sannidhāna - proximity, presence, nearness, vicinity

derived from root dhā with prefixes sam and ni

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

लौहः (lauhaḥ) - iron, made of iron, an iron object

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lauha

lauha - iron, made of iron, an iron object

derived from loha (iron)

प्रतिबिम्बस्य (pratibimbasya) - of the reflection, of the image

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of pratibimba

pratibimba - reflection, image, shadow, reflected form

हेतुताम् (hetutām) - the state of being a cause, causality

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of hetutā

hetutā - causality, the state of being a cause, the fact of being a reason

Compound type : tatpurusha (hetu+tā)

• hetu – cause, reason, motive
  noun (masculine)
• tā – suffix forming abstract feminine nouns, 'the state of being'
  suffix/noun (feminine)

याति (yāti) - becomes, is instrumental in (goes, attains, reaches, becomes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

आदर्शः (ādarśaḥ) - mirror, reflection, example

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādarśa

ādarśa - mirror, reflection, example, ideal

derived from root dṛś with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

चिन्मयः (cinmayaḥ) - consisting of consciousness, pervaded by consciousness, pure consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cinmaya

cinmaya - consisting of consciousness, pervaded by consciousness, pure consciousness, intelligent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+maya)

• cit – consciousness, knowledge, thought
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix/adjective (masculine)

अपि (api) - even, also, though

(indeclinable)

अर्थ-वेदने (artha-vedane) - in the perception of objects, in the cognition of meanings

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of arthavedana

arthavedana - cognition of objects, perception of meanings, knowledge of things

Compound type : tatpurusha (artha+vedana)

• artha – object, purpose, meaning, thing
  noun (masculine)
• vedana – perception, cognition, knowledge, feeling
  noun (neuter)
  derived from root vid
  Root: vid (class 2)