योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-91, verse-5

हन्तुं न शक्यते जन्तोः प्रतिबिम्बं मणेरिव ।
तस्मादेतेऽत्र तिष्ठन्तु भासुरैः सर्गसंभ्रमैः ॥ ५ ॥

hantuṃ na śakyate jantoḥ pratibimbaṃ maṇeriva ,
tasmādete'tra tiṣṭhantu bhāsuraiḥ sargasaṃbhramaiḥ 5

5. hantum na śakyate jantoḥ pratibimbam maṇeḥ iva
tasmāt ete atra tiṣṭhantu bhāsuraiḥ sargasambhramaiḥ

5. maṇeḥ iva jantoḥ pratibimbam hantum na śakyate
tasmāt ete bhāsuraiḥ sargasambhramaiḥ atra tiṣṭhantu

5. Just as one cannot destroy the reflection of a gem, so too one cannot destroy the mental projections (pratibimba) of a living being (jantu). Therefore, let these dazzling creative illusions (sargasambhrama) remain here.

Words meanings summery:

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to destroy

• न (na) - not

• शक्यते (śakyate) - is able, can be done, is possible

• जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a living being, of a creature

• प्रतिबिम्बम् (pratibimbam) - reflection, image

• मणेः (maṇeḥ) - of a gem, of a jewel

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• एते (ete) - these (mental creations/illusions) (these)

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• तिष्ठन्तु (tiṣṭhantu) - let them stand, let them remain

• भासुरैः (bhāsuraiḥ) - by dazzling, by radiant (ones)

• सर्गसम्भ्रमैः (sargasambhramaiḥ) - by creative illusions, by the confusions/splendors of creation

Words meanings and morphology

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to destroy

(verb)

infinitive of han

Infinitive

Derived from root han 'to strike'

Root: han (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

शक्यते (śakyate) - is able, can be done, is possible

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a living being, of a creature

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, human being, animal

प्रतिबिम्बम् (pratibimbam) - reflection, image

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratibimba

pratibimba - reflection, image, mirror-image

Derived from root bimb 'to reflect' with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: bimb (class 1)

मणेः (maṇeḥ) - of a gem, of a jewel

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of maṇi

maṇi - gem, jewel, bead

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

एते (ete) - these (mental creations/illusions) (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these, referring to something near or just mentioned

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठन्तु (tiṣṭhantu) - let them stand, let them remain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

भासुरैः (bhāsuraiḥ) - by dazzling, by radiant (ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhāsura

bhāsura - dazzling, radiant, brilliant, shining

Derived from root bhās 'to shine'

Root: bhās (class 1)

सर्गसम्भ्रमैः (sargasambhramaiḥ) - by creative illusions, by the confusions/splendors of creation

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sargasambhrama

sargasambhrama - creative illusion/splendor/confusion; the dazzling array of creation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarga+sambhrama)

• sarga – creation, emanation, world
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root sṛj 'to create'
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• sambhrama – confusion, illusion, splendor, agitation, haste
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhram 'to wander' with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhram (class 1)