योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-94, verse-29

मृगतृष्णातरङ्गिण्यो यथा भास्करतेजसः ।
सर्वा दृश्यदृशो द्रष्टुर्व्यतिरिक्ता न रूपतः ॥ २९ ॥

mṛgatṛṣṇātaraṅgiṇyo yathā bhāskaratejasaḥ ,
sarvā dṛśyadṛśo draṣṭurvyatiriktā na rūpataḥ 29

29. mṛgatṛṣṇātaraṅgiṇyaḥ yathā bhāskaratejasaḥ
sarvāḥ dṛśyadṛśaḥ draṣṭuḥ vyatirektāḥ na rūpataḥ

29. yathā bhāskaratejasaḥ mṛgatṛṣṇātaraṅgiṇyaḥ [bhavanti tathā]
sarvāḥ dṛśyadṛśaḥ draṣṭuḥ rūpataḥ na vyatirektāḥ [bhavanti]

29. Just as the rippling mirages are born from the sun's radiance, all perceived phenomena are not essentially separate in form from the perceiver.

Words meanings summery:

• मृगतृष्णातरङ्गिण्यः (mṛgatṛṣṇātaraṅgiṇyaḥ) - mirage-waves, waves of a mirage

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which manner

• भास्करतेजसः (bhāskaratejasaḥ) - of the sun's radiance, from the sun's light

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

• दृश्यदृशः (dṛśyadṛśaḥ) - of seen objects, of visual phenomena

• द्रष्टुः (draṣṭuḥ) - of the perceiver, from the seer

• व्यतिरेक्ताः (vyatirektāḥ) - separate, distinct, excluded

• न (na) - not, no

• रूपतः (rūpataḥ) - in form, by nature, essentially, in respect of form

Words meanings and morphology

मृगतृष्णातरङ्गिण्यः (mṛgatṛṣṇātaraṅgiṇyaḥ) - mirage-waves, waves of a mirage

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mṛgatṛṣṇātaraṅgiṇī

mṛgatṛṣṇātaraṅgiṇī - mirage-wave, a stream of mirages

Feminine noun derived from mṛgatṛṣṇā (mirage) and taraṅgiṇī (river/wave-like).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛgatṛṣṇā+taraṅgiṇī)

• mṛgatṛṣṇā – mirage, deer's thirst
  noun (feminine)
  Compound of mṛga (deer) and tṛṣṇā (thirst).
• taraṅgiṇī – river, stream, wave-like
  noun (feminine)
  From taraṅga (wave) + -inī suffix.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which manner

(indeclinable)

भास्करतेजसः (bhāskaratejasaḥ) - of the sun's radiance, from the sun's light

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhāskaratejas

bhāskaratejas - sun's radiance, solar light

Compound of bhāskara (sun) and tejas (radiance, light).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāskara+tejas)

• bhāskara – sun, maker of light
  noun (masculine)
  From bhās (light) + kṛ (to make).
• tejas – radiance, light, energy, sharp power
  noun (neuter)
  Root tij (to be sharp).
  Root: tij (class 6)

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

दृश्यदृशः (dṛśyadṛśaḥ) - of seen objects, of visual phenomena

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dṛśyadṛś

dṛśyadṛś - what is seen, visual phenomenon, seen sight

Compound of dṛśya (that which is seen) and dṛś (sight, appearance).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dṛśya+dṛś)

• dṛśya – visible, to be seen, an object of sight
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root dṛś (to see) + -ya suffix.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• dṛś – sight, appearance, seeing, visible
  noun (feminine)
  From root dṛś (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

द्रष्टुः (draṣṭuḥ) - of the perceiver, from the seer

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of draṣṭṛ

draṣṭṛ - seer, observer, perceiver

Agent noun

From root dṛś (to see) + -tṛ(c) suffix.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

व्यतिरेक्ताः (vyatirektāḥ) - separate, distinct, excluded

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vyatirekta

vyatirekta - separate, distinct, excluded, different

Past Passive Participle

From root ric (to leave, abandon) with prefix vi-ati-.

Prefixes: vi+ati

Root: ric (class 7)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

रूपतः (rūpataḥ) - in form, by nature, essentially, in respect of form

(indeclinable)

Ablative suffix -taḥ attached to rūpa (form).

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