योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-45, verse-6

आभासमात्रं हि जगद्धटावटपटभ्रमैः ।
आवर्तते न सद्रूपात्पृथक्कुड्यादयः स्थिताः ॥ ६ ॥

ābhāsamātraṃ hi jagaddhaṭāvaṭapaṭabhramaiḥ ,
āvartate na sadrūpātpṛthakkuḍyādayaḥ sthitāḥ 6

6. ābhāsamātram hi jagat ghaṭāvaṭapaṭabhramaiḥ
āvartate na sadrūpāt pṛthak kuḍyādayaḥ sthitāḥ

6. jagat hi ābhāsamātram ghaṭāvaṭapaṭabhramaiḥ
āvartate kuḍyādayaḥ sadrūpāt pṛthak na sthitāḥ

6. Indeed, the world is merely an appearance, [arising] from the delusions of pots, pits, and cloths. Walls and similar objects do not exist separately from the true nature (sat).

6. העולם אינו אלא הבלחה חולפת, הסובבת בתוך תעתועי צורות של כדים ובגדים; שום עצם, כמו קיר, אינו קיים בנפרד מן המציאות האמיתית.

Words meanings summery:

• आभासमात्रम् (ābhāsamātram) - mere appearance, only a reflection

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• घटावटपटभ्रमैः (ghaṭāvaṭapaṭabhramaiḥ) - Refers to common illusions or mistaken perceptions of objects. (by the delusions of pots, pits, and cloths)

• आवर्तते (āvartate) - revolves, turns, exists, appears

• न (na) - not, no

• सद्रूपात् (sadrūpāt) - from the true nature, from reality

• पृथक् (pṛthak) - separate, apart, individually

• कुड्यादयः (kuḍyādayaḥ) - walls and so on, etc.

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - situated, standing, existing

Words meanings and morphology

आभासमात्रम् (ābhāsamātram) - mere appearance, only a reflection

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ābhāsamātra

ābhāsamātra - mere appearance, only an illusion, reflection

Compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ābhāsa+mātra)

• ābhāsa – appearance, semblance, reflection, illusion
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)
• mātra – mere, only, simply
  adjective

Note: Adjective agreeing with 'jagat'.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

(indeclinable)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Present Active Participle

Originally derived from root gam (गम्)

Root: gam (class 1)

घटावटपटभ्रमैः (ghaṭāvaṭapaṭabhramaiḥ) - Refers to common illusions or mistaken perceptions of objects. (by the delusions of pots, pits, and cloths)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ghaṭāvaṭapaṭabhrama

ghaṭāvaṭapaṭabhrama - delusion regarding pots, pits, and cloths

Compound

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (ghaṭa+avaṭa+paṭa+bhrama)

• ghaṭa – pot, jar
  noun (masculine)
• avaṭa – pit, hole
  noun (masculine)
• paṭa – cloth, garment
  noun (masculine)
• bhrama – delusion, error, illusion, wandering
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Refers to the means or cause of the world's appearance.

आवर्तते (āvartate) - revolves, turns, exists, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of āvṛt

Present Middle

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice.

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सद्रूपात् (sadrūpāt) - from the true nature, from reality

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sadrūpa

sadrūpa - true nature, real form, essential nature

Compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+rūpa)

• sat – existent, real, true, good
  adjective
  Present Active Participle (from as)
  Root: as (class 2)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates separation from the true nature.

पृथक् (pṛthak) - separate, apart, individually

(indeclinable)

कुड्यादयः (kuḍyādayaḥ) - walls and so on, etc.

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kuḍyādi

kuḍyādi - walls etc.

Compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuḍya+ādi)

• kuḍya – wall
  noun (neuter)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  indeclinable

Note: Plural form of a noun ending in 'ādi'.

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - situated, standing, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, established

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (स्था)

Root: sthā (class 1)

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