योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-55, verse-37

दाशूराख्यायिकैषा ते कथिता रघुनन्दन ।
जगतः प्रतिबिम्बाभा सत्याकाराप्यसन्मयी ॥ ३७ ॥

dāśūrākhyāyikaiṣā te kathitā raghunandana ,
jagataḥ pratibimbābhā satyākārāpyasanmayī 37

37. dāśūrākhyāyikā eṣā te kathitā raghunandana
jagataḥ pratibimbābhā satyākārā api asanmayī

37. raghunandana te eṣā dāśūrākhyāyikā kathitā
jagataḥ pratibimbābhā satyākārā api asanmayī

37. O scion of Raghu (Raghunandana), this tale of Dāśūra has been recounted to you. It is like a reflection of the world (jagat), appearing to have the form of truth (satya) yet being inherently unreal (asat).

Words meanings summery:

• दाशूराख्यायिका (dāśūrākhyāyikā) - tale of Dāśūra, narrative of Dāśūra

• एषा (eṣā) - this (tale) (this)

• ते (te) - to you (Raghunandana) (to you, your)

• कथिता (kathitā) - has been told (told, narrated, recounted)

• रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - addressed to the listener (likely Rama) (O scion of Raghu, O delight of Raghu)

• जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of moving things

• प्रतिबिम्बाभा (pratibimbābhā) - describing the tale (a semblance of a reflection, appearing like a reflection)

• सत्याकारा (satyākārā) - describing the tale (having the form of truth, truthful in appearance)

• अपि (api) - also, even, although, yet

• असन्मयी (asanmayī) - describing the tale as inherently unreal (composed of unreality, unreal, illusory)

Words meanings and morphology

दाशूराख्यायिका (dāśūrākhyāyikā) - tale of Dāśūra, narrative of Dāśūra

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dāśūrākhyāyikā

dāśūrākhyāyikā - tale of Dāśūra, Dāśūra's narrative

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāśūra+ākhyāyikā)

• dāśūra – Dāśūra (a proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ākhyāyikā – story, tale, narrative
  noun (feminine)
  from ā-khyā (to tell)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)

एषा (eṣā) - this (tale) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to `dāśūrākhyāyikā`.

ते (te) - to you (Raghunandana) (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Also serves as genitive 'your'.

कथिता (kathitā) - has been told (told, narrated, recounted)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathita

kathita - told, narrated

Past Passive Participle

from root kath (to tell, to speak)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Agrees with `dāśūrākhyāyikā`.

रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - addressed to the listener (likely Rama) (O scion of Raghu, O delight of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghunandana

raghunandana - scion of Raghu, son of Raghu, delight of Raghu

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raghu+nandana)

• raghu – Raghu (a legendary king, ancestor of Rama)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, child, delight
  noun (masculine)
  from root nand (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)

जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of moving things

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving beings

Present Active Participle

from root gam (to go), used as a noun

Root: gam (class 1)

प्रतिबिम्बाभा (pratibimbābhā) - describing the tale (a semblance of a reflection, appearing like a reflection)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratibimbābhā

pratibimbābhā - semblance of a reflection, reflecting an image

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pratibimba+ābha)

• pratibimba – reflection, image
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: prati
• ābha – semblance, likeness, shining, resembling
  adjective (masculine)
  from ā-bhā (to shine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `dāśūrākhyāyikā`.

सत्याकारा (satyākārā) - describing the tale (having the form of truth, truthful in appearance)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of satyākāra

satyākāra - having the form of truth, truthful in appearance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+ākāra)

• satya – truth, real, true
  noun (neuter)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, external aspect
  noun (masculine)
  from ā-kṛ (to do, make, shape)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `dāśūrākhyāyikā`.

अपि (api) - also, even, although, yet

(indeclinable)

असन्मयी (asanmayī) - describing the tale as inherently unreal (composed of unreality, unreal, illusory)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asanmayī

asanmayī - composed of unreality, unreal, illusory

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asat+mayī)

• asat – unreal, non-existent, false
  adjective (neuter)
  negative of sat (real, existent)
  Prefix: a
• mayī – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix/adjective (feminine)
  feminine form of -maya (suffix)

Note: Agrees with `dāśūrākhyāyikā`.