योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-56, verse-27

इयं संनिधिमात्रेण नियतिः परिजृम्भते ।
दीपसंनिधिमात्रेण निरिच्छैव प्रकाशते ॥ २७ ॥

iyaṃ saṃnidhimātreṇa niyatiḥ parijṛmbhate ,
dīpasaṃnidhimātreṇa niricchaiva prakāśate 27

27. iyam saṃnidhi-mātreṇa niyatiḥ parijṛmbhate
dīpa-saṃnidhi-mātreṇa niricchā eva prakāśate

27. iyam niyatiḥ saṃnidhi-mātreṇa parijṛmbhate.
Dīpa-saṃnidhi-mātreṇa niricchā eva prakāśate.

27. This cosmic order (niyati) manifests merely by its presence, just as a lamp, being inherently without desire, illumines simply through its proximity.

27. חוקיות קוסמית זו מתרחשת ופורחת בעצם נוכחותך בלבד, בדיוק כמו המנורה המאירה ללא כל רצון משל עצמה, אלא מעצם נוכחותה בלבד.

Words meanings summery:

• इयम् (iyam) - this, she

• संनिधि-मात्रेण (saṁnidhi-mātreṇa) - merely by presence, by mere proximity

• नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - fixed order, destiny, natural law (niyati), cosmic order

• परिजृम्भते (parijṛmbhate) - manifests, expands, arises, appears

• दीप-संनिधि-मात्रेण (dīpa-saṁnidhi-mātreṇa) - merely by the presence of a lamp

• निरिच्छा (niricchā) - desireless, without will

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

• प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shines, illumines, manifests, becomes visible

Words meanings and morphology

इयम् (iyam) - this, she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

संनिधि-मात्रेण (saṁnidhi-mātreṇa) - merely by presence, by mere proximity

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of saṃnidhi-mātra

saṁnidhi-mātra - mere presence, only proximity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃnidhi+mātra)

• saṃnidhi – presence, proximity, nearness
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: sam+ni
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• mātra – mere, only, measure, quantity
  adjective

नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - fixed order, destiny, natural law (niyati), cosmic order

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niyati

niyati - fixed order, destiny, natural law, cosmic order

From √yam (to control, restrain) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

परिजृम्भते (parijṛmbhate) - manifests, expands, arises, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √jṛmbh with pari

Root: jṛmbh (class 1)

दीप-संनिधि-मात्रेण (dīpa-saṁnidhi-mātreṇa) - merely by the presence of a lamp

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dīpa-saṃnidhi-mātra

dīpa-saṁnidhi-mātra - mere presence of a lamp

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dīpa+saṃnidhi-mātra)

• dīpa – lamp, light
  noun (masculine)
  From √dīp (to shine)
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• saṃnidhi – presence, proximity, nearness
  noun (masculine)
  From √dhā (to place) with prefixes sam and ni
  Prefixes: sam+ni
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• mātra – mere, only, measure, quantity
  adjective

निरिच्छा (niricchā) - desireless, without will

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niricchā

niricchā - desireless, without wish or will

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+icchā)

• nis – out, forth, without
  indeclinable
• icchā – desire, wish, will
  noun (feminine)
  From √iṣ (to wish, desire)
  Root: iṣ (class 6)

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

(indeclinable)

प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shines, illumines, manifests, becomes visible

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √kāś with pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

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