योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-36, verse-57

मन्दानिलविनुन्नोऽब्दो गजाश्वनरदृष्टिभिः ।
यथा संलक्ष्यते व्योम्नि तथा त्वं भूतदृष्टिभिः ॥ ५७ ॥

mandānilavinunno'bdo gajāśvanaradṛṣṭibhiḥ ,
yathā saṃlakṣyate vyomni tathā tvaṃ bhūtadṛṣṭibhiḥ 57

57. manda anila vinunnaḥ abdaḥ gajāśvanaradṛṣṭibhiḥ
yathā saṃlakṣyate vyomni tathā tvaṃ bhūtadṛṣṭibhiḥ

57. tvam yathā manda anila vinunnaḥ abdaḥ gajāśvanaradṛṣṭibhiḥ
vyomni saṃlakṣyate tathā bhūtadṛṣṭibhiḥ

57. Just as a cloud, propelled by a gentle breeze, is perceived in the sky through the eyes of elephants, horses, and humans, so too are you perceived through the eyes of all creatures.

Words meanings summery:

• मन्द (manda) - slow, gentle, mild, weak

• अनिल (anila) - wind, breeze, air

• विनुन्नः (vinunnaḥ) - pushed, propelled, moved

• अब्दः (abdaḥ) - cloud (cloud, year)

• गजाश्वनरदृष्टिभिः (gajāśvanaradṛṣṭibhiḥ) - by the gazes of elephants, horses, and men

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• संलक्ष्यते (saṁlakṣyate) - is perceived, is observed, is seen

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)

• भूतदृष्टिभिः (bhūtadṛṣṭibhiḥ) - by the gazes of beings/creatures

Words meanings and morphology

मन्द (manda) - slow, gentle, mild, weak

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manda

manda - slow, gentle, mild, weak, dull

Note: Part of a compound, but listed here as separated for clarity based on 'roman_words_no_sandhi'

अनिल (anila) - wind, breeze, air

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anila

anila - wind, breeze, air

Note: Part of a compound, but listed here as separated for clarity based on 'roman_words_no_sandhi'

विनुन्नः (vinunnaḥ) - pushed, propelled, moved

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vinunna

vinunna - pushed, propelled, moved, removed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'nud' (to push) with prefix 'vi-'.

Prefix: vi

Root: nud (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'abdaḥ'

अब्दः (abdaḥ) - cloud (cloud, year)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abda

abda - cloud, year

गजाश्वनरदृष्टिभिः (gajāśvanaradṛṣṭibhiḥ) - by the gazes of elephants, horses, and men

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of gajāśvanaradṛṣṭi

gajāśvanaradṛṣṭi - gazes of elephants, horses, and men

Compound type : Dvandva-Tatpuruṣa (gaja+aśva+nara+dṛṣṭi)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• dṛṣṭi – sight, vision, gaze, eye
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

संलक्ष्यते (saṁlakṣyate) - is perceived, is observed, is seen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of saṃlakṣ

Passive voice

Derived from root 'lakṣ' (to mark, perceive) with prefix 'sam-'.

Prefix: sam

Root: lakṣ (class 1)

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, heaven, atmosphere, space

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

भूतदृष्टिभिः (bhūtadṛṣṭibhiḥ) - by the gazes of beings/creatures

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of bhūtadṛṣṭi

bhūtadṛṣṭi - gaze of beings/creatures

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bhūta+dṛṣṭi)

• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• dṛṣṭi – sight, vision, gaze, eye
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)