योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-36, verse-58

यथा हयगजाकारैर्ज्वाला लसति वह्निषु ।
तथैवाव्यतिरिक्तैस्त्वं दृश्यसे भुवि सृष्टिषु ॥ ५८ ॥

yathā hayagajākārairjvālā lasati vahniṣu ,
tathaivāvyatiriktaistvaṃ dṛśyase bhuvi sṛṣṭiṣu 58

58. yathā hayagajākaraiḥ jvālā lasati vahniṣu tathā
eva avyatiriktāiḥ tvaṃ dṛśyase bhuvi sṛṣṭiṣu

58. tvam yathā hayagajākaraiḥ jvālā vahniṣu lasati
tathā eva avyatiriktāiḥ sṛṣṭiṣu bhuvi dṛśyase

58. Just as a flame appears in fires, taking on the forms of horses and elephants, so too are you perceived on earth within all creations, indistinguishable from them.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• हयगजाकरैः (hayagajākaraiḥ) - with forms of horses and elephants

• ज्वाला (jvālā) - flame, blaze

• लसति (lasati) - appears, shines (shines, appears, plays, sports)

• वह्निषु (vahniṣu) - in fires

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

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even

• अव्यतिरिक्ताइः (avyatiriktāiḥ) - by those who are indistinguishable; by things that are non-separate

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)

• दृश्यसे (dṛśyase) - you are seen, you appear

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, in the world

• सृष्टिषु (sṛṣṭiṣu) - in creations, in productions, in worlds

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

हयगजाकरैः (hayagajākaraiḥ) - with forms of horses and elephants

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hayagajākara

hayagajākara - forms of horses and elephants

Compound type : Dvandva-Tatpuruṣa (haya+gaja+ākāra)

• haya – horse
  noun (masculine)
• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)

ज्वाला (jvālā) - flame, blaze

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jvālā

jvālā - flame, blaze, glow

लसति (lasati) - appears, shines (shines, appears, plays, sports)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of las

Root: las (class 1)

वह्निषु (vahniṣu) - in fires

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of vahni

vahni - fire, Agni (god of fire)

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

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even

(indeclinable)

अव्यतिरिक्ताइः (avyatiriktāiḥ) - by those who are indistinguishable; by things that are non-separate

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of avyatirikta

avyatirikta - not different, indistinguishable, non-separate, unexceeded

Past Passive Participle (negated)

Derived from root 'ric' (to leave, abandon) with prefixes 'vi-' and 'ati-', negated by 'a-'.

Compound type : Pradi-Tatpuruṣa (negative) (a+vyatirikta)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vyatirikta – distinct, separate, exceeding
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'ric' (to leave, abandon) with prefixes 'vi-' and 'ati-'.
  Prefixes: vi+ati
  Root: ric (class 7)

Note: Refers to the creations themselves, indicating the deity is not distinct from them.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

दृश्यसे (dṛśyase) - you are seen, you appear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of dṛś

Passive voice

Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, world

सृष्टिषु (sṛṣṭiṣu) - in creations, in productions, in worlds

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sṛṣṭi

sṛṣṭi - creation, production, emission, nature

Root: sṛj (class 6)

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