योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-71, verse-41

सत्यासत्यं जगद्रूपमन्तःकरणबिम्बिता ।
आत्मसंवित्तनोतीदमालोकमिव सूर्यभा ॥ ४१ ॥

satyāsatyaṃ jagadrūpamantaḥkaraṇabimbitā ,
ātmasaṃvittanotīdamālokamiva sūryabhā 41

41. satyāsatyam jagadrūpam antaḥkaraṇabimbitā
ātmasaṃvit tanoti idam ālokam iva sūryabhā

41. antaḥkaraṇabimbitā ātmasaṃvit idam satyāsatyam
jagadrūpam tanoti sūryabhā iva ālokam

41. Self-awareness (ātmasaṃvit), reflected in the internal organ (antaḥkaraṇa), manifests this world-form, which is both real and unreal, just as sunlight spreads its light.

41. תודעת הָעַצְמִי, כשהיא משתקפת בַּכְּלִי הַפְּנִימִי (אַנְתַהְקָרָנָה), מפיצה ומבליטה את צורת העולם הנגלה (שהיא אמת ואשליה כאחד), בדיוק כפי שאור השמש מפיץ את האור.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्यासत्यम् (satyāsatyam) - true and false, real and unreal

• जगद्रूपम् (jagadrūpam) - having the form of the world, world-form

• अन्तःकरणबिम्बिता (antaḥkaraṇabimbitā) - reflected in the internal organ

• आत्मसंवित् (ātmasaṁvit) - self-awareness, self-knowledge

• तनोति (tanoti) - spreads, extends, manifests, performs

• इदम् (idam) - this

• आलोकम् (ālokam) - light, splendor, sight

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सूर्यभा (sūryabhā) - sunlight, radiance of the sun

Words meanings and morphology

सत्यासत्यम् (satyāsatyam) - true and false, real and unreal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satyāsatya

satyāsatya - true and false, real and unreal

Compound type : dvandva (satya+asatya)

• satya – true, real, existent
  adjective (neuter)
• asatya – untrue, unreal, non-existent
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'jagadrūpam'.

जगद्रूपम् (jagadrūpam) - having the form of the world, world-form

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagadrūpa

jagadrūpa - world-form, having the form of the world

Compound type : tatpurusha (jagat+rūpa)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present active participle of root 'gam'
  Root: gam (class 1)
• rūpa – form, appearance, image, shape
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'tanoti'.

अन्तःकरणबिम्बिता (antaḥkaraṇabimbitā) - reflected in the internal organ

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of antaḥkaraṇabimbitā

antaḥkaraṇabimbitā - reflected in the internal organ

Compound type : tatpurusha (antaḥkaraṇa+bimbita)

• antaḥkaraṇa – internal organ (mind, intellect, ego, citta)
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: antar
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• bimbita – reflected, mirrored
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bimb' (to reflect)
  Root: bimb (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'ātmasaṃvit'.

आत्मसंवित् (ātmasaṁvit) - self-awareness, self-knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātmasaṃvid

ātmasaṁvid - self-awareness, self-knowledge, consciousness of the self

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+saṃvid)

• ātman – self, spirit, soul, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
• saṃvid – knowledge, intelligence, consciousness, awareness
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'vid' (to know) with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तनोति (tanoti) - spreads, extends, manifests, performs

(verb)

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

Present Active

Root: tan (class 8)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Refers to 'jagadrūpam'.

आलोकम् (ālokam) - light, splendor, sight

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āloka

āloka - light, splendor, sight, seeing

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Object of 'tanoti' in the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle denoting comparison.

सूर्यभा (sūryabhā) - sunlight, radiance of the sun

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sūryabhā

sūryabhā - sunlight, radiance of the sun

Compound type : tatpurusha (sūrya+bhā)

• sūrya – sun, sun god
  noun (masculine)
• bhā – light, radiance, splendor
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject in the simile.

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