योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-78, verse-2

यथा जलपरिस्पन्दाद्व्यतिरिक्त इवाम्भसः ।
दृश्यते वर्तुलावर्तश्चित्तस्पन्दात्तथा जगत् ॥ २ ॥

yathā jalaparispandādvyatirikta ivāmbhasaḥ ,
dṛśyate vartulāvartaścittaspandāttathā jagat 2

2. yathā jala-parispandāt vyatiriktaḥ iva ambhasaḥ |
dṛśyate vartula-āvartaḥ citta-spandāt tathā jagat ||

2. yathā jala-parispandāt ambhasaḥ vyatiriktaḥ iva
vartula-āvartaḥ dṛśyate tathā citta-spandāt jagat

2. Just as from the agitation of water, a circular whirlpool appears, seemingly distinct from the water itself, similarly, the world (jagat) arises from the vibration of the mind (citta).

2. כשם שמערבולת מים נראית כנפרדת מהמים בשל תנועת המים, כך נראה העולם בשל תנודת החשיבה.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• जल-परिस्पन्दात् (jala-parispandāt) - from the agitation/movement of water

• व्यतिरिक्तः (vyatiriktaḥ) - The whirlpool appears separate, but is fundamentally not. (distinct, separate, different, excluded)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्भसः (ambhasaḥ) - The source from which the whirlpool seems distinct. (from water, of water)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, becomes visible

• वर्तुल-आवर्तः (vartula-āvartaḥ) - The illusory distinct form arising from water. (a circular whirlpool, a round eddy)

• चित्त-स्पन्दात् (citta-spandāt) - The activity or fluctuation of citta is the cause of the world's appearance. (from the vibration/movement of the mind)

• तथा (tathā) - Connects the simile to the main statement. (similarly, so also, in that manner)

• जगत् (jagat) - The phenomenal world of experience. (the world, universe, what moves)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

जल-परिस्पन्दात् (jala-parispandāt) - from the agitation/movement of water

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of jala-parispanda

jala-parispanda - movement or agitation of water, water's vibration

compound of jala (water) + parispanda (movement)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+parispanda)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• parispanda – movement, agitation, vibration, whirling
  noun (masculine)
  from pari + spand
  Prefix: pari
  Root: spand (class 1)

व्यतिरिक्तः (vyatiriktaḥ) - The whirlpool appears separate, but is fundamentally not. (distinct, separate, different, excluded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyatirikta

vyatirikta - distinct, separate, different, excluded, remaining

Past Passive Participle

derived from root ric (to separate) with prefixes vi and ati

Prefixes: vi+ati

Root: ric (class 7)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्भसः (ambhasaḥ) - The source from which the whirlpool seems distinct. (from water, of water)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ambhas

ambhas - water, fluid

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, becomes visible

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

present tense

root dṛś, class 1, present passive 3rd singular

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वर्तुल-आवर्तः (vartula-āvartaḥ) - The illusory distinct form arising from water. (a circular whirlpool, a round eddy)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vartula-āvarta

vartula-āvarta - a round whirlpool, circular eddy

compound of vartula (round, circular) + āvarta (whirlpool, eddy)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vartula+āvarta)

• vartula – round, circular, globular
  adjective
  from vṛt
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• āvarta – whirlpool, eddy, circle, turning
  noun (masculine)
  from ā + vṛt
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

चित्त-स्पन्दात् (citta-spandāt) - The activity or fluctuation of citta is the cause of the world's appearance. (from the vibration/movement of the mind)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of citta-spanda

citta-spanda - vibration of the mind, movement of thought, mental fluctuation

compound of citta (mind) + spanda (vibration)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+spanda)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• spanda – vibration, movement, throb, pulsation
  noun (masculine)
  from root spand
  Root: spand (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - Connects the simile to the main statement. (similarly, so also, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

correlative to yathā

जगत् (jagat) - The phenomenal world of experience. (the world, universe, what moves)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - moving, living, the world, universe

Present Active Participle

derived from root gam (to go) with reduplication

Root: gam (class 1)

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