योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-80, verse-11

रूपालोकमनस्काराः परस्परमसङ्गिनः ।
संपन्ना इव लक्ष्यन्ते वदनादर्शबिम्ववत् ॥ ११ ॥

rūpālokamanaskārāḥ parasparamasaṅginaḥ ,
saṃpannā iva lakṣyante vadanādarśabimvavat 11

11. rūpa āloka manaskārāḥ parasparam asaṅginaḥ
sampannāḥ iva lakṣyante vadana ādarśa bimbavat

11. rūpa āloka manaskārāḥ parasparam asaṅginaḥ (santo api),
vadana ādarśa bimbavat sampannāḥ iva lakṣyante.

11. Forms, lights, and mental impressions (manaskāra) are mutually unconnected (asaṅgin), yet they appear as if united, like the reflection of a face in a mirror.

Words meanings summery:

• रूप (rūpa) - form, shape

• आलोक (āloka) - light, perception

• मनस्काराः (manaskārāḥ) - mental impressions, mental actions

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, reciprocally

• असङ्गिनः (asaṅginaḥ) - unattached, unconnected

• सम्पन्नाः (sampannāḥ) - united, accomplished, complete

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• लक्ष्यन्ते (lakṣyante) - are perceived, appear, are seen

• वदन (vadana) - face

• आदर्श (ādarśa) - mirror

• बिम्बवत् (bimbavat) - like a reflection

Words meanings and morphology

रूप (rūpa) - form, shape

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty

Note: First part of the Dvandva compound 'rūpālokamanaskārāḥ'.

आलोक (āloka) - light, perception

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āloka

āloka - light, luster, perception, sight

From root 'lok' (to see) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Middle part of the Dvandva compound 'rūpālokamanaskārāḥ'.

मनस्काराः (manaskārāḥ) - mental impressions, mental actions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manaskāra

manaskāra - mental operation, mental impression, attention

Compound 'manas' (mind) + 'kāra' (doing, making).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (manas+kāra)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• kāra – maker, doer, act, action
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'kṛ'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The collective subject of the sentence.

परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, reciprocally

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

असङ्गिनः (asaṅginaḥ) - unattached, unconnected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asaṅgin

asaṅgin - unattached, unconnected, isolated

Compound 'a' (not) + 'saṅgin' (attached).

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+saṅgin)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• saṅgin – attached, connected, adherent
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'saṅga' (attachment) + 'in' (possessing).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'rūpālokamanaskārāḥ'.

सम्पन्नाः (sampannāḥ) - united, accomplished, complete

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sampanna

sampanna - united, accomplished, complete, endowed with, arrived

Past Passive Participle

From root 'pad' (to go, obtain) with prefix 'sam' (together, completely).

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'rūpālokamanaskārāḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

लक्ष्यन्ते (lakṣyante) - are perceived, appear, are seen

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of lakṣ

Present passive

From root 'lakṣ' (to perceive), 3rd plural present passive indicative.

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

वदन (vadana) - face

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of vadana

vadana - face, mouth, speaking

From root 'vad' (to speak).

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: First part of the compound 'vadanādarśabimbavat'.

आदर्श (ādarśa) - mirror

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādarśa

ādarśa - mirror, reflection, example

From root 'dṛś' (to see) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Middle part of the compound 'vadanādarśabimbavat'.

बिम्बवत् (bimbavat) - like a reflection

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bimbavat

bimbavat - like a reflection/image, having an image

Derived from 'bimba' (reflection, image) + suffix 'vat' (like, possessing).

Note: Last part of the compound 'vadanādarśabimbavat', acting adverbially to describe how the subjects appear.