योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-9, verse-48

मनोमात्रविवर्तेऽस्मिञ्जगत्यब्धीन्दुभङ्गुरे ।
ममेदमित्यपूर्वेयं कुतस्त्याऽक्षरमालिका ॥ ४८ ॥

manomātravivarte'smiñjagatyabdhīndubhaṅgure ,
mamedamityapūrveyaṃ kutastyā'kṣaramālikā 48

48. manaḥ-mātra-vivarte asmin jagati abdhi-indu-bhaṅgure
mama idam iti apūrvā iyam kutaḥstyā akṣara-mālikā

48. asmin manaḥ-mātra-vivarte abdhi-indu-bhaṅgure jagati
mama idam iti iyam apūrvā akṣara-mālikā kutaḥstyā

48. In this world, which is merely a modification of the mind and as transient as ocean waves and the moon's reflection, whence comes this unprecedented, imperishable chain of thought, "this is mine"?

48. בעולם הזה, שהוא יציר מחשבה בלבד וחלופי כגלי ים והשתקפות ירח, מאיפה הגיעה מחרוזת מילים מוזרה זו 'זה שלי'?

Words meanings summery:

• मनः-मात्र-विवर्ते (manaḥ-mātra-vivarte) - in this world which is just a mental projection (in the mere modification of the mind, in the mental transformation)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (world) (in this)

• जगति (jagati) - in the world

• अब्धि-इन्दु-भङ्गुरे (abdhi-indu-bhaṅgure) - transient like ocean waves and lunar reflections (fragile like the ocean and the moon)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• इदम् (idam) - this

• इति (iti) - introduces the thought "this is mine" (thus, so, indicates direct speech or thought)

• अपूर्वा (apūrvā) - unprecedented, new, not existed before

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• कुतःस्त्या (kutaḥstyā) - from where, of what origin

• अक्षर-मालिका (akṣara-mālikā) - a chain of imperishable notions or thoughts (referring to the persistent idea of "mine") (garland of letters, string of imperishable things)

Words meanings and morphology

मनः-मात्र-विवर्ते (manaḥ-mātra-vivarte) - in this world which is just a mental projection (in the mere modification of the mind, in the mental transformation)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of manaḥ-mātra-vivarta

manaḥ-mātra-vivarta - mere modification of the mind, mental transformation

Compound type : tatpurusha (manas+mātra+vivarta)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – mere, only, measure
  adjective
• vivarta – modification, transformation, illusory manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  derived from vṛt with vi prefix
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (world) (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: refers to jagati

जगति (jagati) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Present Active Participle

derived from root gam with j-reduplication

Root: gam (class 1)

अब्धि-इन्दु-भङ्गुरे (abdhi-indu-bhaṅgure) - transient like ocean waves and lunar reflections (fragile like the ocean and the moon)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of abdhi-indu-bhaṅgura

abdhi-indu-bhaṅgura - perishable like the ocean and the moon

Compound type : karmadharya (abdhi+indu+bhaṅgura)

• abdhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• indu – moon, drop
  noun (masculine)
• bhaṅgura – fragile, perishable, brittle
  adjective
  derived from root bhañj (to break)
  Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: refers to jagati

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: part of the phrase "this is mine"

इति (iti) - introduces the thought "this is mine" (thus, so, indicates direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

अपूर्वा (apūrvā) - unprecedented, new, not existed before

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apūrva

apūrva - unprecedented, new, not existed before

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+pūrva)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• pūrva – former, previous, first
  adjective

Note: refers to akṣara-mālikā

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: refers to akṣara-mālikā

कुतःस्त्या (kutaḥstyā) - from where, of what origin

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kutaḥstya

kutaḥstya - belonging to where, of what origin

derived from 'kutaḥ' (whence) + 'stha' (standing/being) + 'ya' (suffix)

Note: agrees with akṣara-mālikā

अक्षर-मालिका (akṣara-mālikā) - a chain of imperishable notions or thoughts (referring to the persistent idea of "mine") (garland of letters, string of imperishable things)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of akṣara-mālikā

akṣara-mālikā - garland of letters, string of imperishable things

Compound type : tatpurusha (akṣara+mālikā)

• akṣara – imperishable, eternal, letter, syllable
  noun (neuter)
  negation 'a' + root kṣar (to perish)
  Prefix: a
  Root: kṣar (class 1)
• mālikā – garland, necklace, chain
  noun (feminine)

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