योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-28, verse-13

आभासमात्रमेवेदमित्थमेवावभासते ।
द्विचन्द्रविभ्रमाकारं सदसच्च व्यवस्थितम् ॥ १३ ॥

ābhāsamātramevedamitthamevāvabhāsate ,
dvicandravibhramākāraṃ sadasacca vyavasthitam 13

13. ābhāsamātram eva idam ittham eva avabhāsate
dvicandravibhramākāram sat asat ca vyavasthitam

13. idam ābhāsamātram eva ittham eva avabhāsate.
dvicandravibhramākāram sat ca asat ca vyavasthitam.

13. This (world) is merely an appearance, and it manifests precisely as such. It is established as simultaneously existent and non-existent, just like the illusion of seeing two moons.

Words meanings summery:

• आभासमात्रम् (ābhāsamātram) - merely an appearance, only an illusion, a mere reflection

• एव (eva) - verily, indeed, only, just

• इदम् (idam) - this (world/reality) (this)

• इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner, in this way

• एव (eva) - verily, indeed, only, just

• अवभासते (avabhāsate) - it appears, it shines forth, it manifests

• द्विचन्द्रविभ्रमाकारम् (dvicandravibhramākāram) - having the form of the illusion of two moons, like the appearance of two moons from an optical illusion

• सत् (sat) - existent, real, good, being

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, bad

• च (ca) - and

• व्यवस्थितम् (vyavasthitam) - established, fixed, determined, situated

Words meanings and morphology

आभासमात्रम् (ābhāsamātram) - merely an appearance, only an illusion, a mere reflection

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ābhāsamātra

ābhāsamātra - merely an appearance, only an illusion, a mere reflection

compound of ābhāsa (appearance) and mātra (only, mere)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ābhāsa+mātra)

• ābhāsa – appearance, reflection, semblance
  noun (masculine)
  from ā-bhā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 2)
• mātra – mere, only, measure
  adjective (neuter)

एव (eva) - verily, indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this (world/reality) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Refers to the perceived reality or the world.

इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner, in this way

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - verily, indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

अवभासते (avabhāsate) - it appears, it shines forth, it manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of avabhās

present indicative

From upasarga ava- and root bhās

Prefix: ava

Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: ātmanepada form.

द्विचन्द्रविभ्रमाकारम् (dvicandravibhramākāram) - having the form of the illusion of two moons, like the appearance of two moons from an optical illusion

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvicandravibhramākāra

dvicandravibhramākāra - having the form of the illusion of two moons

compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+candra+vibhrama+ākāra)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• vibhrama – illusion, error, confusion
  noun (masculine)
  from vi-bhram
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  from ā-kṛ
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with idam.

सत् (sat) - existent, real, good, being

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, good, true, being

present active participle

Participle of root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to the existent aspect of reality.

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, bad

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad, false

negative present active participle

Negative participle of root as (to be)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• sat – existent, real
  adjective (neuter)
  present active participle
  Participle of root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to the non-existent aspect of reality.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

व्यवस्थितम् (vyavasthitam) - established, fixed, determined, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyavasthita

vyavasthita - established, fixed, determined, situated, arranged

past passive participle

From upasargas vi-ava- and root sthā

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with idam.

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