योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-35, verse-11

मुकुरे ह्यमलाभासे प्रतिबिम्बं प्रवर्तते ।
सदप्यग्रगतं वस्तु प्रतिबिम्बक्रिया विना ॥ ११ ॥

mukure hyamalābhāse pratibimbaṃ pravartate ,
sadapyagragataṃ vastu pratibimbakriyā vinā 11

11. mukure hi amalābhāse pratibimbam pravartate
sat api agragatam vastu pratibimbakriyā vinā

11. amalābhāse mukure hi pratibimbam pravartate
agragatam vastu sat api pratibimbakriyā vinā

11. Indeed, a reflection appears in a clear, pure-shining mirror. An object placed in front, even if existing, does not generate a reflection without the act of reflecting.

Words meanings summery:

• मुकुरे (mukure) - in the mirror

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

• अमलाभासे (amalābhāse) - in the pure-shining, in the spotless appearance

• प्रतिबिम्बम् (pratibimbam) - reflection

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - appears, arises, proceeds

• सत् (sat) - existing, being

• अपि (api) - even, also, though

• अग्रगतम् (agragatam) - placed in front, gone to the front

• वस्तु (vastu) - object, thing

• प्रतिबिम्बक्रिया (pratibimbakriyā) - act of reflection, process of reflection

• विना (vinā) - without

Words meanings and morphology

मुकुरे (mukure) - in the mirror

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mukura

mukura - mirror, bud, blossom

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

अमलाभासे (amalābhāse) - in the pure-shining, in the spotless appearance

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of amalābhāsa

amalābhāsa - spotless appearance, pure lustre

Compound type : karmadhāraya (amala+ābhāsa)

• amala – spotless, pure, clean
  adjective
• ābhāsa – light, lustre, appearance, reflection
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'mukure'.

प्रतिबिम्बम् (pratibimbam) - reflection

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratibimba

pratibimba - reflection, image, counterpart

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - appears, arises, proceeds

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

सत् (sat) - existing, being

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, true, good, being

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of the root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'vastu'.

अपि (api) - even, also, though

(indeclinable)

अग्रगतम् (agragatam) - placed in front, gone to the front

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of agragata

agragata - gone to the front, placed in front

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agra+gata)

• agra – front, tip, summit
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived, obtained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of the root 'gam' (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vastu'.

वस्तु (vastu) - object, thing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - object, thing, substance, reality

प्रतिबिम्बक्रिया (pratibimbakriyā) - act of reflection, process of reflection

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratibimbakriyā

pratibimbakriyā - act of reflection, process of reflection

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pratibimba+kriyā)

• pratibimba – reflection, image
  noun (neuter)
• kriyā – action, act, process
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used with indeclinable 'vinā'; the form is nominative singular, though 'vinā' commonly takes accusative, instrumental, or ablative.

विना (vinā) - without

(indeclinable)