योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-50, verse-36

श्रीराम उवाच ।
दृश्यते मानसादर्शे यन्त्रदार्वौदरेषु तत् ।
प्रतिबिम्बितमेतन्मे ब्रूहि ब्रह्मन्किमात्मकम् ॥ ३६ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
dṛśyate mānasādarśe yantradārvaudareṣu tat ,
pratibimbitametanme brūhi brahmankimātmakam 36

36. śrīrāma uvāca dṛśyate mānasādarśe yantradāruudareṣu
tat pratibimbitam etat me brūhi brahman kim ātmakam

36. śrīrāma uvāca brahman me etat pratibimbitam tat
mānasādarśe yantradāruudareṣu dṛśyate kim ātmakam brūhi

36. Śrī Rāma said: "That (tat) which is reflected (pratibimbitam) in the mirror of the mind (mānasa) – and also within machines and wooden objects – please tell me, O Brahman, what is the true nature (kimātmaka) of this (etat) phenomenon?"

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

• मानसादर्शे (mānasādarśe) - in the mirror of the mind, in the mental mirror

• यन्त्रदारुउदरेषु (yantradāruudareṣu) - in the interiors of machines and wooden objects

• तत् (tat) - that, that one

• प्रतिबिम्बितम् (pratibimbitam) - reflected, mirrored

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, say

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Vasiṣṭha (O Brahman, O divine one)

• किम् (kim) - what, of what

• आत्मकम् (ātmakam) - having the nature of, consisting of

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rama, the revered Rama

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – splendor, prosperity, revered
  adjective (feminine)
• rāma – Rama (name of a king, incarnation of Vishnu)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

(verb)

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

Passive present tense form

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मानसादर्शे (mānasādarśe) - in the mirror of the mind, in the mental mirror

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mānasādarśa

mānasādarśa - mirror of the mind

Compound of mānasa (mental) and ādarśa (mirror)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mānasa+ādarśa)

• mānasa – mental, of the mind, mind
  adjective (neuter)
  from manas (mind)
• ādarśa – mirror, reflection
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

यन्त्रदारुउदरेषु (yantradāruudareṣu) - in the interiors of machines and wooden objects

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of yantradāruudara

yantradāruudara - interior of machines and wood

Compound of yantra (machine), dāru (wood) and udara (interior)

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (yantra+dāru+udara)

• yantra – machine, instrument, device
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yam (class 1)
• dāru – wood, timber
  noun (neuter)
• udara – interior, belly, cavity
  noun (neuter)

Note: The sandhi `dāru + udareṣu` -> `dārvudareṣu` is internal to the compound structure as a whole.

तत् (tat) - that, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to the reflection.

प्रतिबिम्बितम् (pratibimbitam) - reflected, mirrored

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratibimbita

pratibimbita - reflected, mirrored

Past Passive Participle

from prati-bimb (to reflect)

Prefix: prati

Root: bimb (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to the reflected phenomenon being discussed.

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, my, me

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, say

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Vasiṣṭha (O Brahman, O divine one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahma (the creator deity), priest, supreme reality

किम् (kim) - what, of what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Part of compound `kimātmaka` in meaning.

आत्मकम् (ātmakam) - having the nature of, consisting of

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātmaka

ātmaka - having the nature of, consisting of, pertaining to the self (ātman)

from ātman + -ka (suffix)

Note: `kim ātmakam` together means 'of what nature'.