योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-51, verse-33

आदर्शस्वच्छ आकाशे नैव स्वः प्रतिबिम्बति ।
व्यतिरेकासंभवतः कचत्येव हि केवलम् ॥ ३३ ॥

ādarśasvaccha ākāśe naiva svaḥ pratibimbati ,
vyatirekāsaṃbhavataḥ kacatyeva hi kevalam 33

33. ādarśasvacche ākāśe na eva svaḥ pratibimbati
vyatireka-asaṃbhavataḥ kacati eva hi kevalam

33. ādarśasvacche ākāśe svaḥ na eva pratibimbati,
hi vyatireka-asaṃbhavataḥ.
eva kevalam kacati

33. In the sky, which is as clear as a mirror, one's own (reflection) is never seen, because there is no possibility of distinction. Indeed, (the sky/reality) simply shines forth (kacati) on its own.

Words meanings summery:

• आदर्शस्वच्छे (ādarśasvacche) - describing the pure and undefiled nature of the sky (in the mirror-clear, in the clear like a mirror)

• आकाशे (ākāśe) - refers to the infinite, pure expanse often used metaphorically for Brahman or pure consciousness (in the sky, in space)

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - emphasizes the negation, 'never' (indeed, only, just)

• स्वः (svaḥ) - one's own image or reflection; the individual self (one's own, self)

• प्रतिबिम्बति (pratibimbati) - highlights the absence of a separate reflection in the ultimate reality (is reflected, appears as a reflection)

• व्यतिरेक-असंभवतः (vyatireka-asaṁbhavataḥ) - the reason why no reflection occurs: the non-dual nature of reality (due to the impossibility of distinction or separation)

• कचति (kacati) - the inherent luminosity and manifestation of ultimate reality (shines, appears, becomes visible, gleams)

• एव (eva) - emphasizes that it *only* shines, without reflecting anything separate (indeed, only, just)

• हि (hi) - adds emphasis to the statement (indeed, surely, for)

• केवलम् (kevalam) - reinforces the idea of undifferentiated, singular shining (only, solely, purely, merely)

Words meanings and morphology

आदर्शस्वच्छे (ādarśasvacche) - describing the pure and undefiled nature of the sky (in the mirror-clear, in the clear like a mirror)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādarśasvaccha

ādarśasvaccha - clear as a mirror, mirror-like clear

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ādarśa+svaccha)

• ādarśa – mirror, reflection, model
  noun (masculine)
• svaccha – clear, pure, limpid, spotless
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'ākāśe'

आकाशे (ākāśe) - refers to the infinite, pure expanse often used metaphorically for Brahman or pure consciousness (in the sky, in space)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasizes the negation, 'never' (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

स्वः (svaḥ) - one's own image or reflection; the individual self (one's own, self)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, property, relation

Note: Used here as a substantive.

प्रतिबिम्बति (pratibimbati) - highlights the absence of a separate reflection in the ultimate reality (is reflected, appears as a reflection)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pratibimbati

Prefix: prati

Root: bimb (class 1)

व्यतिरेक-असंभवतः (vyatireka-asaṁbhavataḥ) - the reason why no reflection occurs: the non-dual nature of reality (due to the impossibility of distinction or separation)

(indeclinable)

suffix -tas (from, due to) added to the compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyatireka+asaṃbhava)

• vyatireka – separation, distinction, difference
  noun (masculine)
  from root ric with prefixes vi-ati
  Prefixes: vi+ati
  Root: ric (class 7)
• asaṃbhava – impossibility, non-existence, unsuitability
  noun (masculine)
  negative prefix a- + saṃbhava (possibility)
  Prefix: a

कचति (kacati) - the inherent luminosity and manifestation of ultimate reality (shines, appears, becomes visible, gleams)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kas

Root: kas (class 1)

एव (eva) - emphasizes that it *only* shines, without reflecting anything separate (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - adds emphasis to the statement (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

केवलम् (kevalam) - reinforces the idea of undifferentiated, singular shining (only, solely, purely, merely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an adverb, 'only/merely'.