योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-56, verse-12

व्योम्नः शून्यतमा विद्धि तास्तामरसलोचन ।
क्षणेन चेतसि यथा भ्रान्तौ लोकक्षयोदयौ ॥ १२ ॥

vyomnaḥ śūnyatamā viddhi tāstāmarasalocana ,
kṣaṇena cetasi yathā bhrāntau lokakṣayodayau 12

12. vyomnaḥ śūnyatamā viddhi tāḥ tāmarasīlocana |
kṣaṇena cetasi yathā bhrāntau lokakṣayodayau

12. tāmarasīlocana tāḥ vyomnaḥ śūnyatamā viddhi
yathā cetasi bhrāntau kṣaṇena lokakṣayodayau

12. O lotus-eyed one, understand that these [manifestations] are the utmost emptiness (śūnyatamā) of space, just as the rise and dissolution of worlds appear in the mind in an instant due to delusion.

12. דע כי כותלים אלה ריקים אף יותר מן החלל, הו יפה עיניים! כשם שברגע אחד מתרחשים בחשיבה המבולבלת היווצרותם וחורבנם של עולמות.

Words meanings summery:

• व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - of space (of space, from space, of the sky, from the sky)

• शून्यतमा (śūnyatamā) - the utmost emptiness (most empty, utmost voidness, greatest emptiness)

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

• ताः (tāḥ) - those [manifestations] (referring to the implied phenomena or states of worlds) (those (feminine plural), them)

• तामरसीलोचन (tāmarasīlocana) - O lotus-eyed one (an address to Rama) (O lotus-eyed one)

• क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in an instant (in an instant, by a moment, within a moment)

• चेतसि (cetasi) - in the mind (in the mind, in consciousness)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which manner)

• भ्रान्तौ (bhrāntau) - due to delusion (in delusion, in error, in confusion)

• लोकक्षयोदयौ (lokakṣayodayau) - the rise and dissolution of worlds (the rise and dissolution of worlds, the world's rise and fall)

Words meanings and morphology

व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - of space (of space, from space, of the sky, from the sky)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - space, sky, atmosphere

शून्यतमा (śūnyatamā) - the utmost emptiness (most empty, utmost voidness, greatest emptiness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śūnyatamā

śūnyatamā - utmost voidness, most empty (feminine)

Derived from śūnya (empty) + tama (superlative suffix) + ā (feminine ending), used as a noun.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

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

Irregular imperative form of root 'vid'.

Root: vid (class 2)

ताः (tāḥ) - those [manifestations] (referring to the implied phenomena or states of worlds) (those (feminine plural), them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

तामरसीलोचन (tāmarasīlocana) - O lotus-eyed one (an address to Rama) (O lotus-eyed one)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāmarasīlocana

tāmarasīlocana - lotus-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tāmarasa+locana)

• tāmarasa – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• locana – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: loc (class 10)

क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in an instant (in an instant, by a moment, within a moment)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, very short time

चेतसि (cetasi) - in the mind (in the mind, in consciousness)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intellect, heart

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which manner)

(indeclinable)

भ्रान्तौ (bhrāntau) - due to delusion (in delusion, in error, in confusion)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - delusion, error, confusion, illusion, mistake

Note: Locative case used to indicate cause or circumstance.

लोकक्षयोदयौ (lokakṣayodayau) - the rise and dissolution of worlds (the rise and dissolution of worlds, the world's rise and fall)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of lokakṣayodaya

lokakṣayodaya - dissolution and rise of worlds

Compound type : dvandva (loka+kṣaya+udaya)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• kṣaya – destruction, dissolution, decline
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• udaya – rise, coming forth, prosperity
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

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