योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-101, verse-19

यथा यथान्धकारेण प्रेक्ष्यमाणं प्रणश्यति ।
किमप्यङ्गाभ्रचक्राभं तथेदं विश्वमात्मनि ॥ १९ ॥

yathā yathāndhakāreṇa prekṣyamāṇaṃ praṇaśyati ,
kimapyaṅgābhracakrābhaṃ tathedaṃ viśvamātmani 19

19. yathā yathā andhakāreṇa prekṣyamāṇam praṇaśyati
kim api aṅgābhracakrābham tathā idam viśvam ātmani

19. yathā yathā kim api aṅgābhracakrābham andhakāreṇa
prekṣyamāṇam praṇaśyati tathā idam viśvam ātmani

19. Just as something resembling a cloud formation, when observed in darkness, eventually perishes, so too does this world (perish) within the Self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• अन्धकारेण (andhakāreṇa) - by darkness, in darkness

• प्रेक्ष्यमाणम् (prekṣyamāṇam) - being seen, being observed, being perceived

• प्रणश्यति (praṇaśyati) - perishes, disappears, vanishes

• किम् (kim) - what, something, anything

• अपि (api) - even, also, indeed

• अङ्गाभ्रचक्राभम् (aṅgābhracakrābham) - resembling a cloud formation, like a circle of clouds

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• इदम् (idam) - this world (this)

• विश्वम् (viśvam) - the world, universe

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition emphasizes 'in whatever way' or 'just as'.

अन्धकारेण (andhakāreṇa) - by darkness, in darkness

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of andhakāra

andhakāra - darkness, gloom

प्रेक्ष्यमाणम् (prekṣyamāṇam) - being seen, being observed, being perceived

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prekṣyamāṇa

prekṣyamāṇa - being seen, being looked at

Present Passive Participle

From verb 'prekṣ' (to see, observe), formed by 'pra-' + root 'īkṣ' + passive participle suffix '-yamāna'.

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kim api aṅgābhracakrābham'.

प्रणश्यति (praṇaśyati) - perishes, disappears, vanishes

(verb)

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

Present Tense

Pāṇinian root 'naś', class 4, with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: naś (class 4)

किम् (kim) - what, something, anything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, something, anything

अपि (api) - even, also, indeed

(indeclinable)

अङ्गाभ्रचक्राभम् (aṅgābhracakrābham) - resembling a cloud formation, like a circle of clouds

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aṅgābhracakrābha

aṅgābhracakrābha - resembling a body/mass of cloud-circles or cloud-formations

Compound of 'aṅga' (mass) + 'abhra' (cloud) + 'cakra' (circle/formation) + 'ābha' (resembling)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṅga+abhra+cakra+ābha)

• aṅga – body, limb, part, mass
  noun (neuter)
• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
• cakra – circle, wheel, disc, formation
  noun (neuter)
• ābha – resembling, like, similar in appearance
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'kim api'.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this world (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

विश्वम् (viśvam) - the world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viśva

viśva - all, whole, entire, the universe, the world

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, essence, breath

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