योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-103, verse-80

आभासाकाशमेवेदं भामात्रमवभासनम् ।
विश्वमाकाररहितं स्वभावं विदुरव्ययम् ॥ ८० ॥

ābhāsākāśamevedaṃ bhāmātramavabhāsanam ,
viśvamākārarahitaṃ svabhāvaṃ viduravyayam 80

80. ābhāsa-ākāśam eva idam bhā-mātram avabhāsanam
viśvam ākāra-rahitam svabhāvam viduḥ avyayam

80. idam eva ābhāsa-ākāśam (asti),
bhā-mātram avabhāsanam (asti).
(te) viśvam ākāra-rahitam avyayam svabhāvam viduḥ.

80. This entire world is indeed just a reflected space, a mere shining manifestation. They know this universe to be devoid of form and its intrinsic nature (dharma) to be imperishable.

80. עולם זה אינו אלא הבלחה במרחב, נצנוץ של אור גרידא; היקום נטול צורה ממשית, והוא מוכר כתרחיש של המהות הבלתי-מתכלה.

Words meanings summery:

• आभास-आकाशम् (ābhāsa-ākāśam) - the space of appearance, phenomenal space, reflected space

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• भा-मात्रम् (bhā-mātram) - mere appearance, only a shining

• अवभासनम् (avabhāsanam) - shining forth, manifestation, illumination

• विश्वम् (viśvam) - the universe, all, everything

• आकार-रहितम् (ākāra-rahitam) - devoid of form, formless

• स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - intrinsic nature, inherent characteristic

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

• अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, undecaying

Words meanings and morphology

आभास-आकाशम् (ābhāsa-ākāśam) - the space of appearance, phenomenal space, reflected space

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ābhāsa-ākāśa

ābhāsa-ākāśa - space of appearance, reflected space

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ābhāsa+ākāśa)

• ābhāsa – appearance, reflection, seeming, splendor
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

भा-मात्रम् (bhā-mātram) - mere appearance, only a shining

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhā-mātra

bhā-mātra - mere appearance/light, only light

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhā+mātra)

• bhā – light, splendor, appearance
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhā (class 2)
• mātra – only, mere, as much as
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'ābhāsa-ākāśam' or implicitly 'viśvam'.

अवभासनम् (avabhāsanam) - shining forth, manifestation, illumination

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avabhāsana

avabhāsana - shining forth, manifestation, illumination

Verbal noun

Derived from the root bhās (to shine) with prefix ava-.

Prefix: ava

Root: bhās (class 1)

विश्वम् (viśvam) - the universe, all, everything

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of viśva

viśva - all, universal, the universe

Note: Object of 'viduḥ'.

आकार-रहितम् (ākāra-rahitam) - devoid of form, formless

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākāra-rahita

ākāra-rahita - devoid of form, formless

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (ākāra+rahita)

• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• rahita – devoid of, free from, abandoned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root rah (to abandon).
  Root: rah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'viśvam'.

स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - intrinsic nature, inherent characteristic

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - intrinsic nature, inherent characteristic, one's own being

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhāva – being, state, nature, existence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of 'viduḥ'.

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, undecaying

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, immutable, undecaying

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• vyaya – expenditure, decay, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ī (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'svabhāvam' or 'viśvam'.

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