योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-129, verse-12

क्वचिद्ब्रह्ममहाव्योम्नि कस्मिंश्चिद्दृश्यमण्डले ।
तस्य दृश्यात्मना प्राप्ते वस्तुतो ब्रह्मरूपिणि ॥ १२ ॥

kvacidbrahmamahāvyomni kasmiṃściddṛśyamaṇḍale ,
tasya dṛśyātmanā prāpte vastuto brahmarūpiṇi 12

12. kvacit brahma-mahā-vyomni kasmin cit dṛśya-maṇḍale
tasya dṛśya-ātmanā prāpte vastutaḥ brahma-rūpiṇi

12. kvacit brahma-mahā-vyomni kasmin cit dṛśya-maṇḍale (sthite) tasya (jātam anya-jagat) dṛśya-ātmanā prāpte (api) vastutaḥ brahma-rūpiṇi (vartate).

12. Somewhere, within the great expanse of the Absolute (brahman), in a particular visible realm, when that (world) was apprehended by its apparent self (ātman), it was in reality identical with (brahman).

12. אי שם במרחב האדיר של הַבְּרַהְמָן, בספרות התופעות הנראות, אשר נדמתה כעולם גשמי אך במהותה הייתה בעלת טבע הַבְּרַהְמָן...

Words meanings summery:

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, at some place, at some time

• ब्रह्म-महा-व्योम्नि (brahma-mahā-vyomni) - in the great expanse of brahman, in the vast space of the Absolute

• कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in some, in a certain

• चित् (cit) - some, certain (indefinite particle)

• दृश्य-मण्डले (dṛśya-maṇḍale) - in the visible realm, in the phenomenal sphere

• तस्य (tasya) - of that world (anya-jagat) mentioned in the previous verse (of that)

• दृश्य-आत्मना (dṛśya-ātmanā) - by its visible nature, by its phenomenal self

• प्राप्ते (prāpte) - when it has attained, in the case of its attainment, having been reached

• वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, actually, truly, fundamentally

• ब्रह्म-रूपिणि (brahma-rūpiṇi) - having the form of (brahman), in the nature of (brahman)

Words meanings and morphology

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, at some place, at some time

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्म-महा-व्योम्नि (brahma-mahā-vyomni) - in the great expanse of brahman, in the vast space of the Absolute

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of brahma-mahā-vyoman

brahma-mahā-vyoman - the great space of Brahman

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+mahā+vyoman)

• brahman – the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the universal spirit
  noun (neuter)
• mahā – great, large, vast
  adjective
• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, space, ether
  noun (neuter)

कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in some, in a certain

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Note: Part of the indefinite pronoun 'kasmin cit'. Agrees with 'dṛśya-maṇḍale'.

चित् (cit) - some, certain (indefinite particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with interrogative pronouns to form indefinite pronouns (e.g., 'kaścit' - someone, 'kasmincit' - in someone/something).

दृश्य-मण्डले (dṛśya-maṇḍale) - in the visible realm, in the phenomenal sphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dṛśya-maṇḍala

dṛśya-maṇḍala - sphere of the visible, phenomenal world

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dṛśya+maṇḍala)

• dṛśya – visible, perceptible, appearance
  adjective
  Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
  Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• maṇḍala – circle, sphere, region, realm, orb
  noun (neuter)

तस्य (tasya) - of that world (anya-jagat) mentioned in the previous verse (of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Refers to the 'anya-jagat' from verse 11.

दृश्य-आत्मना (dṛśya-ātmanā) - by its visible nature, by its phenomenal self

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dṛśya-ātman

dṛśya-ātman - visible self, phenomenal nature

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dṛśya+ātman)

• dṛśya – visible, perceptible, appearance
  adjective
  Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
  Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, individual soul, supreme soul (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

प्राप्ते (prāpte) - when it has attained, in the case of its attainment, having been reached

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - attained, reached, obtained, acquired

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'āp' (to obtain, reach) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Refers to the implicit 'world' or 'jagat' (neuter).

वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, actually, truly, fundamentally

(indeclinable)

Formed with the suffix -tas from 'vastu' (reality, substance).

ब्रह्म-रूपिणि (brahma-rūpiṇi) - having the form of (brahman), in the nature of (brahman)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of brahma-rūpin

brahma-rūpin - having the form or nature of Brahman, of the form of the Absolute

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (brahman+rūpin)

• brahman – the Absolute, ultimate reality, the universal spirit
  noun (neuter)
• rūpin – having form, shaped like, beautiful, appearing as
  adjective
  Derived from 'rūpa' (form) with suffix -in.

Note: Agrees with 'prāpte' and implicitly with the 'world' (jagat).

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