योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-129, verse-43

स जगन्ति भ्रमन्दूरे यस्मिन्सर्गे मृगः स्थितः ।
ससर्गोऽयमिति व्योम्नि काकतालीयवत्स्थितम् ॥ ४३ ॥

sa jaganti bhramandūre yasminsarge mṛgaḥ sthitaḥ ,
sasargo'yamiti vyomni kākatālīyavatsthitam 43

43. saḥ jaganti bhraman dūre yasmin sarge mṛgaḥ sthitaḥ
| saḥ sargaḥ ayam iti vyomni kākatālīyavat sthitam ||

43. saḥ bhraman dūre jaganti yasmin sarge mṛgaḥ sthitaḥ
saḥ sargaḥ ayam iti vyomni kākatālīyavat sthitam

43. That [being, represented by the] deer, wandering through distant worlds, is situated in a particular creation (sarga). The perception, 'this is that same creation (sarga),' arises in the mind (vyoman) as if by a fortuitous accident (kākatālīyavat).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• जगन्ति (jaganti) - worlds, moving things

• भ्रमन् (bhraman) - wandering, roaming

• दूरे (dūre) - far away, at a distance

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which

• सर्गे (sarge) - in creation, in a world, in an emanation

• मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - Here, refers to the individual consciousness or being. (deer, animal, seeker)

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, existing

• सः (saḥ) - that, it

• सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, world

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicates direct speech or thought

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - Refers to the realm of consciousness or the subtle space where perceptions arise. (in the sky, in space, in consciousness)

• काकतालीयवत् (kākatālīyavat) - like the crow and the palm fruit, by fortuitous accident, by chance

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, established, happened

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

जगन्ति (jaganti) - worlds, moving things

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living

Present Active Participle

Derived from root gam with prefix ja, originally a participle, then used as a noun for 'world'.

Root: gam (class 1)

भ्रमन् (bhraman) - wandering, roaming

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhramat

bhramat - wandering, roving, oscillating

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of the root 'bhram'.

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'.

दूरे (dūre) - far away, at a distance

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dūra

dūra - far, distant, remoteness

Note: Used adverbially.

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whichever

Note: Agrees with 'sarge'.

सर्गे (sarge) - in creation, in a world, in an emanation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, world, chapter

Root: sṛj (class 6)

मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - Here, refers to the individual consciousness or being. (deer, animal, seeker)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal, a seeker

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, firm

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the root 'sthā'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mṛgaḥ'.

सः (saḥ) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, world

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, world, chapter

Root: sṛj (class 6)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicates direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - Refers to the realm of consciousness or the subtle space where perceptions arise. (in the sky, in space, in consciousness)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, heaven, atmosphere, space, consciousness

Prefix: vi

Root: av (class 1)

काकतालीयवत् (kākatālīyavat) - like the crow and the palm fruit, by fortuitous accident, by chance

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'kāka' (crow) and 'tāla' (palm) via 'īya' suffix.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, established, happened

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, firm

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the root 'sthā'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the 'iti' clause, acting as a neuter nominative singular.