योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-13, verse-2

मनोमनननिर्माणमात्रमेतज्जगत्त्रयम् ।
शान्तं तनु लघु स्वच्छं वातान्तः सौरभादपि ॥ २ ॥

manomanananirmāṇamātrametajjagattrayam ,
śāntaṃ tanu laghu svacchaṃ vātāntaḥ saurabhādapi 2

2. manaḥ-manana-nirmāṇa-mātram etat jagat-trayam
śāntam tanu laghu svaccham vāta-antaḥ saurabhāt api

2. etat jagat-trayam manaḥ-manana-nirmāṇa-mātram (asti).
(etat) śāntam,
tanu,
laghu,
svaccham (ca asti),
api vāta-antaḥ saurabhāt (adhikam).

2. These three worlds are merely a fabrication of mental conceptualization. They are tranquil, subtle, light, and pure, even more so than the fragrance carried within the wind.

2. שלושת העולמות הללו אינם אלא פרי חשיבתה של המחשבה; הם שקטים, דקים, קלים וזכים יותר אפילו מניחוח הנישא ברוח.

Words meanings summery:

• मनः-मनन-निर्माण-मात्रम् (manaḥ-manana-nirmāṇa-mātram) - merely a creation of mental conceptualization, only a construction of the mind's thinking

• एतत् (etat) - this

• जगत्-त्रयम् (jagat-trayam) - the three worlds

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm

• तनु (tanu) - subtle, fine, slender, delicate

• लघु (laghu) - light, subtle, quick

• स्वच्छम् (svaccham) - pure, clear, transparent, clean

• वात-अन्तः (vāta-antaḥ) - within the wind

• सौरभात् (saurabhāt) - from fragrance, from pleasant smell

• अपि (api) - emphasizes the comparison, 'even more so' (even, also, too)

Words meanings and morphology

मनः-मनन-निर्माण-मात्रम् (manaḥ-manana-nirmāṇa-mātram) - merely a creation of mental conceptualization, only a construction of the mind's thinking

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas-manana-nirmāṇa-mātra

manas-manana-nirmāṇa-mātra - merely a creation/construction of the mind's thinking/conceptualization

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+manana+nirmāṇa+mātra)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• manana – thinking, reflecting, conceptualization, ideation
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  From root man (to think).
  Root: man (class 4)
• nirmāṇa – creation, construction, formation, fabrication
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  From root mā with prefix nir (to measure, construct).
  Prefix: nir
  Root: mā (class 2)
• mātra – mere, only, just, solely
  adjective (neuter)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

जगत्-त्रयम् (jagat-trayam) - the three worlds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat-traya

jagat-traya - the three worlds (earth, atmosphere, heaven or physical, subtle, causal)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jagat+traya)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• traya – triad, group of three
  noun (neuter)

शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quiet, ceased, extinguished

Past Passive Participle

From root śam (to be calm, cease).

Root: śam (class 4)

तनु (tanu) - subtle, fine, slender, delicate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tanu

tanu - subtle, fine, slender, delicate, thin, body

लघु (laghu) - light, subtle, quick

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of laghu

laghu - light, subtle, quick, small, trifling, nimble

स्वच्छम् (svaccham) - pure, clear, transparent, clean

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svaccha

svaccha - pure, clear, transparent, clean, limpid

वात-अन्तः (vāta-antaḥ) - within the wind

(indeclinable)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vāta+antas)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• antas – within, inside, internal
  indeclinable

Note: Functions adverbially with the ablative 'saurabhāt' to indicate comparison.

सौरभात् (saurabhāt) - from fragrance, from pleasant smell

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of saurabha

saurabha - fragrance, pleasant smell, perfume

Note: Indicates the point of comparison (more subtle than fragrance).

अपि (api) - emphasizes the comparison, 'even more so' (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

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