योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-130, verse-18
चक्षुःकनीनिकाकोशे मुकुरे सलिले मणौ ।
प्रतिबिम्ब इवार्काभो भक्तिनाधारपावकः ॥ १८ ॥
प्रतिबिम्ब इवार्काभो भक्तिनाधारपावकः ॥ १८ ॥
cakṣuḥkanīnikākośe mukure salile maṇau ,
pratibimba ivārkābho bhaktinādhārapāvakaḥ 18
pratibimba ivārkābho bhaktinādhārapāvakaḥ 18
18.
cakṣuḥ-kanīnikā-kośe mukure salile maṇau
pratibimbaḥ iva arkābhaḥ bhaktiḥ anādhāra-pāvakaḥ
pratibimbaḥ iva arkābhaḥ bhaktiḥ anādhāra-pāvakaḥ
18.
cakṣuḥ-kanīnikā-kośe mukure salile maṇau
pratibimbaḥ iva arkābhaḥ bhaktiḥ anādhāra-pāvakaḥ
pratibimbaḥ iva arkābhaḥ bhaktiḥ anādhāra-pāvakaḥ
18.
Just as a reflection, brilliant like the sun, appears without a base in the pupil of the eye, in a mirror, in water, or in a jewel, so too is devotion (bhakti) a fire without a base.
Words meanings summery:
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- चक्षुः-कनीनिका-कोशे (cakṣuḥ-kanīnikā-kośe) - in the socket of the pupil of the eye
- मुकुरे (mukure) - in a mirror
- सलिले (salile) - in water
- मणौ (maṇau) - in a jewel
- प्रतिबिम्बः (pratibimbaḥ) - reflection, image
- इव (iva) - like, as if
- अर्काभः (arkābhaḥ) - sun-like, brilliant like the sun
- भक्तिः (bhaktiḥ) - devotion, worship, attachment
- अनाधार-पावकः (anādhāra-pāvakaḥ) - a baseless fire, fire without support
Words meanings and morphology
चक्षुः-कनीनिका-कोशे (cakṣuḥ-kanīnikā-kośe) - in the socket of the pupil of the eye
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of cakṣuḥ-kanīnikā-kośa
cakṣuḥ-kanīnikā-kośa - socket of the pupil of the eye
Compound of 'cakṣus', 'kanīnikā', and 'kośa'.
Compound type : tatpurusha (cakṣus+kanīnikā+kośa)
- cakṣus – eye
noun (neuter) - kanīnikā – pupil (of the eye)
noun (feminine) - kośa – sheath, socket, casing
noun (masculine)
मुकुरे (mukure) - in a mirror
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of mukura
mukura - mirror
सलिले (salile) - in water
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of salila
salila - water
मणौ (maṇau) - in a jewel
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of maṇi
maṇi - jewel, gem
प्रतिबिम्बः (pratibimbaḥ) - reflection, image
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pratibimba
pratibimba - reflection, image
इव (iva) - like, as if
(indeclinable)
अर्काभः (arkābhaḥ) - sun-like, brilliant like the sun
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of arka-ābha
arka-ābha - sun-like, having the brilliance of the sun
Compound of 'arka' and 'ābha'.
Compound type : tatpurusha (arka+ābha)
- arka – sun
noun (masculine) - ābha – splendor, light, resemblance
noun (masculine)
भक्तिः (bhaktiḥ) - devotion, worship, attachment
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhakti
bhakti - devotion, worship, attachment, faithfulness
Root: bhaj (class 1)
अनाधार-पावकः (anādhāra-pāvakaḥ) - a baseless fire, fire without support
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anādhāra-pāvaka
anādhāra-pāvaka - a fire without support or base
Compound of 'anādhāra' and 'pāvaka'.
Compound type : tatpurusha (anādhāra+pāvaka)
- anādhāra – without support, baseless
adjective (masculine)
Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of 'an' and 'ādhāra'.
Prefix: an - pāvaka – fire, purifier
noun (masculine)
Root: pū (class 1)