योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-137, verse-49

अन्तर्मुखोऽन्तरात्मानं बहिः पश्यन्बहिर्मुखः ।
आस्ते जीवो जगद्रूपं यत्स्वन्ते स्वप्नजाग्रती ॥ ४९ ॥

antarmukho'ntarātmānaṃ bahiḥ paśyanbahirmukhaḥ ,
āste jīvo jagadrūpaṃ yatsvante svapnajāgratī 49

49. antarmukhaḥ antarātmānam bahiḥ paśyan bahirmukhaḥ
āste jīvaḥ jagadrūpam yat svante svapnajāgratī

49. jīvaḥ antarmukhaḥ antarātmānam paśyan bahirmukhaḥ bahiḥ paśyan āste.
yat svapnajāgratī svante jagadrūpam.

49. The individual soul (jīva) exists as both inward-faced, perceiving the inner self (ātman), and outward-faced, perceiving external reality. It remains in the form of the world, which is inherently within itself, comprising its dream and waking states.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तर्मुखः (antarmukhaḥ) - inward-faced, having the face turned inwards

• अन्तरात्मानम् (antarātmānam) - the inner self, the indwelling spirit

• बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally

• पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing, observing, perceiving

• बहिर्मुखः (bahirmukhaḥ) - outward-faced, extrovert

• आस्ते (āste) - sits, remains, exists, is

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul, living being

• जगद्रूपम् (jagadrūpam) - form of the world, world-form

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• स्वन्ते (svante) - within oneself, in one's own inner being

• स्वप्नजाग्रती (svapnajāgratī) - dream and waking states

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तर्मुखः (antarmukhaḥ) - inward-faced, having the face turned inwards

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antarmukha

antarmukha - having the face turned inwards, introvert, inward-faced

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (antar+mukha)

• antar – inside, within
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth, aspect
  noun (neuter)

अन्तरात्मानम् (antarātmānam) - the inner self, the indwelling spirit

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of antarātman

antarātman - the inner self (ātman), the indwelling spirit

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antar+ātman)

• antar – inside, within
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the Supreme Soul (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally

(indeclinable)

पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing, observing, perceiving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, observing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root dṛś (which uses paśya as stem in present tense)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

बहिर्मुखः (bahirmukhaḥ) - outward-faced, extrovert

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahirmukha

bahirmukha - outward-faced, having the face turned outwards, extrovert

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahiḥ+mukha)

• bahiḥ – outside, externally
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth, aspect
  noun (neuter)

आस्ते (āste) - sits, remains, exists, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ās

Root verb

Root: ās (class 2)

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul, living being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living, existing, alive; the individual soul, principle of life, living being

जगद्रूपम् (jagadrūpam) - form of the world, world-form

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagadrūpa

jagadrūpa - form of the world, world-form

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+rūpa)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

स्वन्ते (svante) - within oneself, in one's own inner being

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of svānta

svānta - one's own mind, heart, inner self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+anta)

• sva – own
  pronoun (neuter)
• anta – end, interior, within
  noun (masculine)

स्वप्नजाग्रती (svapnajāgratī) - dream and waking states

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of svapnajāgratī

svapnajāgratī - dream and waking (states)

Compound type : dvandva (svapna+jāgratī)

• svapna – sleep, dream
  noun (masculine)
• jāgratī – waking, state of being awake
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine form of jāgrat
  Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

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