योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-138, verse-6

वदनप्रतिबिम्बे द्वे दर्पणप्रतिबिम्बिते ।
यथा भातस्तथा भाते मिश्रिते ते जगच्चितम् ॥ ६ ॥

vadanapratibimbe dve darpaṇapratibimbite ,
yathā bhātastathā bhāte miśrite te jagaccitam 6

6. vadanapratibimbe dve darpaṇapratibimbite yathā
bhātaḥ tathā bhāte miśrite te jagat cittam

6. yathā dve vadanapratibimbe darpaṇapratibimbite
bhātaḥ tathā te jagat cittam miśrite bhāte

6. Just as two facial reflections, when mirrored, appear merged, so too do those two—the world (jagat) and consciousness (citta)—appear commingled.

Words meanings summery:

• वदनप्रतिबिम्बे (vadanapratibimbe) - facial reflections

• द्वे (dve) - two

• दर्पणप्रतिबिम्बिते (darpaṇapratibimbite) - reflected in a mirror

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• भातः (bhātaḥ) - appear (merged as one) (appeared, shone, seemed)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

• भाते (bhāte) - they appear, they shine

• मिश्रिते (miśrite) - commingled (mixed, mingled, blended)

• ते (te) - those two

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

Words meanings and morphology

वदनप्रतिबिम्बे (vadanapratibimbe) - facial reflections

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of vadanapratibimba

vadanapratibimba - reflection of a face, facial image

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vadana+pratibimba)

• vadana – face, mouth, aspect
  noun (neuter)
• pratibimba – reflection, image, shadow
  noun (neuter)

द्वे (dve) - two

(numeral)

दर्पणप्रतिबिम्बिते (darpaṇapratibimbite) - reflected in a mirror

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of darpaṇapratibimbita

darpaṇapratibimbita - reflected in a mirror

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bimba' (to reflect) with prefix 'prati', and compounded with 'darpaṇa'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (darpaṇa+pratibimbita)

• darpaṇa – mirror
  noun (masculine)
• pratibimbita – reflected, mirrored
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'bimb' (to reflect) with prefix 'prati'.
  Prefix: prati
  Root: bimb (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

भातः (bhātaḥ) - appear (merged as one) (appeared, shone, seemed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhāta

bhāta - shone, appeared, seemed, become manifest

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bhā' (to shine, appear).

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Used here effectively as a verb, 'they appear'.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

(indeclinable)

भाते (bhāte) - they appear, they shine

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, present (lat) of bhā

Present Indicative

Root verb, ātmanepada, 3rd person dual.

Root: bhā (class 2)

मिश्रिते (miśrite) - commingled (mixed, mingled, blended)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of miśrita

miśrita - mixed, mingled, blended, joined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'miśr' (to mix).

Root: miśr (class 10)

ते (te) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of tad

tad - that, those

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

Derived from root 'gam' with prefix 'ja' or as a participle of 'gam'.

Root: gam (class 1)

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect

Derived from root 'cit' (to perceive, observe, know).

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Here used as one of the two subjects (world and consciousness) in a dual comparison.

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