योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-139, verse-4

यत्र तेनाङ्गं तत्रैतत्प्राणेनाशु क्षणाद्वपुः ।
उदितं पश्यति मनो मायापुरमिवाततम् ॥ ४ ॥

yatra tenāṅgaṃ tatraitatprāṇenāśu kṣaṇādvapuḥ ,
uditaṃ paśyati mano māyāpuramivātatam 4

4. yatra tena aṅgam tatra etat prāṇena āśu kṣaṇāt
vapuḥ uditam paśyati manaḥ māyāpuram iva ātatam

4. yatra tena aṅgam,
tatra manaḥ prāṇena āśu kṣaṇāt uditam etat vapuḥ ātatam māyāpuram iva paśyati

4. Wherever an individual's subtle body (aṅga) manifests, there the mind (manaḥ) instantly perceives this form (vapuḥ) as having swiftly arisen by the life-force (prāṇa), much like an expansive illusory city (māyā-pura).

Words meanings summery:

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• तेन (tena) - by the individual (implied) (by him, by that)

• अङ्गम् (aṅgam) - subtle body (limb, body, part, subtle body)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• प्राणेन (prāṇena) - by the life-force (prāṇa) (by the life-breath, by the vital energy)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - in an instant (from a moment, in an instant)

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - form (of the body) (body, form, figure)

• उदितम् (uditam) - arisen, manifested, risen

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (manaḥ) (mind, intellect, heart)

• मायापुरम् (māyāpuram) - an illusory city (māyā-pura) (illusory city, magic city)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आततम् (ātatam) - extensive, spread out, vast

Words meanings and morphology

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by the individual (implied) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Can also be neuter instrumental singular.

अङ्गम् (aṅgam) - subtle body (limb, body, part, subtle body)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aṅga

aṅga - limb, body, part, member, constituent

Note: Could also be accusative singular.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Could also be accusative singular.

प्राणेन (prāṇena) - by the life-force (prāṇa) (by the life-breath, by the vital energy)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prāṇa

prāṇa - life, life-breath, vital energy, air

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - in an instant (from a moment, in an instant)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, a very short period of time

Note: Often used adverbially to mean 'in an instant'.

वपुः (vapuḥ) - form (of the body) (body, form, figure)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, essence

Note: Could also be accusative singular.

उदितम् (uditam) - arisen, manifested, risen

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udita

udita - arisen, manifested, risen, spoken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ud' (up), meaning 'to rise, to appear'.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'vapuḥ'.

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of paś

Present Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice, P class 4 (divādi). Root is 'dṛś', but 'paś' is the strong stem.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (manaḥ) (mind, intellect, heart)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

Root: man (class 4)

मायापुरम् (māyāpuram) - an illusory city (māyā-pura) (illusory city, magic city)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māyāpura

māyāpura - illusory city, magic city, a city created by illusion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māyā+pura)

• māyā – illusion, magic, cosmic illusion, supernatural power
  noun (feminine)
• pura – city, town, fortress
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आततम् (ātatam) - extensive, spread out, vast

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ātata

ātata - spread out, extended, vast, extensive, stretched

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root 'tan' (to stretch) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'māyāpuram'.

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