योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-142, verse-19

यदन्यस्य महत्कुड्य तदन्यस्यामलं नभः ।
दृष्टमेतत्स्थिरस्वप्नसंकल्पभ्रमभूमिषु ॥ १९ ॥

yadanyasya mahatkuḍya tadanyasyāmalaṃ nabhaḥ ,
dṛṣṭametatsthirasvapnasaṃkalpabhramabhūmiṣu 19

19. yat anyasya mahat kuḍyam tat anyasya amalam nabhaḥ
| dṛṣṭam etat sthirasvapnasaṅkalpabhramabhūmiṣu

19. yat anyasya mahat kuḍyam tat anyasya amalam nabhaḥ
etat dṛṣṭam sthirasvapnasaṅkalpabhramabhūmiṣu

19. What appears as a great wall to one (person), that appears as a clear sky to another. This has been observed in the realms of illusion (bhrama) and firmly held dream-like mental constructs (saṅkalpa).

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - what, which, that which

• अन्यस्य (anyasya) - for another (person) (of another, for another)

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, vast, important

• कुड्यम् (kuḍyam) - wall

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• अन्यस्य (anyasya) - for another (person) (of another, for another)

• अमलम् (amalam) - pure, clear, spotless, stainless

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere, ether

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, observed, perceived

• एतत् (etat) - this, this here

• स्थिरस्वप्नसङ्कल्पभ्रमभूमिषु (sthirasvapnasaṅkalpabhramabhūmiṣu) - in the realms of illusion, fixed dreams, and mental constructs

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - what, which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

अन्यस्य (anyasya) - for another (person) (of another, for another)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Used in a dative sense ('for another')

महत् (mahat) - great, large, vast, important

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

कुड्यम् (kuḍyam) - wall

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kuḍya

kuḍya - wall

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

अन्यस्य (anyasya) - for another (person) (of another, for another)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Used in a dative sense ('for another')

अमलम् (amalam) - pure, clear, spotless, stainless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of amala

amala - spotless, clean, pure, clear

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'mala' (impurity)

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+mala)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (masculine/neuter)

नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere, ether

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, cloud, ether

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, observed, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived, apparent

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -ta

Root: dṛś (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - this, this here

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

स्थिरस्वप्नसङ्कल्पभ्रमभूमिषु (sthirasvapnasaṅkalpabhramabhūmiṣu) - in the realms of illusion, fixed dreams, and mental constructs

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sthirasvapnasaṅkalpabhramabhūmi

sthirasvapnasaṅkalpabhramabhūmi - realms or states of fixed dreams, mental constructs, and illusion

Complex compound of sthira (fixed), svapna (dream), saṅkalpa (mental construct), bhrama (illusion), and bhūmi (realm)

Compound type : karmadhāraya/dvandva-tatpuruṣa (sthira+svapna+saṅkalpa+bhrama+bhūmi)

• sthira – firm, fixed, steady, stable
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• saṅkalpa – conception, mental resolve, intention, mental construct
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kḷp with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• bhrama – wandering, error, illusion, delusion
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhram (to wander, to err)
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• bhūmi – ground, earth, land, realm, state
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

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