योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-145, verse-3

यदा त्वन्तर्मुखान्येव सन्त्यक्षाणि तदा जगत् ।
अणुमात्रं स्ववपुषि जीवस्तेनातिवेत्ति तत् ॥ ३ ॥

yadā tvantarmukhānyeva santyakṣāṇi tadā jagat ,
aṇumātraṃ svavapuṣi jīvastenātivetti tat 3

3. yadā tu antarmukhāni eva santi akṣāṇi tadā jagat .
aṇumātram sva vapuṣi jīvaḥ tena ativetti tat || 3 ||

3. yadā tu akṣāṇi antarmukhāni eva santi,
tadā jīvaḥ tena tat jagat sva vapuṣi aṇumātram ativetti .

3. But when the senses are indeed inward-facing, then, due to this, the individual soul (jīva) intensely perceives that world (as if it were) merely an atom within its own body.

3. אך כאשר החושים מופנים פנימה, העולם כולו נתפס כחלקיק זעיר בתוך גופו שלו, וכך הַגִ'יוָה תופס אותו בבהירות רבה.

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• अन्तर्मुखानि (antarmukhāni) - inward-facing, directed inwards

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, exactly

• सन्ति (santi) - are, exist

• अक्षाणि (akṣāṇi) - the senses, sense organs

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

• अणुमात्रम् (aṇumātram) - merely an atom, of atomic size, as small as an atom

• स्व (sva) - own, one's own

• वपुषि (vapuṣi) - in body, in form

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul, living being

• तेन (tena) - due to the senses being inward-facing (by that, through that, therefore, as a result of that)

• अतिवेत्ति (ativetti) - perceives intensely, knows exceedingly

• तत् (tat) - that (world) (that, that world)

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

अन्तर्मुखानि (antarmukhāni) - inward-facing, directed inwards

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of antarmukha

antarmukha - inward-facing, turned inwards, internal

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (antar+mukha)

• antar – inside, within, internal
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth, front, direction
  noun (neuter)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, exactly

(indeclinable)

सन्ति (santi) - are, exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

अक्षाणि (akṣāṇi) - the senses, sense organs

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of akṣa

akṣa - sense organ, eye, dice, axle

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living

Root: gam (class 1)

अणुमात्रम् (aṇumātram) - merely an atom, of atomic size, as small as an atom

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aṇumātra

aṇumātra - of the size of an atom, merely an atom, very small

Compound type : Karmadharaya (aṇu+mātra)

• aṇu – atom, minute particle, small, subtle
  noun (masculine)
• mātra – measure, quantity, mere, only
  noun (neuter)

स्व (sva) - own, one's own

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, own property

Note: Part of the compound 'svavapuṣi'.

वपुषि (vapuṣi) - in body, in form

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, nature

Note: Part of the compound 'svavapuṣi'.

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul, living being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - individual soul, living being, life principle

Root: jīv (class 1)

तेन (tena) - due to the senses being inward-facing (by that, through that, therefore, as a result of that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अतिवेत्ति (ativetti) - perceives intensely, knows exceedingly

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vid

Prefix: ati

Root: vid (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that (world) (that, that world)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

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