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.

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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