योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-155, verse-19

देवायं दृश्यरूपेऽस्मिन्दृष्टेऽविद्याभ्रमे सति ।
क्वचिदादर्शवन्नास्ति प्रतिबिम्बमलोज्झितः ॥ १९ ॥

devāyaṃ dṛśyarūpe'smindṛṣṭe'vidyābhrame sati ,
kvacidādarśavannāsti pratibimbamalojjhitaḥ 19

19. deva ayam dṛśyarūpe asmin dṛṣṭe avidyābhrame sati
kvacit ādarśavat na asti pratibimbamalojjhitaḥ

19. deva asmin dṛśyarūpe avidyābhrame sati dṛṣṭe
kvacit ādarśavat malojjhitaḥ pratibimbaḥ na asti

19. O deity, when this visible form is perceived, existing within the illusion (māyā) of ignorance (avidyā), is there nowhere a spotless reflection (pratibimba) like a mirror?

Words meanings summery:

• देव (deva) - O god, O deity

• अयम् (ayam) - this (visible form) (this, this one)

• दृश्यरूपे (dṛśyarūpe) - in the visible form, in the form of what is seen

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (visible form) (in this)

• दृष्टे (dṛṣṭe) - when seen, being seen, perceived

• अविद्याभ्रमे (avidyābhrame) - in the illusion of ignorance (avidyā)

• सति (sati) - being, existing, if it exists

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - nowhere (in conjunction with 'na') (somewhere, sometimes, perchance)

• आदर्शवत् (ādarśavat) - like a mirror, similar to a mirror

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• प्रतिबिम्बमलोज्झितः (pratibimbamalojjhitaḥ) - a reflection freed from impurity, a spotless reflection

Words meanings and morphology

देव (deva) - O god, O deity

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

From root 'div' (to shine).

Root: div (class 4)

अयम् (ayam) - this (visible form) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

दृश्यरूपे (dṛśyarūpe) - in the visible form, in the form of what is seen

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dṛśyarūpa

dṛśyarūpa - visible form, form of appearance

Compound of 'dṛśya' (visible) and 'rūpa' (form).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dṛśya+rūpa)

• dṛśya – visible, to be seen, object of sight
  adjective
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From root 'dṛś' (to see) + suffix 'ya' (ṇyat or kyap).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (visible form) (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with 'dṛśyarūpe'.

दृष्टे (dṛṣṭe) - when seen, being seen, perceived

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, viewed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dṛś' (to see) + suffix 'ta'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'dṛśyarūpe' and 'asmin'.

अविद्याभ्रमे (avidyābhrame) - in the illusion of ignorance (avidyā)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of avidyābhrama

avidyābhrama - illusion of ignorance (avidyā)

Compound of 'avidyā' (ignorance) and 'bhrama' (illusion, error).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (avidyā+bhrama)

• avidyā – ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance
  noun (feminine)
  From 'a' (not) + 'vidyā' (knowledge).
  Prefix: a
• bhrama – illusion, error, delusion, wandering
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhram' (to wander, to be confused).
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Part of the locative absolute construction.

सति (sati) - being, existing, if it exists

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, true, good

Present Active Participle

From root 'as' (to be) + śatṛ suffix.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Part of the locative absolute construction.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - nowhere (in conjunction with 'na') (somewhere, sometimes, perchance)

(indeclinable)

आदर्शवत् (ādarśavat) - like a mirror, similar to a mirror

(indeclinable)

'ādarśa' (mirror) + 'vat' (like, possessing).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Active Voice

Root 'as' + personal ending 'ti'.

Root: as (class 2)

प्रतिबिम्बमलोज्झितः (pratibimbamalojjhitaḥ) - a reflection freed from impurity, a spotless reflection

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratibimbamalojjhita

pratibimbamalojjhita - a reflection freed from impurity, spotless reflection

Compound of 'pratibimba' (reflection) and 'malojjhita' (freed from impurity).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pratibimba+malojjhita)

• pratibimba – reflection, image, shadow
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  From 'prati' (towards, against) + 'bimba' (disk, orb, image).
  Prefix: prati
• malojjhita – freed from impurity, spotless, pure
  adjective
  Compound of 'mala' (impurity, dirt) + 'ujjhita' (thrown off, abandoned, freed from). 'ujjhita' is past passive participle of root 'ujjh' (to abandon). Sandhi 'a' + 'u' = 'o' (guna).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: ujjh (class 6)

Note: Refers to the reflection itself being spotless.