योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-172, verse-37

दृष्टं मृगतृषेवाम्बु न तु तत्परमार्थतः ।
यदा त्वयं तदा स्वप्ने सर्गादौ चावभासते ॥ ३७ ॥

dṛṣṭaṃ mṛgatṛṣevāmbu na tu tatparamārthataḥ ,
yadā tvayaṃ tadā svapne sargādau cāvabhāsate 37

37. dṛṣṭam mṛga-tṛṣā iva ambu na tu tat parama-arthataḥ
yadā tu ayam tadā svapne sarga-ādau ca avabhāsate

37. ambu mṛga-tṛṣā iva dṛṣṭam,
tu tat parama-arthataḥ na (asti).
yadā tu ayam (jagat) avabhāsate tadā svapne sarga-ādau ca (avabhāsate).

37. The world is seen like water in a mirage, but it is not truly real (paramārthataḥ). When this (world) appears, it is like a dream or at the beginning of creation.

37. הוא נראה כמו מים בחזיון תעתועים, אך אינו קיים במציאות המוחלטת. כשהוא מופיע, הוא מאיר כמו בחלום או כמו בראשית הבריאה.

Words meanings summery:

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, perceived

• मृग-तृषा (mṛga-tṛṣā) - by a mirage (literally, 'deer's thirst')

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अम्बु (ambu) - water

• न (na) - not

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• तत् (tat) - that (world/water)

• परम-अर्थतः (parama-arthataḥ) - truly, from the ultimate standpoint, in reality (paramārthataḥ)

• यदा (yadā) - when

• तु (tu) - but, indeed

• अयम् (ayam) - this (manifestation, referring to the world) (this (masculine))

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

• सर्ग-आदौ (sarga-ādau) - at the beginning of creation

• च (ca) - and

• अवभासते (avabhāsate) - appears, shines forth

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, visible, observed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dṛś' (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मृग-तृषा (mṛga-tṛṣā) - by a mirage (literally, 'deer's thirst')

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mṛga-tṛṣ

mṛga-tṛṣ - mirage (deer's thirst)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛga+tṛṣ)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• tṛṣ – thirst, desire
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्बु (ambu) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ambu

ambu - water

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (world/water)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

परम-अर्थतः (parama-arthataḥ) - truly, from the ultimate standpoint, in reality (paramārthataḥ)

(indeclinable)

Compound 'parama-artha' (ultimate reality) with adverbial suffix '-tas'

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (manifestation, referring to the world) (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to the manifestation or creation, which can sometimes be treated as masculine.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - sleep, dream

Root: svap (class 2)

सर्ग-आदौ (sarga-ādau) - at the beginning of creation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarga-ādi

sarga-ādi - beginning of creation

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, emanation, world
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, origin, first
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अवभासते (avabhāsate) - appears, shines forth

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of avabhās

Prefix: ava

Root: bhās (class 1)

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