योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-18, verse-13

तानि बुद्ध्यैव दृश्यन्ते न दृष्ट्या रघुनन्दन ।
पुरः संकल्परूपाणि स्वस्वप्नपुरपूरवत् ॥ १३ ॥

tāni buddhyaiva dṛśyante na dṛṣṭyā raghunandana ,
puraḥ saṃkalparūpāṇi svasvapnapurapūravat 13

13. tāni buddhyā eva dṛśyante na dṛṣṭyā raghunandana
puraḥ saṃkalparūpāṇi svasvapnapurapūravat

13. raghunandana tāni buddhyā eva dṛśyante dṛṣṭyā na [dṛśyante]
[tāni] puraḥ saṃkalparūpāṇi svasvapnapurapūravat

13. Those (worlds) are perceived only by the intellect (buddhi), O joy of the Raghu dynasty, not by physical sight. They exist as forms of intention (saṃkalpa), just like cities in one's own dream.

Words meanings summery:

• तानि (tāni) - those (worlds from the previous verse) (those)

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by the intellect (buddhi) (by intellect, by understanding)

• एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed)

• दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are perceived (are seen, are perceived)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• दृष्ट्या (dṛṣṭyā) - by physical sight (by sight, by vision, by perception)

• रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - O Rāma (O joy of the Raghu dynasty)

• पुरः (puraḥ) - exist (in front, before, always existing)

• संकल्परूपाणि (saṁkalparūpāṇi) - forms of intention (saṃkalpa) (forms of intention/conception)

• स्वस्वप्नपुरपूरवत् (svasvapnapurapūravat) - just like cities in one's own dream (like cities in one's own dream)

Words meanings and morphology

तानि (tāni) - those (worlds from the previous verse) (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the worlds mentioned in the previous verse.

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by the intellect (buddhi) (by intellect, by understanding)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, reason

Derived from root 'budh' (to know, understand).

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Instrument by which the worlds are perceived.

एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes `buddhyā`.

दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are perceived (are seen, are perceived)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Tense, Passive Voice

Third person plural, present, middle (ātmanepada) formation of the passive.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates perception by sight.

दृष्ट्या (dṛṣṭyā) - by physical sight (by sight, by vision, by perception)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - sight, vision, view, eye, perception

Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Instrument by which the worlds are *not* perceived.

रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - O Rāma (O joy of the Raghu dynasty)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghunandana

raghunandana - joy of Raghu, descendant of Raghu

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raghu+nandana)

• raghu – Raghu (an ancient king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, joy, delight
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'nand' (to rejoice).
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Rāma.

पुरः (puraḥ) - exist (in front, before, always existing)

(indeclinable)

Note: Qualifies the nature of `saṃkalparūpāṇi`.

संकल्परूपाणि (saṁkalparūpāṇi) - forms of intention (saṃkalpa) (forms of intention/conception)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of saṃkalparūpa

saṁkalparūpa - having the form of resolve/intention, conceptual in form

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃkalpa+rūpa)

• saṃkalpa – intention, resolve, conception, mental formation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'kḷp' with upasarga 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 10)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicative adjective for `tāni`.

स्वस्वप्नपुरपूरवत् (svasvapnapurapūravat) - just like cities in one's own dream (like cities in one's own dream)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+svapna+pura+pūra)

• sva – own, self
  adjective
• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• pura – city, town, stronghold
  noun (neuter)
• pūra – filling, collection, multitude
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'pṛ' (to fill).
  Root: pṛ (class 3)
• vat – like, possessing, having
  suffix
  Secondary suffix (taddhita) forming adjectives indicating possession or comparison.

Note: Adverbial use, comparing the nature of the worlds to dream cities.

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