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.

13. הו בן רָאגְהוּ, עולמות אלה נראים אך ורק בעיני התבונה ולא בעיניים הפיזיות; הם מופיעים לפנינו כצורות של דמיון, כמו ערים הנראות בחלום.

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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