योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-18, verse-9

अत्रैते पश्य पश्यामि संकल्पजगताङ्गणे ।
बुद्धिदृष्ट्या समुह्यन्ते पुरो मन्दरमेरवः ॥ ९ ॥

atraite paśya paśyāmi saṃkalpajagatāṅgaṇe ,
buddhidṛṣṭyā samuhyante puro mandarameravaḥ 9

9. atra ete paśya paśyāmi saṅkalpajagatāṅgaṇe
buddhidṛṣṭyā samuhyante puraḥ mandara-meravaḥ

9. atra ete paśya! saṅkalpajagatāṅgaṇe buddhidṛṣṭyā
puraḥ mandara-meravaḥ samuhyante paśyāmi

9. Look here! I see these Mandara and Meru mountains being carried forward by the vision of the intellect (buddhi) within the courtyard of the world of thoughts (saṅkalpa).

9. ראה, בחצר עולמות הדמיון הללו, אני רואה בעיני התבונה כיצד הרי מַנְדָרָה ו-מֵרוּ נישאים וחולפים לפנינו.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• एते (ete) - these

• पश्य (paśya) - behold! look!

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I perceive

• सङ्कल्पजगताङ्गणे (saṅkalpajagatāṅgaṇe) - in the courtyard of the world of resolve/thought

• बुद्धिदृष्ट्या (buddhidṛṣṭyā) - by the vision of the intellect

• समुह्यन्ते (samuhyante) - they are being carried/moved together

• पुरः (puraḥ) - in front, before

• मन्दर-मेरवः (mandara-meravaḥ) - Mandara and Meru (mountains)

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etat

etat - this, these

पश्य (paśya) - behold! look!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of paśya

Second person singular present active imperative of √dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I perceive

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of paśyāmi

First person singular present active indicative of √dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सङ्कल्पजगताङ्गणे (saṅkalpajagatāṅgaṇe) - in the courtyard of the world of resolve/thought

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṅkalpajagatāṅgaṇa

saṅkalpajagatāṅgaṇa - the courtyard of the world of resolve/thought

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpa+jagat+aṅgaṇa)

• saṅkalpa – resolve, intention, design, thought (saṅkalpa)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• jagat – world, universe; moving
  noun (neuter)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• aṅgaṇa – courtyard, open space
  noun (neuter)

बुद्धिदृष्ट्या (buddhidṛṣṭyā) - by the vision of the intellect

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhidṛṣṭi

buddhidṛṣṭi - vision of the intellect

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (buddhi+dṛṣṭi)

• buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment (buddhi)
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• dṛṣṭi – vision, sight, view, theory
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

समुह्यन्ते (samuhyante) - they are being carried/moved together

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of samuhyante

Third person plural present passive indicative of √vah with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: vah (class 1)

पुरः (puraḥ) - in front, before

(indeclinable)

मन्दर-मेरवः (mandara-meravaḥ) - Mandara and Meru (mountains)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mandara-meru

mandara-meru - Mandara and Meru (names of mythological mountains)

Compound type : dvandva (mandara+meru)

• mandara – Mandara (a mythical mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• meru – Meru (a mythical mountain, center of the world)
  proper noun (masculine)

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