योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-22, verse-27

रूपालोकमनस्कारै रन्ध्रैर्बहिरिव स्थितम् ।
सृष्टिं पश्यति जीवोऽन्तः सरसीमिव पर्वतः ॥ २७ ॥

rūpālokamanaskārai randhrairbahiriva sthitam ,
sṛṣṭiṃ paśyati jīvo'ntaḥ sarasīmiva parvataḥ 27

27. rūpālokamanaskāraiḥ randhraiḥ bahiḥ iva sthitam
sṛṣṭim paśyati jīvaḥ antaḥ sarasīm iva parvataḥ

27. jīvaḥ antaḥ sṛṣṭim paśyati,
rūpālokamanaskāraiḥ randhraiḥ bahiḥ iva sthitam,
parvataḥ sarasīm iva

27. Like a mountain perceives a lake, the individual soul (jīva) perceives creation (sṛṣṭi) internally, as if existing externally through the apertures of sense perception (rūpāloka) and mental impressions (manaskāra).

Words meanings summery:

• रूपालोकमनस्कारैः (rūpālokamanaskāraiḥ) - by form-perception and mental activities/impressions

• रन्ध्रैः (randhraiḥ) - by holes, by apertures, by flaws, by weak points

• बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as, in a manner

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, placed, existing, standing

• सृष्टिम् (sṛṣṭim) - creation, emanation, production, nature

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, observes, perceives

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul, living being, life principle

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, internal

• सरसीम् (sarasīm) - a lake, a pond

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as, in a manner

• पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - a mountain, hill

Words meanings and morphology

रूपालोकमनस्कारैः (rūpālokamanaskāraiḥ) - by form-perception and mental activities/impressions

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rūpālokamanaskāra

rūpālokamanaskāra - form-perception and mental activity

Compound type : dvandva (rūpāloka+manaskāra)

• rūpa – form, appearance, shape, color
  noun (neuter)
• āloka – sight, perception, looking
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root lok (to see) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 10)
• manaskāra – mental act, mental impression, attention
  noun (masculine)

रन्ध्रैः (randhraiḥ) - by holes, by apertures, by flaws, by weak points

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of randhra

randhra - hole, aperture, gap, flaw

बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally

(indeclinable)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as, in a manner

(indeclinable)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, placed, existing, standing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - situated, standing, firm, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

सृष्टिम् (sṛṣṭim) - creation, emanation, production, nature

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sṛṣṭi

sṛṣṭi - creation, production, nature, world

Derived from root sṛj (to create).

Root: sṛj (class 6)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, observes, perceives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of paś

The root 'dṛś' takes the form 'paś' in the present tense.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul, living being, life principle

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - individual soul, living being, life, spirit

Derived from root jīv (to live).

Root: jīv (class 1)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, internal

(indeclinable)

सरसीम् (sarasīm) - a lake, a pond

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sarasī

sarasī - a lake, a large pond

इव (iva) - as if, like, as, in a manner

(indeclinable)

पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - a mountain, hill

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill, rock