योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-35, verse-26

एष स्वप्रतिबिम्बस्य स्वयमालोकनेच्छया ।
अत्यन्तनिर्मलाकारः स्वयं मुकुरतां गतः ॥ २६ ॥

eṣa svapratibimbasya svayamālokanecchayā ,
atyantanirmalākāraḥ svayaṃ mukuratāṃ gataḥ 26

26. eṣaḥ svapratibimbasya svayam ālokanecchayā
atyantanirmalākāraḥ svayam mukuratām gataḥ

26. eṣaḥ atyantanirmalākāraḥ svapratibimbasya svayam ālokanecchayā svayam mukuratām gataḥ.

26. This (divine being), by its own desire to behold its own reflection, and being of an exceedingly pure form, itself became a mirror.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this divine being (this, this one)

• स्वप्रतिबिम्बस्य (svapratibimbasya) - of its own reflection, of its own image

• स्वयम् (svayam) - The divine being itself, acting voluntarily. (oneself, by itself, spontaneously)

• आलोकनेच्छया (ālokanecchayā) - by the desire to see, with the intention of viewing

• अत्यन्तनिर्मलाकारः (atyantanirmalākāraḥ) - having an extremely pure form/nature, whose form is exceedingly clear

• स्वयम् (svayam) - The divine being itself, acting voluntarily. (oneself, by itself, spontaneously)

• मुकुरताम् (mukuratām) - state of being a mirror, mirror-ness

• गतः (gataḥ) - became, transformed into (gone, attained, become, reached)

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this divine being (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Masculine nominative singular of etad

Note: Subject of `gataḥ`.

स्वप्रतिबिम्बस्य (svapratibimbasya) - of its own reflection, of its own image

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of svapratibimba

svapratibimba - one's own reflection/image

Genitive singular masculine/neuter. Tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+pratibimba)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun
• pratibimba – reflection, image, shadow
  noun (neuter)
  From root bimb (to reflect) with upasarga prati
  Prefix: prati
  Root: bimb (class 1)

Note: Governed by `ālokanecchayā`.

स्वयम् (svayam) - The divine being itself, acting voluntarily. (oneself, by itself, spontaneously)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of sva

Note: Modifies the implied agent of desire.

आलोकनेच्छया (ālokanecchayā) - by the desire to see, with the intention of viewing

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ālokanecchā

ālokanecchā - desire to see/behold

Instrumental singular feminine. Tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ālokana+icchā)

• ālokana – seeing, beholding, viewing
  noun (neuter)
  From root lok (to see) with upasarga ā, noun of action
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 1)
• icchā – desire, wish, intention
  noun (feminine)
  From root iṣ (to wish), desiderative nominal
  Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Indicates the reason for the action.

अत्यन्तनिर्मलाकारः (atyantanirmalākāraḥ) - having an extremely pure form/nature, whose form is exceedingly clear

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atyantanirmalākāra

atyantanirmalākāra - having an exceedingly pure form/nature

Nominative singular masculine. Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (atyanta+nirmala+ākāra)

• atyanta – extreme, excessive, exceedingly
  adjective
  From anti with upasarga ati
  Prefix: ati
  Root: ant (class 1)
• nirmala – pure, clear, spotless, stainless
  adjective
  From mala (dirt) with negative prefix nir
  Prefix: nir
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to make) with upasarga ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies `eṣaḥ`.

स्वयम् (svayam) - The divine being itself, acting voluntarily. (oneself, by itself, spontaneously)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of sva

Note: Modifies `gataḥ`.

मुकुरताम् (mukuratām) - state of being a mirror, mirror-ness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mukuratā

mukuratā - the state of being a mirror, mirror-ness

Accusative singular feminine. Derived from mukura (mirror) + tā (suffix for abstract feminine noun)

Note: This accusative indicates the state into which the subject entered.

गतः (gataḥ) - became, transformed into (gone, attained, become, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gam

gam - to go, move, attain, become

Past Passive Participle

Masculine nominative singular of the past passive participle of root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Acts as the main verb here, agreeing with `eṣaḥ`.

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