योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-35, verse-38

उद्यत्स्वपि जगत्स्वेष शान्तमेवावतिष्ठते ।
अनिच्छ एव मुकुरः प्रतिबिम्बशतेष्विव ॥ ३८ ॥

udyatsvapi jagatsveṣa śāntamevāvatiṣṭhate ,
aniccha eva mukuraḥ pratibimbaśateṣviva 38

38. udyatsu api jagatsu eṣaḥ śāntam eva avatiṣṭhate
/ anicchaḥ eva mukuraḥ pratibimba-śateṣu iva

38. udyatsu jagatsu api eṣaḥ śāntam eva avatiṣṭhate
/ anicchaḥ mukuraḥ eva pratibimbaśateṣu iva

38. Even as worlds arise, this [ultimate reality] (eṣa) remains perpetually peaceful, just like a mirror, passively reflecting hundreds of images without any desire (aniccha) or involvement.

38. גם כאשר עולמות זורחים וקמים, המציאות הזו נשארת שלווה לחלוטין, בדומה למראה נטולת רצון הנותרת ללא שינוי מול מאות השתקפויות.

Words meanings summery:

• उद्यत्सु (udyatsu) - in the arising ones, in those that are rising

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• जगत्सु (jagatsu) - in the worlds, among the moving things

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - This ultimate reality, Brahman or the Self (ātman). (this one)

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, calm, tranquil

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• अवतिष्ठते (avatiṣṭhate) - remains, stands, abides

• अनिच्छः (anicchaḥ) - not desiring, unwilling, indifferent

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• मुकुरः (mukuraḥ) - a mirror

• प्रतिबिम्बशतेषु (pratibimbaśateṣu) - in hundreds of reflections

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

उद्यत्सु (udyatsu) - in the arising ones, in those that are rising

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of udyat

udyat - arising, rising, emerging

Present Active Participle

From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ud'.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

जगत्सु (jagatsu) - in the worlds, among the moving things

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Root: gam (class 1)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - This ultimate reality, Brahman or the Self (ātman). (this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this, this one

शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, calm, tranquil

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, calm, tranquil, quieted

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śam' (to be calm).

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Used adverbially here.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

अवतिष्ठते (avatiṣṭhate) - remains, stands, abides

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of sthā

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

अनिच्छः (anicchaḥ) - not desiring, unwilling, indifferent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aniccha

aniccha - not desiring, unwilling, indifferent

Negation of 'iccha' (desiring).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+iccha)

• a – not, non
  prefix
• iccha – desiring, wish, desire
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'iṣ' (to wish, desire).
  Root: iṣ (class 6)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

मुकुरः (mukuraḥ) - a mirror

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mukura

mukura - mirror

प्रतिबिम्बशतेषु (pratibimbaśateṣu) - in hundreds of reflections

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of pratibimbaśata

pratibimbaśata - hundred of reflections

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pratibimba+śata)

• pratibimba – reflection, image
  noun (neuter)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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