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.

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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