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7,49

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-49, verse-8

रूपालोकनमात्रं हि शून्यमेव जगत्स्थितम् ।
खे विचित्रमणिव्यूहकरजालमिवोत्थितम् ॥ ८ ॥
rūpālokanamātraṃ hi śūnyameva jagatsthitam ,
khe vicitramaṇivyūhakarajālamivotthitam 8
8. rūpālokanamātram hi śūnyam eva jagat sthitam
khe vicitramaṇivyūhakarajālam iva utthitam
8. jagat rūpālokanamātram hi śūnyam eva sthitam,
(tat) khe vicitramaṇivyūhakarajālam iva utthitam
8. The world, existing merely as a collection of perceived forms, is indeed utterly empty. It is like a network of rays emanating from an array of wondrous jewels, manifested in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

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  • रूपालोकनमात्रम् (rūpālokanamātram) - merely by perceiving forms, only by the perception of forms
  • हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly
  • शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void, non-existent
  • एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly
  • जगत् (jagat) - world, universe
  • स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, existing, standing
  • खे (khe) - in the sky, in space, in the ether
  • विचित्रमणिव्यूहकरजालम् (vicitramaṇivyūhakarajālam) - a network of rays from an array of various jewels
  • इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to
  • उत्थितम् (utthitam) - arisen, manifested, appeared

Words meanings and morphology

रूपालोकनमात्रम् (rūpālokanamātram) - merely by perceiving forms, only by the perception of forms
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpālokanamātra
rūpālokanamātra - merely perceiving forms, only the perception of forms
Compound type : tatpurusha (rūpālokana+mātra)
  • rūpālokana – perception of forms, seeing of forms
    noun (neuter)
  • mātra – only, mere, no more than
    indeclinable (neuter)
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly
(indeclinable)
शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void, non-existent
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnya
śūnya - empty, void, non-existent, zero
Root: śū
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
जगत् (jagat) - world, universe
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings
present active participle
Derived from root gam 'to go' with suffix -at
Root: gam (class 1)
स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, existing, standing
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita
sthita - stood, standing, situated, existing, firm
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root sthā (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)
खे (khe) - in the sky, in space, in the ether
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of kha
kha - sky, space, ether, zero
विचित्रमणिव्यूहकरजालम् (vicitramaṇivyūhakarajālam) - a network of rays from an array of various jewels
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vicitramaṇivyūhakarajāla
vicitramaṇivyūhakarajāla - a network of rays from an array of various jewels
Compound type : tatpurusha (vicitramaṇivyūhakara+jāla)
  • vicitramaṇivyūhakara – rays from an array of wondrous jewels
    noun (neuter)
  • jāla – net, network, collection
    noun (neuter)
इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to
(indeclinable)
उत्थितम् (utthitam) - arisen, manifested, appeared
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of utthita
utthita - risen, stood up, manifested, appeared
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root sthā (to stand) with upasarga ut-
Prefix: ut
Root: sthā (class 1)