योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-67, verse-18

अभूद्यत्स्वजगत्पूर्वमतिप्रकटमेव मे ।
तत्पश्यामीदमादर्श इव बिम्बितमस्फुटम् ॥ १८ ॥

abhūdyatsvajagatpūrvamatiprakaṭameva me ,
tatpaśyāmīdamādarśa iva bimbitamasphuṭam 18

18. abhūt yat sva-jagat pūrvam ati-prakaṭam eva me
tat paśyāmi idam ādarśe iva bimbitam asphuṭam

18. yat pūrvam me sva-jagat ati-prakaṭam eva abhūt
tat idam asphuṭam ādarśe iva bimbitam paśyāmi

18. That which was formerly my own world, exceedingly manifest to me, I now perceive this same world reflected indistinctly, as if in a mirror.

Words meanings summery:

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became, existed

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• स्व-जगत् (sva-jagat) - one's own world, personal universe

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

• अति-प्रकटम् (ati-prakaṭam) - exceedingly manifest, very clear

• एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, merely

• मे (me) - to me, by me, for me

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold, I perceive

• इदम् (idam) - this, this world

• आदर्शे (ādarśe) - in a mirror, in an example

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• बिम्बितम् (bimbitam) - reflected, mirrored, depicted

• अस्फुटम् (asphuṭam) - indistinctly, unclearly, not clear

Words meanings and morphology

अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

स्व-जगत् (sva-jagat) - one's own world, personal universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sva-jagat

sva-jagat - one's own world, personal universe

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+jagat)

• sva – one's own, self
  adjective
• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Root: gam (class 1)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pūrva

pūrva - former, earlier, prior, eastern

अति-प्रकटम् (ati-prakaṭam) - exceedingly manifest, very clear

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ati-prakaṭa

ati-prakaṭa - exceedingly manifest, very clear, prominent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+prakaṭa)

• ati – exceeding, very, over, beyond
  indeclinable
• prakaṭa – manifest, apparent, prominent, clear
  adjective
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kaṭ (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, merely

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, by me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold, I perceive

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

present tense, active voice

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - this, this world

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

आदर्शे (ādarśe) - in a mirror, in an example

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādarśa

ādarśa - mirror, reflection, model, example

Prefix: ā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

बिम्बितम् (bimbitam) - reflected, mirrored, depicted

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bimbita

bimbita - reflected, mirrored, depicted, caused to resemble

Past Passive Participle

formed from root bimb

Root: bimb (class 10)

अस्फुटम् (asphuṭam) - indistinctly, unclearly, not clear

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asphuṭa

asphuṭa - unclear, indistinct, invisible, not manifest

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sphuṭa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sphuṭa – clear, distinct, manifest, evident
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: sphuṭ (class 6)