योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-84, verse-35

तत्प्रतिबिम्बितं बाह्यान्मुकुरप्रतिबिम्ववत् ।
सत्यं तदन्तरेवास्ति चितेर्नासत्यमर्थतः ॥ ३५ ॥

tatpratibimbitaṃ bāhyānmukurapratibimvavat ,
satyaṃ tadantarevāsti citernāsatyamarthataḥ 35

35. tat pratibimbitam bāhyāt mukurapratibimbavat satyam
tat antare eva asti citeḥ na asatyam arthataḥ

35. tat mukurapratibimbavat bāhyāt pratibimbitam.
tat satyam citeḥ antare eva asti.
arthataḥ asatyam na.

35. That (which is manifested) is reflected as if from outside, just like an image (pratibimba) in a mirror. That reality (satyam) truly exists within consciousness (citiḥ) itself; essentially, for consciousness, nothing is unreal.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• प्रतिबिम्बितम् (pratibimbitam) - reflected, mirrored

• बाह्यात् (bāhyāt) - from outside, externally

• मुकुरप्रतिबिम्बवत् (mukurapratibimbavat) - like a mirror image, like the reflection in a mirror

• सत्यम् (satyam) - real, true, reality

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• अन्तरे (antare) - within, inside

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• चितेः (citeḥ) - of consciousness, of the mind

• न (na) - not, no

• असत्यम् (asatyam) - unreal, false, non-existent

• अर्थतः (arthataḥ) - essentially, truly, in reality, from the point of view of meaning

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the creation/manifestation.

प्रतिबिम्बितम् (pratibimbitam) - reflected, mirrored

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratibimbita

pratibimbita - reflected, mirrored, depicted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bimb' (to reflect) with prefix 'prati'.

Prefix: prati

Root: bimb

Note: Agrees with 'tat'.

बाह्यात् (bāhyāt) - from outside, externally

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bāhya

bāhya - external, outside, foreign

Derived from 'bahis' (outside) with suffix '-ya'.

Note: Acts adverbially, 'from the outside'.

मुकुरप्रतिबिम्बवत् (mukurapratibimbavat) - like a mirror image, like the reflection in a mirror

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mukurapratibimbavat

mukurapratibimbavat - like a mirror image, having a mirror reflection

Compound 'mukurapratibimba' + possessive suffix '-vat'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mukura+pratibimba)

• mukura – mirror
  noun (masculine)
• pratibimba – reflection, image
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: bimb

Note: Adverbial usage meaning 'like a mirror image'.

सत्यम् (satyam) - real, true, reality

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - true, real, existent, truth, reality

Note: Refers to the true nature of reality.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the reality.

अन्तरे (antare) - within, inside

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, middle, interval, within

Note: Locative case, adverbial.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

चितेः (citeḥ) - of consciousness, of the mind

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of citi

citi - consciousness, mind, thought, understanding

Root: cit

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

असत्यम् (asatyam) - unreal, false, non-existent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asatya

asatya - unreal, false, untrue, non-existent

Compound of 'a' (not) and 'satya' (true/real).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• satya – true, real, existent, truth, reality
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Predicate nominative for an implied 'it'.

अर्थतः (arthataḥ) - essentially, truly, in reality, from the point of view of meaning

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

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