योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-84, verse-45

तथा चलन्त्या लुठितं तस्या देहगतं जगत् ।
न लुठत्येव मुकुरप्रतिबिम्बमिव स्थितम् ॥ ४५ ॥

tathā calantyā luṭhitaṃ tasyā dehagataṃ jagat ,
na luṭhatyeva mukurapratibimbamiva sthitam 45

45. tathā calantyā luṭhitam tasyā dehagatam jagat
na luṭhati eva mukurapratibimbam iva sthitam

45. tathā tasyā calantyā dehagatam jagat luṭhitam api na eva luṭhati,
mukurapratibimbam iva sthitam

45. Just as a reflection situated in a mirror does not move even when the mirror itself moves, so too, the world (jagat) residing within her body, though she is moving, does not actually move or roll.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way (thus, in that manner, similarly)

• चलन्त्या (calantyā) - by the moving (body/person) (by the moving one, of the moving one)

• लुठितम् (luṭhitam) - (it is) rolled/tossed (implied: though it seems to be rolled) (rolled, tossed, shaken)

• तस्या (tasyā) - of her (referring to the moving principle) (her, of her, by her)

• देहगताम् (dehagatām) - residing within her body (situated in the body, belonging to the body)

• जगत् (jagat) - the world (jagat) (world, universe, what moves)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• लुठति (luṭhati) - does not roll (itself) (rolls, tosses, moves)

• एव (eva) - at all, really (emphasizes negation) (indeed, just, only, truly)

• मुकुरप्रतिबिम्बम् (mukurapratibimbam) - a reflection in a mirror (mirror reflection)

• इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, stable (standing, situated, existing, stable)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way (thus, in that manner, similarly)

(indeclinable)

चलन्त्या (calantyā) - by the moving (body/person) (by the moving one, of the moving one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of calantī

calantī - moving, stirring, unsteady

Present Active Participle

Derived from root `cal` (to move) + `śatṛ` affix, then feminized with `ṅīp`.

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Refers to the moving principle, perhaps māyā-śakti or the body animated by it.

लुठितम् (luṭhitam) - (it is) rolled/tossed (implied: though it seems to be rolled) (rolled, tossed, shaken)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of luṭhita

luṭhita - rolled, tossed, wallowing, fallen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `luṭh` (to roll, wallow) + `kta` affix.

Root: luṭh (class 1)

तस्या (tasyā) - of her (referring to the moving principle) (her, of her, by her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Feminine genitive singular of the demonstrative pronoun `tad`.

Note: Agrees with `calantyā`.

देहगताम् (dehagatām) - residing within her body (situated in the body, belonging to the body)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dehagata

dehagata - gone into the body, situated in the body

Compound formed from `deha` and `gata`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+gata)

• deha – body, form, person
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, arrived, situated, obtained
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `gam` (to go) + `kta` affix.
  Root: gam (class 1)

जगत् (jagat) - the world (jagat) (world, universe, what moves)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - moving, stirring; the world, universe; people

Present Active Participle (from root `gam`, with reduplication)

From root `gam` (to go) by reduplication and `śatṛ` affix, here used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

लुठति (luṭhati) - does not roll (itself) (rolls, tosses, moves)

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice.

Root: luṭh (class 1)

एव (eva) - at all, really (emphasizes negation) (indeed, just, only, truly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

मुकुरप्रतिबिम्बम् (mukurapratibimbam) - a reflection in a mirror (mirror reflection)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mukurapratibimba

mukurapratibimba - mirror reflection

Compound of `mukura` and `pratibimba`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mukura+pratibimba)

• mukura – mirror
  noun (masculine)
• pratibimba – reflection, image, shadow
  noun (neuter)

Note: Part of the simile.

इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, stable (standing, situated, existing, stable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, firm, stable, existing, remaining

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `sthā` (to stand) + `kta` affix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

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