योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-92, verse-54

जगन्त्यङ्गे मयोढानि गूढानि प्रकटान्यपि ।
प्रतिबिम्बपुराणीव मुकुरेणाजडात्मना ॥ ५४ ॥

jagantyaṅge mayoḍhāni gūḍhāni prakaṭānyapi ,
pratibimbapurāṇīva mukureṇājaḍātmanā 54

54. jaganti aṅge mayā ūḍhāni gūḍhāni prakaṭāni
api pratibimbapurāṇi iva mukureṇa ajaḍātmanā

54. mayā ajaḍātmanā aṅge jaganti gūḍhāni prakaṭāni
api ūḍhāni pratibimbapurāṇi mukureṇa iva

54. All the worlds, both hidden and manifest, are sustained within my essential being (aṅge), just like cities appear as mere reflections in a non-inert mirror (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• जगन्ति (jaganti) - the cosmic realms (worlds, moving beings)

• अङ्गे (aṅge) - within my essential being (in the body, in the part, in the self)

• मया (mayā) - by my essence, the speaker (by me)

• ऊढानि (ūḍhāni) - held and supported (carried, borne, sustained)

• गूढानि (gūḍhāni) - unmanifest, subtle (hidden, concealed, secret)

• प्रकटानि (prakaṭāni) - visible, gross (manifest, apparent, evident, revealed)

• अपि (api) - emphasizes the inclusion of both hidden and manifest (also, even, and)

• प्रतिबिम्बपुराणि (pratibimbapurāṇi) - illusory manifestations that are mere reflections (cities of reflections, illusory cities)

• इव (iva) - serves as a simile (like, as, as if)

• मुकुरेण (mukureṇa) - through the medium of a mirror (by a mirror)

• अजडात्मना (ajaḍātmanā) - by the supreme consciousness (ātman) that is not dull or unconscious (by the non-inert self, by the conscious essence)

Words meanings and morphology

जगन्ति (jaganti) - the cosmic realms (worlds, moving beings)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, mobile, living being

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Can also be accusative plural.

अङ्गे (aṅge) - within my essential being (in the body, in the part, in the self)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of aṅga

aṅga - limb, body, part, constituent, element, self, auxiliary

Note: Refers to the being or essence of the speaker.

मया (mayā) - by my essence, the speaker (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of mad

mad - I, myself

Note: Refers to the speaker, the ultimate reality.

ऊढानि (ūḍhāni) - held and supported (carried, borne, sustained)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ūḍha

ūḍha - carried, borne, supported, led

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vah' (to carry), with irregular formation.

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'jaganti'.

गूढानि (gūḍhāni) - unmanifest, subtle (hidden, concealed, secret)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of gūḍha

gūḍha - hidden, concealed, secret, obscure

Past Passive Participle

From root 'guh' (to hide).

Root: guh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'jaganti'.

प्रकटानि (prakaṭāni) - visible, gross (manifest, apparent, evident, revealed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of prakaṭa

prakaṭa - manifest, apparent, evident, visible, disclosed

Prefix: pra

Root: kaṭ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'jaganti'.

अपि (api) - emphasizes the inclusion of both hidden and manifest (also, even, and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to connect two adjectives.

प्रतिबिम्बपुराणि (pratibimbapurāṇi) - illusory manifestations that are mere reflections (cities of reflections, illusory cities)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pratibimbapura

pratibimbapura - city of reflections, reflected city

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pratibimba+pura)

• pratibimba – reflection, image
  noun (masculine)
  From prati + √bimb (to reflect)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: bimb (class 1)
• pura – city, town, fortress
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used as a comparison.

इव (iva) - serves as a simile (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.

मुकुरेण (mukureṇa) - through the medium of a mirror (by a mirror)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mukura

mukura - mirror, looking-glass

Note: Instrument through which reflections are seen.

अजडात्मना (ajaḍātmanā) - by the supreme consciousness (ātman) that is not dull or unconscious (by the non-inert self, by the conscious essence)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ajaḍātman

ajaḍātman - non-inert self, conscious self, living soul

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+jaḍa+ātman)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• jaḍa – inert, dull, unconscious, senseless
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature, consciousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Refers to the conscious, animating principle.