योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-99, verse-44

मुकुरेऽन्तर्यथा बिम्बाद्विम्बं भाति जगत्तथा ।
चिद्व्योमनि स्वतो भातमबिम्बादेव बिम्बितम् ॥ ४४ ॥

mukure'ntaryathā bimbādvimbaṃ bhāti jagattathā ,
cidvyomani svato bhātamabimbādeva bimbitam 44

44. mukure antaḥ yathā bimbāt bimbam bhāti jagat tathā
cit-vyomani svataḥ bhātam abimbāt eva bimbitam

44. yathā mukure antaḥ bimbāt bimbam bhāti,
tathā cit-vyomani svataḥ bhātam jagat abimbāt eva bimbitam (asti).

44. Just as a reflection appears within a mirror, seemingly as a reflection of another reflection, so too the universe (jagat), shining spontaneously within the space of consciousness (citvyoman), is truly reflected from that which has no reflection itself.

Words meanings summery:

• मुकुरे (mukure) - in the mirror

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• बिम्बात् (bimbāt) - from a reflection/image

• बिम्बम् (bimbam) - a reflection/image

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, is reflected

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

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus

• चित्-व्योमनि (cit-vyomani) - in the space of consciousness (citvyoman) (in the space of consciousness)

• स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously (by itself, spontaneously, naturally)

• भातम् (bhātam) - shining (shining, appeared)

• अबिम्बात् (abimbāt) - from that which has no reflection itself (from that which has no reflection/image)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• बिम्बितम् (bimbitam) - reflected, imaged

Words meanings and morphology

मुकुरे (mukure) - in the mirror

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mukura

mukura - mirror, bud

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

बिम्बात् (bimbāt) - from a reflection/image

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bimba

bimba - image, reflection, disk (of sun/moon), original (object)

बिम्बम् (bimbam) - a reflection/image

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bimba

bimba - image, reflection, disk (of sun/moon), original (object)

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, is reflected

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Root bhā, class 2

Root: bhā (class 2)

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - moving, living; the world, the universe

Present active participle of root gam

From root gam (to go) + śatṛ (participial suffix)

Root: gam (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus

(indeclinable)

चित्-व्योमनि (cit-vyomani) - in the space of consciousness (citvyoman) (in the space of consciousness)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of citvyoman

citvyoman - the space of consciousness, the ether of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, thought
  noun (feminine)
• vyoman – sky, ether, space
  noun (neuter)

Note: The base form of 'vyoman' is neuter.

स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously (by itself, spontaneously, naturally)

(indeclinable)

From sva + tas (ablative suffix)

भातम् (bhātam) - shining (shining, appeared)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāta

bhāta - shone, appeared, shining

Past Passive Participle

From root bhā with suffix -kta (ta)

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying jagat.

अबिम्बात् (abimbāt) - from that which has no reflection itself (from that which has no reflection/image)

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of abimba

abimba - without reflection, not an image, non-reflected

Negative prefix 'a-' + bimba

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bimba)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• bimba – image, reflection, disk
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective used substantively.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

बिम्बितम् (bimbitam) - reflected, imaged

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bimbita

bimbita - reflected, formed into an image

Past Passive Participle

From root bimba (denominal from bimba noun) with suffix -ita (or -kta if treated as verb)