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.

44. כפי שבמראה מופיעה בבואה של חפץ, כך נגלה העולם בחלל התודעה – זורח מעצמו מבלי שקיים חפץ חיצוני המשתקף בו.

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)

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