योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-5

जगद्भ्रमोऽयं दृश्योऽपि नास्त्येवेत्यनुभूयते ।
वर्णो व्योम्न इवाखेदाद्विचारेणामुनाऽनघ ॥ ५ ॥

jagadbhramo'yaṃ dṛśyo'pi nāstyevetyanubhūyate ,
varṇo vyomna ivākhedādvicāreṇāmunā'nagha 5

5. jagat bhramaḥ ayam dṛśyaḥ api na asti eva iti anubhūyate
varṇaḥ vyomnaḥ iva ākhedāt vicāreṇa amunā anagha

5. O sinless one (anagha), this delusion of the world (jagat), even though it appears visible, is experienced as truly non-existent. This is just like a color in the sky (a mirage or an illusion), through this tireless inquiry.

5. הו נטול חטא, אשליית העולם הזו, אף שהיא נראית, נחווית כבלתי קיימת כלל, כמו צבע בשמיים, ללא מאמץ, באמצעות התבוננות זו.

Words meanings summery:

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

• भ्रमः (bhramaḥ) - delusion (delusion, error, wandering)

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• दृश्यः (dṛśyaḥ) - visible (visible, to be seen, object of sight)

• अपि (api) - though, even (even, also, though)

• न (na) - not

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• एव (eva) - truly, indeed (indeed, only, certainly)

• इति (iti) - thus (marking the preceding clause) (thus, in this way, (marks direct speech))

• अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced (is experienced, is perceived)

• वर्णः (varṇaḥ) - color (as in an optical illusion) (color, appearance, caste, letter)

• व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - of the sky (of the sky, from the sky)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if)

• आखेदात् (ākhedāt) - through tireless (inquiry) (from exhaustion, tirelessly, without fatigue)

• विचारेण (vicāreṇa) - by this inquiry (by thought, by inquiry, by deliberation)

• अमुना (amunā) - by this (by this, by that)

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one! (sinless, faultless)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe

Note: 'jagad' in sandhi.

भ्रमः (bhramaḥ) - delusion (delusion, error, wandering)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrama

bhrama - delusion, error, wandering

Note: 'bhramo' in sandhi.

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

दृश्यः (dṛśyaḥ) - visible (visible, to be seen, object of sight)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, to be seen, object of sight

Gerundive

derived from dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: 'dṛśyo' in sandhi.

अपि (api) - though, even (even, also, though)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

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

present active

3rd person singular present active indicative

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - truly, indeed (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus (marking the preceding clause) (thus, in this way, (marks direct speech))

(indeclinable)

अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced (is experienced, is perceived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of anubhū

present passive

3rd person singular present passive indicative

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

वर्णः (varṇaḥ) - color (as in an optical illusion) (color, appearance, caste, letter)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varṇa

varṇa - color, appearance, caste, letter

Note: 'varṇo' in sandhi.

व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - of the sky (of the sky, from the sky)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere

इव (iva) - like (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

आखेदात् (ākhedāt) - through tireless (inquiry) (from exhaustion, tirelessly, without fatigue)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ākheda

ākheda - absence of fatigue, tirelessness

Prefix: ā

Root: khid (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially. 'ād' in sandhi.

विचारेण (vicāreṇa) - by this inquiry (by thought, by inquiry, by deliberation)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vicāra

vicāra - thought, inquiry, deliberation

अमुना (amunā) - by this (by this, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of adas

adas - this, that

Note: Qualifies 'vicāreṇa'. 'āmunā' in sandhi.

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one! (sinless, faultless)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless

Prefix: a

Root: nagh

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