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.

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