योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-18, verse-41

परिज्ञानेन सर्पत्वं चित्रसर्पस्य नश्यति ।
यथा तथैव संसारः स्थित एवोपशाम्यति ॥ ४१ ॥

parijñānena sarpatvaṃ citrasarpasya naśyati ,
yathā tathaiva saṃsāraḥ sthita evopaśāmyati 41

41. parijñānena sarpatvaṃ citrasarpasya naśyati |
yathā tathaiva saṃsāraḥ sthitaḥ eva upaśāmyati

41. yathā citrasarpasya parijñānena sarpatvaṃ naśyati,
tatha eva sthitaḥ saṃsāraḥ upaśāmyati.

41. Just as the perception of a snake in a painted snake disappears through true understanding, so too does the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra) become pacified even while it appears to exist.

Words meanings summery:

• परिज्ञानेन (parijñānena) - by perfect knowledge, by complete understanding, by true awareness

• सर्पत्वं (sarpatvaṁ) - the state of being a snake, snakeness

• चित्रसर्पस्य (citrasarpasya) - of the painted snake, of the illusory snake

• नश्यति (naśyati) - vanishes, disappears, is destroyed

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• तथैव (tathaiva) - similarly, in the same way, just so

• संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - the cycle of rebirth, mundane existence, the phenomenal world

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - even though it exists (existing, standing, remaining, present)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even

• उपशाम्यति (upaśāmyati) - subsides, becomes pacified, calms down

Words meanings and morphology

परिज्ञानेन (parijñānena) - by perfect knowledge, by complete understanding, by true awareness

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of parijñāna

parijñāna - perfect knowledge, complete understanding, true awareness

derived from pari (prefix) + jñā (root) + ana (suffix)

Prefix: pari

Root: jñā (class 9)

सर्पत्वं (sarpatvaṁ) - the state of being a snake, snakeness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarpatva

sarpatva - the state of being a snake, snakeness

formed by adding the suffix tva (indicating state or abstract quality) to sarpa

चित्रसर्पस्य (citrasarpasya) - of the painted snake, of the illusory snake

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of citrasarpa

citrasarpa - painted snake, illusory snake (often used in Vedānta to illustrate illusory perception)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (citra+sarpa)

• citra – painted, picture, variegated, wonderful
  adjective
• sarpa – snake
  noun (masculine)

नश्यति (naśyati) - vanishes, disappears, is destroyed

(verb)

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

present active

4th class verb, parasmaipada

Root: naś (class 4)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

तथैव (tathaiva) - similarly, in the same way, just so

(indeclinable)

Note: Combination of tathā + eva via sandhi (ā + e = ai)

संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - the cycle of rebirth, mundane existence, the phenomenal world

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - the cycle of transmigration, mundane existence, the phenomenal world, continuous flow (saṃsāra)

Derived from saṃ (prefix) + sṛ (root) + a (suffix)

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - even though it exists (existing, standing, remaining, present)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, firm, steady

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies saṃsāraḥ

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even

(indeclinable)

उपशाम्यति (upaśāmyati) - subsides, becomes pacified, calms down

(verb)

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

present active

Derived from upa (prefix) + śam (root), 4th class verb

Prefix: upa

Root: śam (class 4)