योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-1, verse-22

द्रष्टुर्दृश्यस्य सत्ताङ्ग बन्ध इत्यभिधीयते ।
द्रष्टा दृश्यबलाद्बद्धो दृश्याभावे विमुच्यते ॥ २२ ॥

draṣṭurdṛśyasya sattāṅga bandha ityabhidhīyate ,
draṣṭā dṛśyabalādbaddho dṛśyābhāve vimucyate 22

22. draṣṭuḥ dṛśyasya sattā aṅga bandhaḥ iti abhidhīyate
draṣṭā dṛśyabalāt baddhaḥ dṛśyābhāve vimucyate

22. aṅga draṣṭuḥ dṛśyasya sattā iti bandhaḥ abhidhīyate
draṣṭā dṛśyabalāt baddhaḥ dṛśyābhāve vimucyate

22. O dear one, the very existence of the seer along with the seen is called bondage. The seer is bound by the power of the seen, and in the absence of the seen, he becomes liberated (mokṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• द्रष्टुः (draṣṭuḥ) - of the seer, of the observer

• दृश्यस्य (dṛśyasya) - of the seen, of the object, of the visible

• सत्ता (sattā) - the very existence or presence (of both) (existence, being, reality)

• अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one! (address to the listener) (O dear one!, O friend!)

• बन्धः (bandhaḥ) - bondage (spiritual entanglement) (bondage, fetter, tie, connection)

• इति (iti) - thus, this is how it is called (thus, in this manner, so, these are (introducing a definition))

• अभिधीयते (abhidhīyate) - is called, is described, is designated

• द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - the seer, the observer, the subject

• दृश्यबलात् (dṛśyabalāt) - by the power of the seen, by the force of the object

• बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, spiritually entangled (bound, fettered, tied, captured)

• दृश्याभावे (dṛśyābhāve) - in the absence of the seen, in the non-existence of the object

• विमुच्यते (vimucyate) - is liberated, is released, is set free

Words meanings and morphology

द्रष्टुः (draṣṭuḥ) - of the seer, of the observer

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of draṣṭṛ

draṣṭṛ - seer, observer, witness, subject

Agent Noun

Agent noun derived from root 'dṛś' (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दृश्यस्य (dṛśyasya) - of the seen, of the object, of the visible

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - to be seen, visible, object, phenomenon

Gerundive

Gerundive (karmaṇi kṛtya) from root 'dṛś' (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सत्ता (sattā) - the very existence or presence (of both) (existence, being, reality)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sattā

sattā - existence, being, reality, essence

Derived from 'sat' (being, existent).

Root: as (class 2)

अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one! (address to the listener) (O dear one!, O friend!)

(indeclinable)

बन्धः (bandhaḥ) - bondage (spiritual entanglement) (bondage, fetter, tie, connection)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandha

bandha - binding, bondage, fetter, imprisonment, connection

Derived from root 'bandh' (to bind).

Root: bandh (class 9)

इति (iti) - thus, this is how it is called (thus, in this manner, so, these are (introducing a definition))

(indeclinable)

अभिधीयते (abhidhīyate) - is called, is described, is designated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of dhā

Present Passive

Root 'dhā' with prefix 'abhi', 3rd Person Singular, Present Tense, Passive Voice.

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhā (class 3)

द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - the seer, the observer, the subject

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of draṣṭṛ

draṣṭṛ - seer, observer, witness, subject

Agent Noun

Agent noun derived from root 'dṛś' (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दृश्यबलात् (dṛśyabalāt) - by the power of the seen, by the force of the object

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dṛśyabala

dṛśyabala - power of the seen, force of the object

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dṛśya+bala)

• dṛśya – to be seen, visible, object, phenomenon
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive from root 'dṛś' (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• bala – power, strength, force, might
  noun (neuter)

बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, spiritually entangled (bound, fettered, tied, captured)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, fettered, imprisoned, fixed

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'bandh' (to bind).

Root: bandh (class 9)

दृश्याभावे (dṛśyābhāve) - in the absence of the seen, in the non-existence of the object

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dṛśyābhāva

dṛśyābhāva - absence of the seen/object, non-existence of the visible

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dṛśya+abhāva)

• dṛśya – to be seen, visible, object, phenomenon
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive from root 'dṛś' (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence, annihilation
  noun (masculine)

विमुच्यते (vimucyate) - is liberated, is released, is set free

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of muc

Present Passive

Root 'muc' with prefix 'vi', 3rd Person Singular, Present Tense, Passive Voice.

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)