योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-1, verse-38

द्रष्टाथ यदि पाषाणरूपतां भावयन्बलात् ।
किलास्ते तत्तदन्तेऽपि भूयोऽस्योदेति दृश्यता ॥ ३८ ॥

draṣṭātha yadi pāṣāṇarūpatāṃ bhāvayanbalāt ,
kilāste tattadante'pi bhūyo'syodeti dṛśyatā 38

38. draṣṭā atha yadi pāṣāṇa-rūpatām bhāvayan balāt kila
āste tat tat ante api bhūyaḥ asya udeti dṛśyatā

38. atha yadi draṣṭā balāt pāṣāṇa-rūpatām bhāvayan (san) kila āste,
tat tat ante api asya bhūyaḥ dṛśyatā udeti.

38. If the seer were to forcibly meditate upon and attain the state of a stone, and indeed remain in that state, even at the cessation of that state, the capacity for perception (dṛśyatā) would arise again for him.

Words meanings summery:

• द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - the perceiving subject, the conscious entity (the seer, observer)

• अथ (atha) - introducing a new condition or argument (now, then, moreover)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• पाषाण-रूपताम् (pāṣāṇa-rūpatām) - a state of utter insensitivity or inertness, like that of a stone (the state of being a stone, stone-like nature)

• भावयन् (bhāvayan) - forcibly bringing about or intensely contemplating the state of a stone (causing to be, meditating upon, imagining, developing)

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly, with power

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly

• आस्ते (āste) - remains (in that stone-like state) (remains, sits, exists)

• तत् (tat) - that (specific, artificially induced stone-like state) (that (state, referring to stone-like state))

• तत् (tat) - that (specific, artificially induced stone-like state) (that (state, referring to stone-like state))

• अन्ते (ante) - at the cessation or conclusion (of that stone-like state) (at the end, in the end)

• अपि (api) - even (at that point) (even, also)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - once more, re-emerges (again, further)

• अस्य (asya) - for that seer (for him, of him)

• उदेति (udeti) - re-emerges, comes back into existence (arises, comes forth, appears)

• दृश्यता (dṛśyatā) - the faculty or capacity for perceiving, or the re-emergence of the objective world as perceptible (perceptibility, visible nature, the state of being seen)

Words meanings and morphology

द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - the perceiving subject, the conscious entity (the seer, observer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of draṣṭṛ

draṣṭṛ - seer, observer, witness

Agent Noun

From √dṛś (to see) with agent suffix -tṛ.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence, in a conditional clause.

अथ (atha) - introducing a new condition or argument (now, then, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts as a conjunction or introductory particle.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

पाषाण-रूपताम् (pāṣāṇa-rūpatām) - a state of utter insensitivity or inertness, like that of a stone (the state of being a stone, stone-like nature)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pāṣāṇa-rūpatā

pāṣāṇa-rūpatā - the state of being a stone, stone-like form or nature

Tatpurusha compound, with suffix -tā.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṣāṇa+rūpatā)

• pāṣāṇa – stone, rock
  noun (masculine)
• rūpatā – form, nature, quality, state of having a form
  noun (feminine)
  From 'rūpa' (form) with suffix -tā (abstract noun).

Note: Object of 'bhāvayan'.

भावयन् (bhāvayan) - forcibly bringing about or intensely contemplating the state of a stone (causing to be, meditating upon, imagining, developing)

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāvayat

bhāvayat - causing to be, creating, meditating on, contemplating, imagining

Present Active Participle (Causal)

From √bhū in the causative (bhāvay-), present participle, nominative singular masculine.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'draṣṭā', indicating simultaneous action.

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly, with power

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, force, power

Note: Used as an adverb, modifying 'bhāvayan'.

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

आस्ते (āste) - remains (in that stone-like state) (remains, sits, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ās

Present Middle Indicative

Root √ās, 3rd person singular present tense, middle voice.

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Corresponds to the 'if' clause, with 'draṣṭā' as the subject.

तत् (tat) - that (specific, artificially induced stone-like state) (that (state, referring to stone-like state))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Used idiomatically with the following 'tat' and 'ante' to mean 'at the end of that very state'.

तत् (tat) - that (specific, artificially induced stone-like state) (that (state, referring to stone-like state))

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Functions as a genitive modifying 'ante', meaning 'of that (state)'.

अन्ते (ante) - at the cessation or conclusion (of that stone-like state) (at the end, in the end)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, conclusion

Note: Here in locative, meaning 'at the end of'.

अपि (api) - even (at that point) (even, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle, 'even at the end'.

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - once more, re-emerges (again, further)

(indeclinable)

Comparative form of 'bahu' (much).

Note: Modifies 'udeti'.

अस्य (asya) - for that seer (for him, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Genitive singular of 'idam'.

Note: Refers back to 'draṣṭā', indicating for whom the perceptibility arises.

उदेति (udeti) - re-emerges, comes back into existence (arises, comes forth, appears)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

Root √i (to go) with prefixes ut-ā-, 3rd person singular present tense.

Prefixes: ut+ā

Root: i (class 2)

Note: The main verb of the concluding clause. Subject is 'dṛśyatā'.

दृश्यता (dṛśyatā) - the faculty or capacity for perceiving, or the re-emergence of the objective world as perceptible (perceptibility, visible nature, the state of being seen)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛśyatā

dṛśyatā - perceptibility, visibility, the state of being seen or perceived

From 'dṛśya' (visible) with suffix -tā (abstract noun).

Root: dṛś

Note: Subject of 'udeti'.