योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-11, verse-26

आदावेव हि नोत्पन्नं दृश्यं नास्त्येव चेत्स्वयम् ।
द्रष्टुर्दृश्यस्वभावत्वात्तत्संभवति मुक्तता ॥ २६ ॥

ādāveva hi notpannaṃ dṛśyaṃ nāstyeva cetsvayam ,
draṣṭurdṛśyasvabhāvatvāttatsaṃbhavati muktatā 26

26. ādau eva hi na utpannam dṛśyam na asti eva cet svayam
draṣṭuḥ dṛśyasvabhāvatvāt tat saṃbhavati muktatā

26. cet hi ādau eva dṛśyam na utpannam svayam eva na asti,
[tarhi] draṣṭuḥ [apīyaṃ] dṛśyasvabhāvatvāt tat muktatā saṃbhavati

26. If indeed the perceived (dṛśya) was never truly born at all and does not exist by itself, then liberation (mokṣa) is possible precisely because the seer's (draṣṭṛ) apparent object-nature (dṛśyasvabhāva) is also illusory.

Words meanings summery:

• आदौ (ādau) - at all in the beginning (in the beginning, at first)

• एव (eva) - indeed, at all (indeed, certainly, only)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, surely, because)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• उत्पन्नम् (utpannam) - arisen, produced (arisen, produced, born)

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the perceived world (dṛśya) (the seen, the perceived, the visible)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• एव (eva) - indeed, at all (indeed, certainly, only)

• चेत् (cet) - if

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself, independently (by itself, oneself, naturally)

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

• दृश्यस्वभावत्वात् (dṛśyasvabhāvatvāt) - because of the seer's apparent object-nature (dṛśyasvabhāva) (from the nature of being perceived/object-nature)

• तत् (tat) - then, thus (that, then, therefore)

• संभवति (saṁbhavati) - is possible (arises, is possible, exists)

• मुक्तता (muktatā) - liberation (mokṣa) (liberation, freedom, release)

Words meanings and morphology

आदौ (ādau) - at all in the beginning (in the beginning, at first)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, initial, first; etcetera

एव (eva) - indeed, at all (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the assertion.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'utpannam'.

उत्पन्नम् (utpannam) - arisen, produced (arisen, produced, born)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utpanna

utpanna - produced, arisen, born, originated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'pad' (to go) with prefix 'ud'

Prefix: ud

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'dṛśyam'.

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the perceived world (dṛśya) (the seen, the perceived, the visible)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - to be seen, visible, perceived, an object of perception

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used substantively, subject of 'nāstyeva'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'asti'.

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - indeed, at all (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding negation.

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the conditional clause.

स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself, independently (by itself, oneself, naturally)

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of draṣṭṛ

draṣṭṛ - seer, observer, spectator

Agent noun

Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see) with suffix -tṛ

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दृश्यस्वभावत्वात् (dṛśyasvabhāvatvāt) - because of the seer's apparent object-nature (dṛśyasvabhāva) (from the nature of being perceived/object-nature)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of dṛśyasvabhāvatva

dṛśyasvabhāvatva - the nature of being an object, object-nature

Formed by adding -tva (abstract noun suffix) to dṛśyasvabhāva

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dṛśya+svabhāva+tva)

• dṛśya – to be seen, visible, perceived
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• svabhāva – own nature, intrinsic quality, essential property
  noun (masculine)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, -ness, -hood
  suffix (neuter)

Note: Indicates the reason; implying that if dṛśya is unreal, then the 'dṛśyasvabhāva' of the draṣṭṛ (which is part of the illusion) is also unreal, thus enabling liberation.

तत् (tat) - then, thus (that, then, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverbial conjunction to introduce the consequence.

संभवति (saṁbhavati) - is possible (arises, is possible, exists)

(verb)

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

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

मुक्तता (muktatā) - liberation (mokṣa) (liberation, freedom, release)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of muktatā

muktatā - liberation, freedom, release

Formed by adding -tā (abstract noun suffix) to mukta (released)

Note: Subject of 'saṃbhavati'.