योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-114, verse-5

अस्याः परं प्रपश्यन्त्याः स्वात्मनाशः प्रजायते ।
आतपानुभवार्थिन्याश्छायाया इव राघव ॥ ५ ॥

asyāḥ paraṃ prapaśyantyāḥ svātmanāśaḥ prajāyate ,
ātapānubhavārthinyāśchāyāyā iva rāghava 5

5. asyāḥ param prapaśyantyāḥ svātma-nāśaḥ prajāyate
| ātapa-anubhava-arthinyāḥ chāyāyāḥ iva rāghava

5. rāghava,
asyāḥ param prapaśyantyāḥ svātma-nāśaḥ prajāyate ātapa-anubhava-arthinyāḥ chāyāyāḥ iva

5. O Rāghava, when this (ignorance (avidyā)) perceives the Supreme, its own dissolution (svātmanāśa) arises, just like a shadow that desires the experience of sunlight [ceases to exist].

Words meanings summery:

• अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of this (ignorance (avidyā), from previous verse) (of this, for this)

• परम् (param) - the Supreme reality (brahman) (supreme, ultimate, higher, excellent)

• प्रपश्यन्त्याः (prapaśyantyāḥ) - for this (ignorance), while it perceives (for one perceiving, while perceiving, of one perceiving)

• स्वात्म-नाशः (svātma-nāśaḥ) - its own dissolution or cessation (of ignorance) (destruction of one's own self/essence)

• प्रजायते (prajāyate) - arises, comes into being (arises, is produced, occurs)

• आतप-अनुभव-अर्थिन्याः (ātapa-anubhava-arthinyāḥ) - of a shadow desiring the experience of sunlight (of one desiring the experience of sunlight)

• छायायाः (chāyāyāḥ) - of a shadow

• इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (Rāma) (descendant of Raghu, O Rāma)

Words meanings and morphology

अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of this (ignorance (avidyā), from previous verse) (of this, for this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Also ablative singular feminine. Refers to 'avidyā'.

परम् (param) - the Supreme reality (brahman) (supreme, ultimate, higher, excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, ultimate, higher, other, distant, excellent

Note: Object of perception for 'prapaśyantyāḥ'.

प्रपश्यन्त्याः (prapaśyantyāḥ) - for this (ignorance), while it perceives (for one perceiving, while perceiving, of one perceiving)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of prapaśyat

prapaśyat - perceiving, seeing, observing

Present Active Participle

From root dṛś (to see) with prefix pra, present participle stem paśyat, feminine form prapaśyantī

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'asyāḥ'.

स्वात्म-नाशः (svātma-nāśaḥ) - its own dissolution or cessation (of ignorance) (destruction of one's own self/essence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svātma-nāśa

svātma-nāśa - destruction of one's own self, self-annihilation, dissolution

Compound noun

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman+nāśa)

• sva – one's own, self, own property
  pronoun
• ātman – Self, soul, essence, individual soul, Supreme Soul
  noun (masculine)
• nāśa – destruction, loss, perishing, disappearance
  noun (masculine)
  From root naś (to perish)
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'prajāyate'.

प्रजायते (prajāyate) - arises, comes into being (arises, is produced, occurs)

(verb)

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

From root jan (to be born) with prefix pra, in passive/middle voice

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Verb for 'svātmanāśaḥ'.

आतप-अनुभव-अर्थिन्याः (ātapa-anubhava-arthinyāḥ) - of a shadow desiring the experience of sunlight (of one desiring the experience of sunlight)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of ātapa-anubhava-arthin

ātapa-anubhava-arthin - desiring the experience of heat/sunlight

Compound adjective

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātapa+anubhava+arthin)

• ātapa – sunlight, heat of the sun
  noun (masculine)
  From root tap (to heat) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: tap (class 1)
• anubhava – experience, perception, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be) with prefix anu, in causative
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• arthin – desiring, wishing, seeking, supplicant
  adjective (masculine)
  From artha (aim/purpose) + in (suffix)

Note: Qualifies 'chāyāyāḥ'.

छायायाः (chāyāyāḥ) - of a shadow

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of chāyā

chāyā - shadow, shade, image, reflection

Note: Also ablative singular feminine. In the simile, 'svātmanāśaḥ' (self-destruction) happens to the shadow.

इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (Rāma) (descendant of Raghu, O Rāma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, an epithet of Rāma

From Raghu + aṇ (patronymic suffix)