योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-121, verse-53

संबन्धे दृश्यदृष्टीनां मध्ये द्रष्टुर्हि यद्वपुः ।
द्रष्टृदर्शनदृश्यादिवर्जितं तदिदं परम् ॥ ५३ ॥

saṃbandhe dṛśyadṛṣṭīnāṃ madhye draṣṭurhi yadvapuḥ ,
draṣṭṛdarśanadṛśyādivarjitaṃ tadidaṃ param 53

53. sambaṃdhe dṛśyadṛṣṭīnām madhye draṣṭuḥ hi yat
vapuḥ draṣṭṛdarśanadṛśyādivarjitam tat idam param

53. dṛśyadṛṣṭīnām sambaṃdhe madhye yat draṣṭuḥ vapuḥ hi,
tat idam draṣṭṛdarśanadṛśyādivarjitam param

53. The essential nature (vapus) of the seer (draṣṭṛ) that exists within the relationship between the seen object and the faculty of seeing (dṛṣṭi)—that indeed, is the supreme (param), devoid of the seer, the act of seeing, the seen, and all such distinctions.

Words meanings summery:

• सम्बंधे (sambaṁdhe) - in the relationship (in the connection, in the relation, in the relationship)

• दृश्यदृष्टीनाम् (dṛśyadṛṣṭīnām) - of the seen object and the faculty of seeing (dṛṣṭi) (of the seen and the seeing, of objects and sight)

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, within (in the middle, between, among)

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

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

• यत् (yat) - which (which, what)

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - essential nature (vapus) (form, body, essence, nature)

• द्रष्टृदर्शनदृश्यादिवर्जितम् (draṣṭṛdarśanadṛśyādivarjitam) - devoid of the seer, the act of seeing, the seen, and all such distinctions (devoid of the seer, the seeing, the seen, and so on)

• तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• परम् (param) - supreme (param) (supreme, highest, ultimate)

Words meanings and morphology

सम्बंधे (sambaṁdhe) - in the relationship (in the connection, in the relation, in the relationship)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sambaṃdha

sambaṁdha - connection, relation, relationship, bond

from sam-bandh (to bind together)

Prefix: sam

Root: bandh (class 1)

दृश्यदृष्टीनाम् (dṛśyadṛṣṭīnām) - of the seen object and the faculty of seeing (dṛṣṭi) (of the seen and the seeing, of objects and sight)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of dṛśyadṛṣṭi

dṛśyadṛṣṭi - the seen and the seeing, object and sight

Compound type : dvandva (dṛśya+dṛṣṭi)

• dṛśya – visible, to be seen, an object of sight, the seen
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  future passive participle of dṛś
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• dṛṣṭi – sight, seeing, view, faculty of seeing
  noun (feminine)
  from dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, within (in the middle, between, among)

(indeclinable)

locative singular of madhya used adverbially

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

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of draṣṭṛ

draṣṭṛ - seer, beholder, spectator

Agent Noun

agent noun from root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which (which, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

वपुः (vapuḥ) - essential nature (vapus) (form, body, essence, nature)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - form, body, shape, essence, nature

द्रष्टृदर्शनदृश्यादिवर्जितम् (draṣṭṛdarśanadṛśyādivarjitam) - devoid of the seer, the act of seeing, the seen, and all such distinctions (devoid of the seer, the seeing, the seen, and so on)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of draṣṭṛdarśanadṛśyādivarjita

draṣṭṛdarśanadṛśyādivarjita - devoid of the seer, the seeing, the seen, etc.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (draṣṭṛ+darśana+dṛśya+ādi+varjita)

• draṣṭṛ – seer, beholder
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  agent noun from root dṛś
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• darśana – seeing, viewing, showing, doctrine, act of seeing
  noun (neuter)
  from dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• dṛśya – visible, to be seen, an object of sight, the seen
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  future passive participle of dṛś
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, et cetera
  indeclinable
• varjita – abandoned, excluded, devoid of, free from
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  past passive participle of root vṛj with vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛj (class 10)

तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it (demonstrative pronoun)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

परम् (param) - supreme (param) (supreme, highest, ultimate)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant

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