योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-22, verse-28

सर्गादावेव नोत्पन्नं दृश्यं नास्त्येव तत्सदा ।
इदं जगदहं चेति बोधाभ्यास उदाहृतः ॥ २८ ॥

sargādāveva notpannaṃ dṛśyaṃ nāstyeva tatsadā ,
idaṃ jagadahaṃ ceti bodhābhyāsa udāhṛtaḥ 28

28. sargādau eva na utpannaṃ dṛśyaṃ na asti eva tat sadā
| idaṃ jagat ahaṃ ca iti bodha abhyāsaḥ udāhṛtaḥ ||

28. sargādau eva dṛśyaṃ na utpannaṃ tat sadā eva na
asti idaṃ jagat ahaṃ ca iti bodha abhyāsaḥ udāhṛtaḥ

28. The perceptible (dṛśya) was never truly created at the very beginning of creation, nor does it ever genuinely exist. The practice of this understanding (bodhābhyāsa)—that 'this world and I' (are not separate from the ultimate reality, or are ultimately illusory)—is declared.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

• न (na) - not, no

• उत्पन्नं (utpannaṁ) - produced, arisen, manifested

• दृश्यं (dṛśyaṁ) - visible, perceptible, what is to be seen

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - exists, is, be

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the perceptible realm) (that, it)

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• इदं (idaṁ) - this

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• अहं (ahaṁ) - I, ego (ahaṅkāra)

• च (ca) - and, also

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• बोध (bodha) - understanding, knowledge, awakening, realization

• अभ्यासः (abhyāsaḥ) - practice, repetition, study

• उदाहृतः (udāhṛtaḥ) - declared, stated, spoken of

Words meanings and morphology

सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sargādi

sargādi - beginning of creation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, emission
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root sṛj (to emit, create)
  Root: sṛj (class 0)
• ādi – beginning, first, origin
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उत्पन्नं (utpannaṁ) - produced, arisen, manifested

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utpanna

utpanna - produced, arisen, manifested

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pad (to go, fall) with upasarga ut- (up)

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 0)

दृश्यं (dṛśyaṁ) - visible, perceptible, what is to be seen

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, perceptible, object of sight

Gerundive

Derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -ya

Root: dṛś (class 0)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - exists, is, be

(verb)

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

Present Active

Root verb as (to be)

Root: as (class 0)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the perceptible realm) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

इदं (idaṁ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

Present Active Participle (secondary nominal use)

Derived from root gam (to go) with suffix -at

Root: gam (class 0)

अहं (ahaṁ) - I, ego (ahaṅkāra)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, ego (ahaṅkāra)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

बोध (bodha) - understanding, knowledge, awakening, realization

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bodha

bodha - understanding, knowledge, awakening, realization

Derived from root budh (to know, awaken)

Root: budh (class 0)

अभ्यासः (abhyāsaḥ) - practice, repetition, study

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyāsa

abhyāsa - practice, repetition, study, exercise

Derived from root as (to throw, cast) with upasarga abhi- (towards)

Prefix: abhi

Root: as (class 0)

उदाहृतः (udāhṛtaḥ) - declared, stated, spoken of

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udāhṛta

udāhṛta - declared, stated, said, adduced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root hṛ (to carry) with upasargas ud- (up) and ā- (towards)

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 0)