योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-28, verse-15

यथा मरौ जलं बुद्धं कटकत्वं च हेमनि ।
असत्सदिव भातीदं तथा दृश्यत्वमात्मनि ॥ १५ ॥

yathā marau jalaṃ buddhaṃ kaṭakatvaṃ ca hemani ,
asatsadiva bhātīdaṃ tathā dṛśyatvamātmani 15

15. yathā marau jalam buddham kaṭakatvam ca hemani
asat sat iva bhāti idam tathā dṛśyatvam ātmani

15. yathā marau jalam buddham ca hemani kaṭakatvam
tathā idam asat sat iva dṛśyatvam ātmani bhāti

15. Just as water is perceived (buddham) in a desert (as a mirage), and the nature of a bracelet (kaṭakatvam) is perceived in gold, similarly, this perceived (dṛśyatvam) world, though unreal (asat), appears as if real (sat) within the Self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• मरौ (marau) - in a desert, in the desert

• जलम् (jalam) - water

• बुद्धम् (buddham) - perceived, understood, known

• कटकत्वम् (kaṭakatvam) - bracelet-ness, the state of being a bracelet

• च (ca) - and, also

• हेमनि (hemani) - in gold

• असत् (asat) - unreal, non-existent

• सत् (sat) - real, existent, true

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, seems

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

• दृश्यत्वम् (dṛśyatvam) - visibility, the state of being seen, the seen (world)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self (ātman), in consciousness

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds to 'tathā'.

मरौ (marau) - in a desert, in the desert

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of maru

maru - desert, sandy waste

Root: mṛ (class 1)

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

Root: jal (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied '(is perceived)'.

बुद्धम् (buddham) - perceived, understood, known

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of buddha

buddha - perceived, understood, known, awakened

Past Passive Participle

derived from root budh

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Verbally implies "is perceived."

कटकत्वम् (kaṭakatvam) - bracelet-ness, the state of being a bracelet

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kaṭakatva

kaṭakatva - bracelet-ness, the state of being a bracelet

kaṭaka + tva (abstract noun suffix)

Note: Subject of implied '(is perceived)'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

हेमनि (hemani) - in gold

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of heman

heman - gold

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Refers to the material in which the bracelet form is perceived.

असत् (asat) - unreal, non-existent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - unreal, non-existent, false

Present Active Participle (negative)

a (negative prefix) + sat (being, existing, Present Active Participle of as)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• sat – being, existent
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  derived from root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'idam dṛśyatvam'.

सत् (sat) - real, existent, true

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - real, existent, true

Present Active Participle

derived from root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Implies "as if real".

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, seems

(verb)

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

Present Tense

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Verb for 'idam dṛśyatvam'.

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'dṛśyatvam'.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds to 'yathā'.

दृश्यत्वम् (dṛśyatvam) - visibility, the state of being seen, the seen (world)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśyatva

dṛśyatva - visibility, the state of being seen, the seen (world)

dṛśya (gerundive) + tva (abstract noun suffix)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'bhāti'.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self (ātman), in consciousness

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, spirit, essence, consciousness

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Location of appearance.

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