योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-40, verse-59

यदेवाम्बु स आवर्तो नत्वस्यावर्त वस्तु सन् ।
द्रष्टैवास्ते दृश्यमिव दृश्यं नत्वस्ति वस्तु सत् ॥ ५९ ॥

yadevāmbu sa āvarto natvasyāvarta vastu san ,
draṣṭaivāste dṛśyamiva dṛśyaṃ natvasti vastu sat 59

59. yat eva ambu saḥ āvartaḥ na tu asya āvarta vastu san |
draṣṭā eva āste dṛśyam iva dṛśyam na tu asti vastu sat ||

59. yat eva ambu,
saḥ āvartaḥ; tu asya āvarta vastu san na.
draṣṭā eva dṛśyam iva āste; tu dṛśyam vastu sat na asti.

59. Just as water is the whirlpool, yet the whirlpool is not an independent substance, similarly, the seer (draṣṭā) alone exists, appearing as the seen, but the seen is not an independent, existing substance.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - that, which, whatsoever

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

• अम्बु (ambu) - water

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• आवर्तः (āvartaḥ) - whirlpool, eddy, revolution

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

• अस्य (asya) - of this, its

• आवर्त (āvarta) - whirlpool, eddy

• वस्तु (vastu) - substance, thing, object

• सन् (san) - existing, being, true

• द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - the seer, observer

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

• आस्ते (āste) - exists, remains, sits

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the seen, the visible, the object of sight

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the seen, the visible, the object of sight

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• वस्तु (vastu) - substance, thing, object

• सत् (sat) - existing, real, true substance

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - that, which, whatsoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

(indeclinable)

अम्बु (ambu) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ambu

ambu - water

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आवर्तः (āvartaḥ) - whirlpool, eddy, revolution

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āvarta

āvarta - whirlpool, eddy, circular motion, revolution

Derived from root 'vṛt' with prefix 'ā-'.

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

आवर्त (āvarta) - whirlpool, eddy

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āvarta

āvarta - whirlpool, eddy, circular motion, revolution

Derived from root 'vṛt' with prefix 'ā-'.

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

वस्तु (vastu) - substance, thing, object

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vastu

vastu - substance, object, thing, reality, wealth

सन् (san) - existing, being, true

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, true, good

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - the seer, observer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of draṣṭṛ

draṣṭṛ - seer, observer, one who sees

Agent noun

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

(indeclinable)

आस्ते (āste) - exists, remains, sits

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of ās

Root: ās (class 2)

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the seen, the visible, the object of sight

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, to be seen, an object, sight

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'dṛś' (to see) with the suffix '-ya'. Substantivized here.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the seen, the visible, the object of sight

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, to be seen, an object, sight

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'dṛś' (to see) with the suffix '-ya'. Substantivized here.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

वस्तु (vastu) - substance, thing, object

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - substance, object, thing, reality, wealth

सत् (sat) - existing, real, true substance

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, true, good

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'as' (to be). Used here as a neuter adjective modifying 'vastu'.

Root: as (class 2)