योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-41, verse-55

पश्यसीवैतदखिलं न च पश्यसि किंचन ।
सर्वात्मकतया नित्यं प्रकचस्यात्मनात्मनि ॥ ५५ ॥

paśyasīvaitadakhilaṃ na ca paśyasi kiṃcana ,
sarvātmakatayā nityaṃ prakacasyātmanātmani 55

55. paśyasi iva etat akhilam na ca paśyasi kiñcana
sarvātmakatayā nityam prakacasi ātmanā ātmani

55. tvam etat akhilam iva paśyasi,
ca na kiñcana paśyasi.
(hi) tvam sarvātmakatayā nityam ātmanā ātmani prakacasi.

55. You perceive all this, as it were, yet you truly perceive nothing. Eternally, you shine forth, manifest as the Self (ātman) of all, through your essential nature (ātman) within the ultimate Self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see, you perceive

• इव (iva) - as if, as it were, like, resembling

• एतत् (etat) - this (world, phenomenon) (this, this (neuter))

• अखिलम् (akhilam) - all, entire, whole

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see, you perceive

• किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything, something; nothing (when used with 'na')

• सर्वात्मकतया (sarvātmakatayā) - by the nature of being the all-pervading Self, as the Self of all

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, eternally, constantly

• प्रकचसि (prakacasi) - you shine forth, you manifest, you appear

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by your own essential nature (ātman) (by the Self, by oneself, by the soul)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the ultimate Self (ātman), in your true being (in the Self, in the soul, in oneself)

Words meanings and morphology

पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see, you perceive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Indicative

2nd person singular, parasmaipada. Root 'dṛś' changes to 'paś' in the present system.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, as it were, like, resembling

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates a simile or that something is only apparent.

एतत् (etat) - this (world, phenomenon) (this, this (neuter))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here (neuter)

pronominal stem for 'this'

Note: Object of 'paśyasi'.

अखिलम् (akhilam) - all, entire, whole

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akhila

akhila - all, entire, whole, complete, lacking nothing

negative compound: 'a' (not) + 'khila' (deficient, lacking)

Note: Agrees with 'etat'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction, often implying 'but' or 'yet' in contrasting clauses.

पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see, you perceive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Indicative

2nd person singular, parasmaipada. Root 'dṛś' changes to 'paś' in the present system.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything, something; nothing (when used with 'na')

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiñcana

kiñcana - anything, something; nothing (when combined with 'na')

compound of 'kim' (what) and 'cana' (emphatic particle)

Note: Object of 'paśyasi'. With 'na', it means 'nothing'.

सर्वात्मकतया (sarvātmakatayā) - by the nature of being the all-pervading Self, as the Self of all

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sarvātmakatā

sarvātmakatā - the state of being the Self (ātman) of all, all-pervasiveness, universal nature

from 'sarvātman' with suffix '-tā'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+ātman+tā)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• ātman – Self, soul, spirit, individual self, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• tā – suffix forming abstract nouns, 'ness', 'state of being'
  suffix (feminine)

Note: Indicates the means or manner.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, eternally, constantly

(indeclinable)

adverbial form of 'nitya'

Note: Modifies 'prakacasi'.

प्रकचसि (prakacasi) - you shine forth, you manifest, you appear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kac

Present Indicative

2nd person singular, parasmaipada. From root 'kac' with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: kac (class 1)

Note: The main verb for the second part of the verse.

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by your own essential nature (ātman) (by the Self, by oneself, by the soul)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, spirit, individual self, essential nature, breath

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Means by which the shining forth occurs.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the ultimate Self (ātman), in your true being (in the Self, in the soul, in oneself)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, spirit, individual self, essential nature, breath

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Location where the shining forth occurs.